Historic American Landscapes Survey

This site will feature the Historic American Landscapes Survey and my personal adventures to visit and write about cultural landscapes in California

Friday, April 16, 2021

2021 HALS Challenge: Merritt College

Street frontage of the campus looking south Merritt College is the place where Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton met and strategized to form th...

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Elmshaven, St. Helena

View from the front porch of Elmshaven The theme of this year’s HALS challenge is to document historic landscapes that reflect th...

Sunday, November 11, 2012

John Muir Home & Grounds

Stentzel/Muir home flanked by California Fan Palms A couple months ago I drove to Martinez to help celebrate a house warming hosted...

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Shibata Garden and Mt. Eden Nursery Company

Last Sunday was a beautiful day in the Bay Area so we decided to take another HALS day trip. I pulled out my list of historic sites fo...

Sunday, July 1, 2012

China Camp HALS

The Pier at China Camp In January of 2010 I wrote about China Camp State Historic Park in San Rafael. It is one of the 70 California...

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Mission San Jose, Fremont, CA

Main entry of church with DeAnza Trail bell in foreground The 2012 national HALS Challenge is to document an American Latino landscape. ...

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Kohl Mansion "The Oaks" - Burlingame

Terrace on the south side of the mansion For anyone who ever thought history was dull how is this for a headline: “How Two Beauties Are...

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About Me

Chris Pattillo, FASLA: Oakland, California, United States; I've been interested in family history research since the Mormon Temple opened in Oakland in 1963. During a tour of the new campus I caught the genealogy bug. I joined the California Genealogy Society in 2004. I have done a lot of research and collected information from family members. Check out my family history blog at: http://pattillothornally.blogspot.com/ During this trip I plan to visit places where my ancestors lived and died. I want to see the places they lived and worked. I also plan to do research at local repositories and will share what I find. Along the way I will be visiting several state and national parks.

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