| Title: |
Catherine O'Caine Strittmatter
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Marin County Free Library. Civic Center Branch. Anne T. Kent California Room
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| Collection: |
Carla Ehat Oral History Program for the Anne T. Kent California Room
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| Description: |
Catherine is the daughter of the lighthouse keeper at the Farallone Islands. Catherine lived with her family on the islands from the time she was two weeks old until age 19. She describes her life on the isolated island, her schooling, religious observances, holiday celebrations, egg collecting, etc. She tells us that only once every three months did the mail and supply boat visit the island. If an emergency occurred the residents built bonfires along the shore and passing schooners would notify the lighthouse service to send a boat out.
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| URL: |
http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/lb/main/crm/oralhistories/cstrittmatterft.html
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Audio: |
[Audio available]
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1976 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Strittmatter, Catherine O'Caine, 1887-1983
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| Speaker gender: |
Female
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1887
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| Speaker place of birth: |
San Francisco, CA; California; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Age at speaking: |
89
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| Document location: |
Newark, CA
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| Document date: |
22-Nov-1976
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| Interviewer: |
Ehat, Carla; Kent, Anne
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| Locations discussed: |
California; Marin County, CA; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
California; California--History; Community; Local history; Marin County (Calif.)--History; Marin County, CA; North America; Oral history; United States
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0029624-32857
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