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Homestead School at Janes Street and Montford Avenue, c. 1908. |
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In 1866 Samuel Throckmorton, developer of Rancho Saucelito, built a hunting lodge on a site that was later bounded by Linden Lane, Ethel Avenue and Montford Avenue, and named it The Homestead. This structure was the source of the name given to the unincorporated area of Mill Valley known as Homestead Valley.
Long-time Homestead Valley resident Chuck Oldenburg writes a monthly column for the Homestead Headlines, the newsletter of the Homestead Valley Neighborhood Association. The column, called Homestead Valley History Notes, contains nuggets of historical information that Chuck has mined during his many years in the area.
The Homestead Valley Community Association has published a booklet, "History of Homestead Valley," containing a complete set of the 75 one-page articles Chuck wrote for the Homestead Headlines from April 2000 to June 2006. Copies can be purchased for $15 at the Homestead Valley Community Center, 315 Montford Ave. For more information see www.homesteadvalley.org.
In July 2006, Chuck changed the format from articles to historical photographs with accompanying descriptions. Chuck sends these articles and photographs to us monthly, and they are reprinted on our site. New columns/photos are added as received. If you have comments or questions about any these or other topics pertaining to the history of Homestead Valley, please e-mail Chuck Oldenburg.
Below is an index to all of the History of Homestead Valley articles and photographs.
| Trees |
August, 2008 |
| Dorothy Noble |
July, 2008 |
| Homestead Hill = Lion Hill |
June, 2008 |
| Gardening in Homestead |
May, 2008 |
| Santos Farm |
April, 2008 |
| Homestead Terrace |
March, 2008 |
| The Blue House |
February, 2008 |
| Ezekiel House |
January, 2008 |
| Three Groves |
December, 2007 |
| Brogan House |
November, 2007 |
| Hill Ranch |
October, 2007 |
| Homestead School |
September, 2007 |
| Eells Plants Eucs |
August, 2007 |
| Northeast View - 1907 |
July, 2007 |
| Memorial Rock |
June, 2007 |
| 235 Laverne |
May, 2007 |
| Tamalpais Camp |
April, 2007 |
| Homestead Hall |
March, 2007 |
| The Volunteer Fire Department |
February, 2007 |
| Van Trip - 1967 |
January, 2007 |
| Wilhelm House - 1905 |
December, 2006 |
| Stolte Home - 1920s |
November, 2006 |
| The Homestead |
October, 2006 |
| Homestead Valley - 1907 |
September, 2006 |
| Morton House |
August, 2006 |
| Beach Party |
July, 2006 |
| The Great Depression |
June, 2006 |
| Servant Problems |
May, 2006 |
| Earthquake Centennial |
April, 2006 |
| Lillian Ferguson |
March, 2006 |
| The Tamal Tocsin |
February, 2006 |
| Homestead Sewer Election |
January, 2006 |
| Hostage Drama |
December, 2005 |
| Art Fontes |
November, 2005 |
| Springs
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October, 2005 |
| Presidential Elections
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September, 2005 |
| The Old Bay Mare |
August, 2005 |
| Grammar Schools |
July, 2005 |
| Camping In Homestead |
June, 2005 |
| Homestead's Post Office |
May, 2005 |
| Century Old News |
April, 2005 |
| Is This the Road to Muir Woods? |
March, 2005 |
| Dias Ranch |
February, 2005 |
| Pliny the Gardner |
January, 2005 |
| Famous Residents |
December, 2004 |
| Three Historic Events |
November, 2004 |
| Homestead Residents Protest |
October, 2004 |
| 1907 Photo of Homestead Valley |
September, 2004 |
| Mystery Solved |
August, 2004 |
| Theuriet House |
July, 2004 |
| Old Houses |
June, 2004 |
| Annexation to Mill Valley |
May, 2004 |
| Homestead Terrace Redux |
April, 2004 |
| Gardening in 1906 or The Good Earth |
March, 2004 |
| The Home Front - 1942 |
February, 2004 |
| Opposition to Sewer in 1927 |
January, 2004 |
| Population of Homestead |
December, 2003 |
| Thievery in 1925 |
November, 2003 |
| A Portuguese Family |
October, 2003 |
| New Sidewalks in 1932 |
September, 2003 |
| Neighborhoods |
August, 2003 |
| First Census - 1910 |
July, 2003 |
| No Automobiles |
June, 2003 |
| Significant Events of 1903 |
May, 2003 |
| Tam Canyon Tragedy |
April, 2003 |
| Horse and Buggy Days |
March, 2003 |
| Volunteers |
February, 2003 |
| Four Questions |
January, 2003 |
| Bill Brown |
December, 2002 |
| Four Firsts |
November, 2002 |
| Sewer |
October, 2002 |
| Water |
September, 2002 |
| Housing Co-operative |
August, 2002 |
| Six Firsts |
July, 2002 |
| Quonsets Annexed |
June, 2002 |
| Earthquake Refugees |
May, 2002 |
| Earthquake Diary |
April, 2002 |
| Jack Kerouac |
March, 2002 |
| The Dance Hall |
February, 2002 |
| Brown's Hall Rescued and Sold |
January, 2002 |
| Jo Rescues Brown's Hall |
December, 2001 |
| Worley Tract and Madrone Park |
November, 2001 |
| Bull Roasts in Stolte Grove |
October, 2001 |
| Open Space - How it Began |
September, 2001 |
| Heckman Tract |
August, 2001 |
| Where is Homestead Valley? |
July, 2001 |
| LaVerne Heights |
June, 2001 |
| Homestead School |
May, 2001 |
| Early Days in Homestead |
April, 2001 |
| Who Owns the Streets? |
March, 2001 |
| Fire Protection |
February, 2001 |
| Homestead Terrace |
January, 2001 |
| A Significant Year |
December, 2000 |
| Camp Tamalpais |
November, 2000 |
| Homestead in the Thirties |
October, 2000 |
| The Golden Twenties |
September, 2000 |
| Homestead Boulevard |
August, 2000 |
| The Homestead |
July, 2000 |
| Origins of the Community |
June, 2000 |
| The Wilderness Era |
May, 2000 |
| Laverne or La Verne? |
April, 2000 |
Other History Of... pages:
The History of Sunnyside Tract
The History of Early Mill Valley
The History of Homestead Valley, 2008 Articles
The History of Homestead Valley, 2007 Articles
The History of Homestead Valley, 2006 Articles
The History of Homestead Valley, 2005 Articles
The History of Homestead Valley, 2004 Articles
The History of Homestead Valley, 2003 Articles
The History of Homestead Valley, 2002 Articles
The History of Homestead Valley, 2000-2001 Articles |
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