A Return to the Historic Petree House - This Time for a Tour!
Traughbers, Nora Petree Traughber, William Francis Traughber, Petree House, Louis Petree, San Jose Tonya Graham McQuade Traughbers, Nora Petree Traughber, William Francis Traughber, Petree House, Louis Petree, San Jose Tonya Graham McQuade

A Return to the Historic Petree House - This Time for a Tour!

In which I describe and share many photos from my recent tour with my father of the historic Petree House in San Jose, where my great grandparents were married on August 17, 1905.

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A Look at Distant Cousin “Diamond-Tooth Charlie” and His Work in Establishing USC’s College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Angelus Hospital
Dr. Charles W. Bryson, William Francis Traughber, USC Keck School of Medicine, College of Osteopathy, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Los Angeles, Diamond Charlie, Myrtle Traughber Tonya Graham McQuade Dr. Charles W. Bryson, William Francis Traughber, USC Keck School of Medicine, College of Osteopathy, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Los Angeles, Diamond Charlie, Myrtle Traughber Tonya Graham McQuade

A Look at Distant Cousin “Diamond-Tooth Charlie” and His Work in Establishing USC’s College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Angelus Hospital

In which I discuss Dr. Charles William Bryson, also known as “Diamond-Tooth Charlie,” and how he helped establish USC’s College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Angelus Hospital; and I explain his family connections to my great grandfather, Dr. W. F. Traughber.

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Exploring the History of Hollywood High School - the Traughber Family’s Alma Mater
Traughbers, Margaret Traugher, Hollywood High School, Hollywood, 1359 N. La Brea Avenue Tonya Graham McQuade Traughbers, Margaret Traugher, Hollywood High School, Hollywood, 1359 N. La Brea Avenue Tonya Graham McQuade

Exploring the History of Hollywood High School - the Traughber Family’s Alma Mater

In which I discuss the history of Hollywood High School, from which my grandmother, Margaret Ruth Traughber, and her brothers all graduated; and share photos and stories from her 1927 senior yearbook.

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Living Across from Charlie Chaplin Studio: The Traughbers’ First-Hand View of the Hollywood Movie Industry (and a Look at Charlie Chaplin)
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Living Across from Charlie Chaplin Studio: The Traughbers’ First-Hand View of the Hollywood Movie Industry (and a Look at Charlie Chaplin)

In which I discuss my grandmother ‘s experience growing up in Hollywood at 1359 N. La Brea Avenue across from Charlie Chaplin’s Studio, her brother Frank’s experience working for Charlie Chaplin, and her family’s experience of having a “front row view” of the growth of the Hollywood movie industry. Oh, and I also talk a lot about Charlie Chaplin!

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