The Amazing Untold Story of Sacramento's Sister City, Marysville California- One Woman's Journey and Life in the City in 1928
In 1928, ayoung woman movedto the smallNorthern California townof Marysville. Whatwas supposed tobe a newchapter became alifetime—she neverleft.
We followher story whileexploringwhat made Marysvillesuch a remarkableplace to callhome during theearly 20th century. Long before modernhighways andsuburban development transformedthe Sacramento Valley, Marysville was athriving river townwith a richhistory stretching backto the CaliforniaGold Rush.
As her lifeunfolds, we takea journey throughthe Marysville sheexperienced:bustling downtown streets, grand theaters, localbusinesses, the train and trolly, the water park and dance halls, the community traditions, schools, historic neighborhoods, and the everydayrhythm of atown that wasonce one ofCalifornia's most importantcommercial centers, and the heart of the Gold Rush. We'llalso look athow the cityevolvedthrough the GreatDepression, World WarII, postwar growth, and the manychanges that reshapedNorthern California throughoutthe twentiethcentury.
What fascinates memost is thathistory isn't justfound in famouspeople or majorevents—it's preservedin ordinary lives. Byfollowing one womanwho chose tospend nearly herentire life inMarysville, we geta glimpse ofwhat it meantto grow up, raisea family, buildfriendships, and witnessnearly a centuryof change ina single community.
If you're interestedin California history, forgotten towns, theGoldRush legacy, vintagephotographs, genealogy,local history, orsimply enjoy hearingstories about everydaypeople who quietlylived extraordinary lives, I hope you'llenjoy this journey.
I'd love tohear from anyonewho has familyconnections to Marysville, Yuba City, SutterCounty, or thesurrounding SacramentoValley. Did yourgrandparents or great-grandparents grow uphere? Do youhave old photographs, family stories, ormemories of businesses, schools, or landmarksthat no longerexist? Some ofthe best localhistory comes frompeople willing toshare the storiesthat never madeit into historybooks.
Historysurvives because peopleremember—and everyfamily has astory worth telling. full story here https://youtu.be/TLtow-rcU4U