Averee McNear, Kelley House Museum, Author at Local News Matters

McNear: Mendocino’s low water table birthed the town’s iconic water towers

by Averee McNear, Kelley House Museum June 14, 2026June 12, 2026

BUILT IN THE LATE nineteenth century to supply water to Mendocino’s residents, water towers have become an iconic image in Mendocino’s skyline. At the height of their use, there were more than 100 water towers in Mendocino, giving the village the nickname “The Town of Water Towers.” Water towers were not an uncommon sight across […]

McNear: Mother of eight, Annie McGuire Kelley was popular in Mendocino

by Averee McNear, Kelley House Museum June 7, 2026June 5, 2026

McNear: Mew Yit sold seaweed, bought a cafe and City Grocery in Fort Bragg

by Averee McNear, Kelley House Museum May 31, 2026May 28, 2026

McNear: Mendocino’s Presbyterian Church was constructed ‘like the hull of a ship’ — upside down

by Averee McNear, Kelley House Museum May 23, 2026May 19, 2026

McNear: Mendocino’s unique pygmy forests remain thanks to one enterprising woman

by Averee McNear, Kelley House Museum May 17, 2026May 14, 2026

McNear: James Milliken was one of few doctors on Mendocino Coast in late 1800s

by Averee McNear, Kelley House Museum May 10, 2026May 7, 2026

McNear: East Mendocino’s early grammar school opening marked by tragedy

by Averee McNear, Kelley House Museum May 2, 2026April 30, 2026

McNear: Bright, charming Mendocino native Russell Kelley suffered with ill health

by Averee McNear, Kelley House Museum April 26, 2026April 24, 2026

McNear: Remembering the 1906 earthquake that shattered Northern California

by Averee McNear, Kelley House Museum April 18, 2026April 16, 2026

McNear: Mendocino lumber firm employed thousands from the 1870s to the mid-’50s

by Averee McNear, Kelley House Museum April 12, 2026April 9, 2026

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