Manitou – Memoirs & Memories

A selection of photos and documents outlining the experience of the members of the 184th as they prepared to embark for Europe.

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This document contains a collection of memories of life in this district.

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One of a series of interviews of Manitou community elders compiled by Bette Mueller.

This one features Kay Atkins.

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This document contains a collection of memories of life in this district.

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Beygrau, in later life, worked with Luther Burbank in his gardens. Their friendship led to Beygrau managing the development of Burbank's Gardens after Burbank's death.

Document from the Sonoma County Library.

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Paul Beygrau, artist, engineer, left an impressive legacy in the three years he was in Manitou. His art works on the walls of the Cassin House Hotel impressed guests until its fiery destruction in 1959. 

Details of his work on the Robson House have been photographed by the Sharpe family during renovations on the house. His only remaining work is the drawing he did of the Manitou Curling Club members, drawn in 1894.

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This tour through the house Beygrau designed, built and decorated in Berkeley, Californis gives a sense of the style of his art works.

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One of a series of interviews of Manitou community elders compiled by Bette Mueller.

This one features Dorothy Bird.

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One of a series of interviews of Manitou community elders compiled by Bette Mueller.

This one features Myrtle Brick.

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An anonymous series of recollections about early days in the district.

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