Rancho Suscol pt. 2 | Camelcast – Season 2, Ep. 2

by MoHB | May 13, 2021 | Benicia History, California History, News & Notes, Podcast

The Benicia Historical Museum’s COVID Quarantine Camelcast returns for a second season! Providing a “camel’s eye view” of Benicia’s unique history. Season 2 of the Camelcast resumes with the final episode examining the history of Rancho Suscol. The area of this 84,000...

Rancho Suscol | Camelcast – Season 2, Ep. 1

by MoHB | Feb 12, 2021 | Benicia History, California History, News & Notes, Podcast

The Benicia Historical Museum’s COVID Quarantine Camelcast returns for a second season! Providing a “camel’s eye view” of Benicia’s unique history. Season 2 of the COVID Quarantine Camelcast kicks of with the first of two episodes examining the history of Rancho...

Brendan Riley’s Solano Chronicles: Unusual History of Benicia’s Camel Barns

by MoHB | Feb 2, 2021 | Benicia Arsenal History, Benicia History, California History, News & Notes

Solano Chronicles, Jan. 31, 2021 By Brendan Riley The U.S. Army’s experiment in using camels to haul supplies in the 1850s and 1860s has been described in scores, if not hundreds, of research papers, government reports, newspaper columns, books and even a couple of...

Lincoln’s Last Read and the Benicia Connection | Camelcast – Season 1, Ep. 11

by MoHB | Dec 18, 2020 | Benicia History, California History, News & Notes, Podcast

The 11th episode of the Benicia Historical Museum’s COVID Quarantine Camelcast is available now! Providing a “camel’s eye view” of Benicia’s unique history. In the final Camelcast episode of 2020, Executive Director Elizabeth d’Huart is joined once again by...

A Capital Capitol | Camelcast – Season 1, Ep. 9

by MoHB | Nov 6, 2020 | Benicia History, California History, News & Notes, Podcast

Listen to the ninth episode of the Benicia Historical Museum’s COVID Quarantine Camelcast! Providing a “camel’s eye view” of Benicia’s unique history. In A Capital Capitol, Executive Director Elizabeth d’Huart and Museum Research Historian Dr. Jim Lessenger...

Benicia’s Early VIPs | Camelcast – Season 1, Ep. 7

by MoHB | Oct 9, 2020 | Benicia History, California History, News & Notes, Podcast

Listen to the seventh episode of the Benicia Historical Museum’s COVID Quarantine Camelcast! Hosted by Benicia resident and BHS graduate Dean Putong, our podcast provides a “camel’s eye view” of Benicia’s unique history.   In the final episode recorded prior to...