Autobiography and Reminiscence of Fritz Boehmer, San Francisco, 1904.
Title:
Autobiography and Reminiscence of Fritz Boehmer, San Francisco, 1904.[Institutional Records Digitization Project: Reminiscences of Early Pioneers: 1900-1904]
Creator/Contributor:
Boehmer, Fritz, 1831-1910, creatorAbstract:
Autobiographies and Reminiscences of California Pioneers, p. 141-169, Vol. 7. This is a typed transcript, bound into a volume,
of the member's autobiographical reminiscence created as an institutional record for the Society of California Pioneers. This
reminiscence includes a reference to a photograph of the member in a set of bound volumes. It appears that the photographs
in this set were dispersed throughout the regular photography collection, but the photographs referenced in the related materials
may or may not be these same photographs. This reminiscence provides a detailed and poetic account of Fritz Boehmer's 1849
adventurous journey from Germany to California. Also provided is some background family history as well as Mr. Boehmer's
employment history. The author also goes into detail regarding his impressions of San Francisco and Sacramento. Included
are many anecdotes relating to the author's experiences mining, ranching, and conducting business. One especially vivid account
is provided detailing the author's battle with a "lawless gang of land grabbers" that had come to take his land. The time
period represented by this reminiscence is from 1848 to 1901.
Date:
1904 (issued)Subject:
Boehmer, Fritz -- 1831-1910
Pioneers --
California --
Biography
German Americans --
California.
Gold miners --
California --
Biography
Voyages to the Pacific Coast.
Frontier and pioneer life
Modesto (Calif.) --
History
Alameda County (Calif.) --
History
San Francisco (Calif.) --
History
Note:
Copyright has not been assigned to The Society of California Pioneers. All requests for permission to publish or quote from
manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Society of
California Pioneers as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright
holder, which must be obtained by the reader
Autobiography & Reminiscence of Fritz, Boehmer, San Francisco, 1904. The Society of California Pioneers
Fritz Boehmer was born on May 15, 1831 in Magdeburg, Prussia. On March 21, 1849, he and his brother set sail for California
with the firm "Pajeken and Frisius". They entered the Golden Gate on September 15, 1849. A few days after their arrival
they took passage for Stockton, and then traveled on to Mokelumne Hill. After a brief stint at mining, Mr. Boehmer returned
to San Francisco and began work in a blacksmith shop, and then carpenter work with his brother. After the fire in San Francisco
in 1849-1850, he moved close to Sacramento and built a house which he would soon abandon after a devastating flood. He mined
for a while before returning to San Francisco after the fire of June 1850 to work in construction, rebuilding damaged properties.
In 1851 he and a partner bought a 160-acre ranch in Contra Costa County, which they sold in 1852. Mr. Boehmer operated a
mill, a mine, and a hotel and store in Alameda County
Type:
Autobiographies.Physical Description:
[30] p. ; 35 x 21 cm.
Language:
English
Identifier:
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Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
Copyright has not been assigned to The Society of California Pioneers. All requests for permission to publish or quote from
manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Society of
California Pioneers as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright
holder, which must be obtained by the reader.
Related Item:
Autobiographies & Reminiscences of California Pioneers, compiled by The Historical Committee of the Society of California
Pioneers.