PIONEER PICNICS: SETTLERS OF THE EAST SAN GABRIEL VALLEY LETTER As a staff writer for

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PIONEER PICNICS: SETTLERS OF THE EAST SAN GABRIEL VALLEY LETTER As a staff writer forWhat begins as a series of articles on Layne D. Starals family history becomes the larger story of the settling of Henry Daltons Ranchos Azusa and San Jos. In the mid 1800s, these California homesteaders built homes, schools, churches, and the local towns of the San Gabriel Valley. Including family photos and memorabilia, Pioneer Picnics elaborates on the story of the transition from vast Mexican land grants to small independent communities that still