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Description
Alice Cavalli was born in San Francisco; the youngest of seven children. She grew up in Mill Valley and attended Summit School, Park School, and Tamalpais High. Alice and her sister worked for their father's popular tavern in Muir Woods, Joe's Place. Alice met her husband, Hugh Cavalli, through her work at the tavern, and the couple married on July 6, 1925. After high school, she went to work for the National Bank of San Francisco, commuting by first taking the train to Sausalito, and then catching the ferry into the city. Together, Alice and Hugh raised two children, Glenn and Carol. In her oral history, Alice speaks about her ancestors who were early ranchers and settlers in the area before the Gold Rush of 1849; growing up in Mill Valley after the earthquake; reminiscences of Muir Woods and the Mill Valley fire of 1929; and accounts for other Mill Valley notables such as the Reed and O'Shea families. Editor's note: The recording for this oral history is available in the Lucretia Little History Room, Mill Valley Public Library.
Identifier
391830EE-997B-49F7-8461-518243335784 1993.013.001
Subject
1929 Fire Allen, Walter Ancestors Bickerstaff, Alice Bickerstaff, Joe Bickerstaff, Jonathan Bickerstaff, Joseph Cavalli, Carol Cavalli, Glen Cavalli, Hugh Dipsea Trail Farms Fires Joe's Place Murphy, Anna MV history - Early Mill Valley to 1915 O'Shea, Minnie Oral history - Local business Ranchers Ranches Rancho Tamalpais Reed, Hilarita Reed, John
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