Don Chaddock
@prisonhistoryguy.bsky.social
Author/Photographer. People know me for my historical California prison stories. I also write the Cemetery Tales series, digging up info about people buried in San Quentin, Folsom and Preston School of Industry in Ione.
A family sought answers related to coin-casting counterfeiters caught by a mounted police officer in 1903 Los Angeles. Follow their tale in this #UnlockingHistory story: www.cdcr.ca.gov/insidecdcr/2...
Family seeks information on 1903 counterfeiter - Inside CDCR
A recent question came across the Inside CDCR desk regarding a counterfeiter who was incarcerated at San Quentin in 1903.
www.cdcr.ca.gov
December 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
A family sought answers related to coin-casting counterfeiters caught by a mounted police officer in 1903 Los Angeles. Follow their tale in this #UnlockingHistory story: www.cdcr.ca.gov/insidecdcr/2...
Gold country headstones at Sutter Creek, Calif. Stay tuned for stories on some of these pioneering people.
June 29, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Gold country headstones at Sutter Creek, Calif. Stay tuned for stories on some of these pioneering people.
Did you know? Memorial Day began as Decoration Day after the Civil War. See how California prisons paid tribute to the country’s fallen soldiers. I penned this piece in 2019 but it’s worth revisiting:
www.cdcr.ca.gov/insidecdcr/2...
www.cdcr.ca.gov/insidecdcr/2...
Prisons honored fallen soldiers in memorial ceremonies - Inside CDCR
After the Civil War, a grieving nation established Decoration Day to honor the dead, eventually becoming known as Memorial Day.
www.cdcr.ca.gov
May 25, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Did you know? Memorial Day began as Decoration Day after the Civil War. See how California prisons paid tribute to the country’s fallen soldiers. I penned this piece in 2019 but it’s worth revisiting:
www.cdcr.ca.gov/insidecdcr/2...
www.cdcr.ca.gov/insidecdcr/2...
Way up in far north-east California this week. Nice clouds.
April 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Way up in far north-east California this week. Nice clouds.
Spring in Northern California. Happy dogs and happy flowers.
April 16, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Spring in Northern California. Happy dogs and happy flowers.
Mormon Island Relocation Cemetery, El Dorado County, California. These graves were moved to create Folsom Lake reservoir.
March 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Mormon Island Relocation Cemetery, El Dorado County, California. These graves were moved to create Folsom Lake reservoir.
Reposted by Don Chaddock
Thanks to everyone who participated nationwide!
March 1, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Thanks to everyone who participated nationwide!
Reposted by Don Chaddock
NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
March 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
Such a good dog (sometimes). Shasta is full of himself but can be very sweet when he’s so inclined.
#dogsofbluesky
#dogsofbluesky
February 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Such a good dog (sometimes). Shasta is full of himself but can be very sweet when he’s so inclined.
#dogsofbluesky
#dogsofbluesky
Reposted by Don Chaddock
Thanks to George Conway for posting Caroline Kennedy's letter so everyone is informed about RFK Jr. Please repost far and wide.
January 29, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Thanks to George Conway for posting Caroline Kennedy's letter so everyone is informed about RFK Jr. Please repost far and wide.
I penned this piece in 2018, looking at the complicated life and controversial career of Dr. L.L. Stanley, the San Quentin resident physician during the first half of the 20th century. #prisonhistory
www.cdcr.ca.gov/insidecdcr/2...
www.cdcr.ca.gov/insidecdcr/2...
San Quentin doctor pushes prison medicine into 20th century
San Quentin doctor Leo Stanley served in his role through much of the first half of the 20th century, modernizing the medical department.
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January 19, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I penned this piece in 2018, looking at the complicated life and controversial career of Dr. L.L. Stanley, the San Quentin resident physician during the first half of the 20th century. #prisonhistory
www.cdcr.ca.gov/insidecdcr/2...
www.cdcr.ca.gov/insidecdcr/2...
Sunday morning stroll at the Mormon Island Relocation Cemetery. The graves of many California pioneers were moved here before Folsom Dam was built, creating Folsom Lake. I’m working on a book with a cemetery angle. #CaliforniaPioneers #CemeteryTales #Cemetery
January 19, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Sunday morning stroll at the Mormon Island Relocation Cemetery. The graves of many California pioneers were moved here before Folsom Dam was built, creating Folsom Lake. I’m working on a book with a cemetery angle. #CaliforniaPioneers #CemeteryTales #Cemetery
The firefighter museum in Los Angeles taken in 2023. Seems appropriate to honor our firefighters by sharing these photos again. #firefighterhistory
January 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The firefighter museum in Los Angeles taken in 2023. Seems appropriate to honor our firefighters by sharing these photos again. #firefighterhistory
Check out my story on a century-old California case leaving a family asking questions. #unlockinghistory
www.cdcr.ca.gov/insidecdcr/2...
www.cdcr.ca.gov/insidecdcr/2...
1913 Del Norte case affected generations
A Del Norte case dating to 1913 had an impact on generations to follow, including the Taggart family who still seek answers.
www.cdcr.ca.gov
January 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Check out my story on a century-old California case leaving a family asking questions. #unlockinghistory
www.cdcr.ca.gov/insidecdcr/2...
www.cdcr.ca.gov/insidecdcr/2...
May Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, walk of fame, Hollywood, Calif., taken in summer 2023.
November 18, 2024 at 4:52 AM
May Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, walk of fame, Hollywood, Calif., taken in summer 2023.
Mormon Island, a town submerged under the waters of Folsom Lake after the dam was built in the 1950s near Folsom State Prison. During the drought in 2008 and 2013, I wrote a series of newspaper articles on the ruins of Red Bank emerging from the low water. #FolsomLake #MormonIsland #AmericanRiver
November 16, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Mormon Island, a town submerged under the waters of Folsom Lake after the dam was built in the 1950s near Folsom State Prison. During the drought in 2008 and 2013, I wrote a series of newspaper articles on the ruins of Red Bank emerging from the low water. #FolsomLake #MormonIsland #AmericanRiver
Spanish missions of California. #californiahistory #westernhistory
November 15, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Spanish missions of California. #californiahistory #westernhistory
Dig into the Cemetery Tales history series: www.cdcr.ca.gov/insidecdcr/c...
November 15, 2024 at 12:43 AM
Dig into the Cemetery Tales history series: www.cdcr.ca.gov/insidecdcr/c...