Before Coleman National Fish Hatchery Existed.

Before Coleman National Fish Hatchery existed who held title to this land? How was it obtained by the former owner? Who built the large country style barn at the entrance to the present-day fish hatchery, what happens on this site today? Find out more in my newest video from Exploring Shasta County History.

Filmed on location.

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1850 U.S. Census 

Supervisors Notice - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 9, 1856

The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, July 16, 1859

Births - The Appeal-Democrat newspaper of Marysville, August 17, 1859 

The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, October 13, 1860

1860 U.S. Census 

Births - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, September 10, 1864 

Births - The Sacramento Bee newspaper of Sacramento, September 13, 1864

1866, California U.S. Voter Register 

Pre-Emptions Approved - The Marysville Daily Appeal newspaper of Marysville, June 19, 1866

Land Patents - The Marysville Daily Appeal newspaper of Marysville, September 22, 1866

The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, August 4, 1866

J. Winsel in the Pacific Coast Directory, 1867

Battle Creek - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, June 8, 1867

The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, July 11, 1868

The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 8, 1869

Mulberry - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, July 31, 1869

1870 U.S. Census 

Board of Supervisors - February Term - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 12, 1870

The Shasta Courier newspapers newspaper of Shasta, February 12, 1870

Born - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 19, 1870

Encounter With Grizzlies - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, November 25, 1871

Equalization - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, July 27, 1872

1880 U.S. Census

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, April 28, 1883

Subscribers - The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 5, 1883

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, June 30, 1883

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, July 14, 1883

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, September 1, 1883

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, September 5, 1885

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, September 12, 1885

Shasta County at the Fair - The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, June 26, 1886

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, December 18, 1886

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 18, 1888

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, June 23, 1888

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, October 27, 1888

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, October 19, 1889

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, December 28, 1889

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, October 21, 1893

Death of Mrs. Winsell - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, December 30, 1893

1900 U.S. Census

Sudden Death of Mrs. H.W. Brooks - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 5, 1901

An Old Citizen Very Ill - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, November 9, 1906, October 22, 1901

The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, July 21, 1903

Mrs. Thatcher Died Tuesday - The Courier-Free Press newspaper Redding, August 15, 1905

Another Pioneer Gone To His Rest - The Searchlight newspaper of California, November 10, 1906

Pioneer Passes To His Rest - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, November 10, 1906

An Old-Timer Is Dead - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, November 11, 1906

Funeral of Dr. Winsell - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, November 12, 1906

California Death Index 1905-1939; James Fletcher Winsell (1825-1906)

Mrs. Winsell Is Called Beyond - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, July 28, 1917

George Winsell Dies After Long Illness - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, June 10, 1924

George A. Winsell Answers Final Call - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, June 10, 1924

Mrs. L. Ed Baker’s Suffering Ended - The Courier -Free Press newspaper of Redding, December 18, 1925

Directory of Deceased American Doctors (1804-1929)

Trails of 49’ In Shasta - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, February 26, 1930

The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 28, 1930

Fact Or Fiction? - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, April 2, 1930

Death Claims Mrs. Shanahan - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, May 17, 1943

Former County Resident Dies - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 29, 1945

Highlights of Early Masonry In Shasta County Are Told written by Rosena A. Giles, The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 13, 1948

Echoes From the Past written by Rosena A. Giles, The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, July 19, 1951

Ella Winsell - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, July 18, 1960

Coleman Fish Hatchery Keeps Salmon, Steelhead Thriving - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 16, 2011