Trotts Family Collection | Santa Cruz MAH

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Collection Number: 2008H.12

This collection consists primarily of materials related to the Trotts family, who settled in Felton in 1890. It also contains materials related to the Adams and Jenne families, who were early residents on Bonny Doon and Santa Cruz, and who were connected to the Trotts family and to each other through the marriages and offspring of Emma Jenne and Everett Adams, and Ruth Adams and Victor Trotts. Included in the collection are photographs, correspondence, family documents, memorabilia, and family bibles containing genealogical information. The collection reflects various family members’ interests, livelihoods, and other involvements in such things as real estate transactions, the Congregational Church, I.O.O.F., the lumber and lime kiln industries, education, farming, hunting, military service, and baseball.

The Trotts Family Collection consists of a variety of materials relating to family life, interests, pursuits, and livelihoods from the mid 19th Century to 1980. The collection also contains materials from the Adams and Jenne families of Bonny Doon, as the three families were related through marriage and children. The bulk of the materials was generated from 1910-1920, and includes photographs, correspondence, family records, bibles, genealogical information, ephemera, and news clippings. Materials reflect the various family member’s involvement in the farming, lime kiln and lumber industries, education, organization affiliations, real estate transactions, military service, and the church.

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