A marriage proposal denial led to Ida May Bennett’s killing in 1893
Slaying of the popular Salvation Army lieutenant and one-time San Bernardino teacher "horrified her many friends."
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Inland Empire’s history will soon be celebrated at Santa Fe Depot in San Bernardino
Inland Empire History Day at the Santa Fe will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 13.
Stories of survival from perilous 1864 wagon trek to San Bernardino
The Earp, Curtis, Hamilton and Rousseau families made the trip to the San Bernardino Valley, hoping for a better life.
Food 4 Less celebrates 35 years after getting its start in San Bernardino
McDonald's, Ralphs and Stater Bros. Markets, all also got their starts in San Bernardino County.
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Everyone stopped at Martin’s Ranch in the 1800s, today’s Glen Helen Regional Park
Way stations, one of which was Martin's Ranch, greeted weary travelers between 1861 and the late 1880s.
How the ‘dean of American land developers’ put Hesperia on the map
Before Marion Penn Phillips came on the scene, the high desert community was little more than a handful of ranches, a general store and a post office.
Mystery of golden wooden key unlocked by San Bernardino historical group
But intrigue continues over two others given at a 1907 presentation in San Bernardino.
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San Bernardino-area pioneer Pablo Belarde saw plenty of history
He traveled the Old Spanish Trail, was injured by an arrow and built adobes for the first San Salvador Church along the Santa Ana River.
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How San Bernardino’s Foothill Boulevard became part of the iconic Route 66
Beginning life as a dusty wagon road, it continues to serve drivers today.
How the Lugo family, owners of Rancho San Bernardino, rose to prominence
Don Antonio Maria Lugo, once mayor of Los Angeles, found success despite lacking a formal education.