The Native American Era
Sacramento Valley, including Citrus Heights, was home to the Nisenan group of Native Americans.
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Betty Leonard Bentzen
Betty Leonard Bentzen reflects on her 82 years living in Citrus Heights and how much this city has grown.
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Bill Van Duker
Bill Van Duker was born in Oregon then moved to the Bay Area and it wasn’t til he was 40 when he moved to Citrus Heights.
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Dawna Layton
Dawna Layton reflects on her childhood and the fun games the boys and girls played, how it was at McClellan Base during WWII and how there was a gas ration so her father couldn’t drive faster than 35 mph.
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Janie McBride
Janie McBride joined the Ladies in White in 1963 on a part-time basis but that volunteer job ended up becoming full-time as she also trained to be an EMT.
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Burton Lauppe
Burton Lauppe’s great grandfather, Rudolph emigrated from Switzerland in 1832 and lived at the historic Fourteen-Mile House.
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Catherine Anderson
Catherine Van Maren-Anderson reflects on her childhood as she spent a lot of time at her grandparent’s Citrus Heights house and played in the hills, grass and recalls how there was hardly any traffic back then.
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Elwin Bruce Ellithorpe
Elwin Bruce Ellithorpe was born in Fair Oaks but his family moved around a lot during the Depression and in 1937 he and his family moved to Citrus Heights.
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Jean Duncan
Jean Duncan was married to Jack Duncan whose grandmother recalls fondly how much she loved shopping at Sylvan Corners.
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Jeannie Bruins
Ms. Bruins, a Southern California native, has been living in Citrus Heights since 1984.
