February 2018 - The Salinan Indians
This month we share some information taken from writings by Louisiana Dart about Salinan Indians, the early inhabitants of this area. According to several articles in the SLO Tribune, Louisiana Clayton Dart was an energetic booster of what was then called the San Luis Obispo Historical Society. She was a popular storyteller and wrote a number of books about area history. She became curator for the SLO Historical Society and was at the helm for 24 years. She died in 1995 at the age of 93.. Read more here: http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/photos-from-the-vault/article57375908.html#storylink=cpy Mrs. Dart was the writer of “Vignettes of History In San Luis Obispo County”, which has some interesting information about the county, including the Missions and the Indians. (cited in this document) The inside cover of the book lists a copyright by Louisiana Clayton Dart, 1978, San Luis Obispo. (published about the time the Friends of Adobes in