Sorry, friends — an unexpected wrassle with an extremely nasty case of strep throat means that the person in charge of Humboldt History was unable to pull it together this week. Do me a favor: If you think it might be strep throat, don’t wait three days to haul yourself down to urgent care. Don’t play with strep.

But we’ve been doing this collab with the very fine people at the Humboldt County Historical Society for nearly two years now, and surely there is a past column you missed? Or maybe there’s a favorite from the archives you’d like to share with others, in the comments down below? Find it, or them all, at this link.

Still want more? As always, remember: The Humboldt Historian, whence these stories come, is a journal of the Humboldt County Historical Society. The Humboldt County Historical Society is a nonprofit organization devoted to archiving, preserving and sharing Humboldt County’s rich history. You can become a member and receive a year’s worth of new issues of the Humboldt Historian at this link.

Back next week, barring a sudden outbreak of the marthambles.