Resolutions -- slowly

Time for an update on on those pesky resolutions - it's only been four-and-a-half months. I did get the new Historical Novels blog launched (there's a link to it in the sidebar). Progress on the other items has been slower. Thanks to the great book Lime Kiln Legacies, I found a couple of new facts to add to William Kerr House. There are also a few tidbits in that book relating to the bituminous rock industry. It's odd that there are so few connections between lime and bituminous rock in Santa Cruz County. Both industries involved quarrying/mining in some of the same areas, especially on the north coast. Yet Henry Cowell appears to be the only business owner with interests in both. According to a source quoted in Lime Kiln Legacies, he bought out one of the earlier bituminous rock operations in 1891. I bet there was some crossover of quarrymen but those names are much harder to find, especially for the bituminous operations.