Hi deb, Thanks for the scan of books for sale. I always enjoy looking at what's available. One caught my eye especially. "Imperial Fresno, this is the reprint of the Fresno Republican book about turn of the century Fresno.." Family stories have it that my great-grandfather, Melvin A. Anderson, sometime between 1929 and 1963 had a farm/ranch in the Imperial Valley. I have never been able to confirm this. Not much information has been found on him, usually on his wife, Gertrude Wilson Anderson. The Imperial Valley is pretty far to travel when the rest of your family lives in Fresno (or at least I think so). Maybe I am not looking in the right place.?. What is "Imperial Fresno? Thanks, Lisa [email protected]

Lisa: I think it was called Imperial Fresno because at the turn of the century, when it was written, there was an air of great optimism about the future of the area. They had a grand vision, and a grand plan. And the Republican was at the forefront of that vision since they were the "Spokesman" for the area. I don't think it had anything to do with Imperial County. -deb At 07:36 AM 8/28/01, Lisa Austin wrote: >Hi deb, >Thanks for the scan of books for sale. I always enjoy looking at what's available. One caught my eye especially. > >"Imperial Fresno, this is the reprint of the Fresno Republican book about turn of the century Fresno.." > >Family stories have it that my great-grandfather, Melvin A. Anderson, sometime between 1929 and 1963 had a farm/ranch in the Imperial Valley. I have never been able to confirm this. Not much information has been found on him, usually on his wife, Gertrude Wilson Anderson. The Imperial Valley is pretty far to travel when the rest of your family lives in Fresno (or at least I think so). Maybe I am not looking in the right place.?. > >What is "Imperial Fresno? > >Thanks, Lisa >[email protected]