When it comes to California, two things come to mind: the beautiful weather and the unique and interesting culture that developed in the Bay Area.  In the podcast collection over at californialegacy.org; the radio scripts talk about everything California has to offer. The radio script I picked to blog about goes into detail about the history of California and the people that made it what it is today. Eliza Farnham settled in Santa Cruz, CA in 1856 and explains the Bay Area in detail in her memoir: California, In-doors and Out. It is interesting to note that the same stigma was attached to San Francisco and Santa Cruz as it is today- both known for their unique hippy culture and unruly coastal weather. Farnham still gives us a unique and firsthand look into 1856 and help us picture what it was like to be a Californian during its settlement.