76.1 F
Watsonville
August 2, 2026

From Our Archives: Meet and Greet

Girl Scouts pay a visit to the Soroptimist International of Watsonville on April 23, 1956. (Sam Vestal/Pajaronian file)

From Our Archives: Getting Ready

These women tidy up the grounds of the Corralitos Women’s Club in preparation for an annual show on May 1, 1957. (Sam Vestal/Pajaronian file)

From Our Archives: Foolin’ Around

Watsonville Union High School students pull a prank on a fellow student on April Fool's Day, Apr. 1, 1957.

From Our Archives: Extra Help

Girl Scouts lend a hand keeping book shelves tidy at the hospital on Dec. 20, 1956.

From Our Archives: Club Spirit

These women enjoy an evening with the Grandmother's Club in April of 1957.
These women enjoy an evening with the Grandmother's Club in April of 1957.

From Our Archives: Faculty Fun

Staff at Watsonville Union High School goof off during a “Faculty Rally” in 1954.

From Our Archives: Martinelli production line

A worker monitors the bottling process of apple juice at S. Martinelli & Co. in Watsonville on March 23, 1954.

From Our Archives: Public Transportation

A city bus rolls along Main Street into the Watsonville Transit Square on March 23, 1954.
A city bus rolls along Main Street into the Watsonville Transit Square on March 23, 1954. (Sam Vestal/Pajaronian file)

From Our Archives: Scouts Honor

Editor’s note: From Our Archives is a feature created by photojournalist Tarmo Hannula, who discovered boxes upon boxes of old photo negatives in storage. If you have any old Watsonville-centered photos you’d like to see run, email editor@pajaronian.com. _________________ Local Girl Scouts Fredora Holm (left) and...

From Our Archives: Fishing from the Cement Ship

A crowd gathers on the deck of the SS Palo Alto, colloquially known as the “Cement Ship,” on May 31, 1954.
A crowd gathers on the deck of the SS Palo Alto, colloquially known as the “Cement Ship,” on May 31, 1954. Built in 1919 as a 420-foot concrete tanker, it was eventually decommissioned and hauled to Seacliff Beach in 1929. By 1930, it was ...
9,897FansLike
5,459FollowersFollow
2,895FollowersFollow

Thousands fill Watsonville for Strawberry Festival

The annual Strawberry Festival drew scores of people Saturday, who browsed among merchandise sales booths, sampled from dozens of food vendors, rode rides, played...