Preston Castle History - Preston School of Industry

During my research into the history of the Preston School of Industry I have found a few strange stories. Most of the stories I would usuall...

Preston has a bad reputation for brutality to the wards, but I can tell you, there was just as much brutality from the wards to each othe...

The Tyrant Emerges -May 20 th , 1897  Newspaper Clipping Dr. Edward Stephen O’Brien's reign was the start of a terrible legacy ...

This post will reflect on some of the craziest sounding stories, but I can assure you, they did happen. Some are quite disturbing while othe...

Copyright: J. Rubio Tucked away and forgotten in the old Masonic Cemetery adjacent to Sacramento's Historic City Cemetery, sits the ...

One story that had basically been overlooked prior to my researching and documenting Preston's history, due to it being buried in t...

Merle Haggard The Preston School of Industry has a long list of famous and infamous people who spent time on those grounds. Some of the ...