Posted by Ron Filion on Thursday, June 01, 2006 at 15:30:11 :

In Reply to: 1906 Refugees posted by Kathleen Nielsen on Wednesday, May 31, 2006 at 21:49:00 :

: My relatives lived at 497 Gough, and as I understand it, were burned out the first day of the fire. Family history says they camped at a park, and I was wondering which park would have been the logical choice for this address?

We have a refugee camp map available at:

http://www.sfgenealogy.com/1906/06map.htm

Your address is about three blocks south of Jefferson Square Camp. There are a few photographs of the camp available, including the popular "House of Mirth."

We have a number of 1906 related links available at:

http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/history/hglinks.htm#1906

Or, you could just do a search on "Jefferson Square Camp" in Google or another search engine.

Ron

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Message:	: : My relatives lived at 497 Gough, and as I understand it, were burned out the first day of the fire. Family history says they camped at a park, and I was wondering which park would have been the logical choice for this address? : We have a refugee camp map available at: : http://www.sfgenealogy.com/1906/06map.htm : Your address is about three blocks south of Jefferson Square Camp. There are a few photographs of the camp available, including the popular "House of Mirth." : We have a number of 1906 related links available at: : http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/history/hglinks.htm#1906 : Or, you could just do a search on "Jefferson Square Camp" in Google or another search engine. : Ron