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Show HN: Scanned 1927-1945 Daily USFS Work Diary

February 16, 2026
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Show HN: Scanned 1927-1945 Daily USFS Work Diary

Daily work diaries of Reuben P. Box, US Forest Service Ranger for the North Butte Protection Unit of the Lassen National Forest, stationed at Stirling City, California. These diaries document forest management, fire suppression, law enforcement, road construction, and daily life in the northern California mountains from 1927 to 1945.

These family records were scanned and digitized by Lance Orner. Handwriting transcription by Mistral OCR. Text summaries and indexes built by Anthropic Claude. Hosting by DreamHost. In partnership with Working Toast, LLC and Stirling City Historical Society. For more information, contact Lance at lance@orner.net.

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