Photo: Lydia Hopkins. Credit: The Spur, Volume 14, 1914.

The Mysterious Death of Heiress Lydia Kellogg Hopkins, Part I

By Melissa Berry on January 14, 2020

An article about Lydia Hopkins, granddaughter of the railroad magnate Mark Hopkins and heiress to part of his huge fortune... (Read More)

Photo: Lydia Hopkins. Credit: Stanford University.

Pedigree, Pearls, and Pooches: The Hopkins Saga Continues

By Melissa Berry on January 8, 2020

Melissa Davenport Berry continues the story of the huge fortune left by railroad magnate Mark Hopkins, focusing this time on Lydia Hopkins... (Read More)

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