All published SFSD History Online articles periodically have new additions to content and graphics. The research process is ever evolving and new information continues to be integrated throughout the site.
> 2023 published
- Catherine S. Caroll’s 1997 San Bruno Jail painting
- "Sheriff William Gorham: Gallows Birds and Early Militias"
> 2022 published
- "First Person History"
- "Sheriff Thomas P. Johnson: A Life on the Margins of History"
- "The Tragic and Tempestuous Wild Ride of Sheriff Fred Eggers"
> Next to be published: "The Broadway Jail"
Michael Hennessey - author, editor, researcher. He is the longest tenured Sheriff in San Francisco history, serving from 1980-2012.
Richard Dyer - author, editor, researcher. He is the creator/writer of The Giants Cove and annoyingly claims to be a proficient bass player and a luminous writer.
San Francisco Sheriff's Department History Online is an ongoing project researched, written and edited by Michael Hennessey and Richard Dyer.
Virtually all of the material presented here is first-hand research by the authors working with primary sources. The full documentation of this San Francisco history did not previously exist prior to its publication here.
We would like to thank the generous staffs at the San Francisco Main Library SF History Center, the Bancroft and Doe Libraries at UC Berkeley, and the California State Library for their invaluable and continuing help.
Other graphics, photos and additional material from Michael Hennessey's personal collection. Also our thanks for additional graphics from retired SFSD Undersheriff Carl Koehler and former SFSD Sr. Dep. Mike Anderson. Initial site design by Richard Dyer.
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