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History / JOHN WAITE JARVIS

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  • Apply templates to Jarvis family and Villa Fontenay entries Applied person and winery templates to complete Vine Hill lineage documentation: Person Template Updates: - JOHN-WAITE-JARVIS.md: Added infobox, chronology, relationships, sources, confidence notes - GEORGE-JARVIS.md: Added infobox, chronology, relationships, sources, confidence notes Winery Template Application: - VILLA-FONTENAY.md: Complete rewrite using winery template * Full infobox with predecessor/successor chain * Comprehensive history (Founding, Boom Era, Foreclosure, Revival) * Site lineage documenting 170+ year continuity * Relationships mapping (people, vineyards, wineries) * Historical significance (site continuity, boom-bust cycle, gender inclusion, revival precedent) * Sources split into Primary/Secondary/Web * Confidence notes and research leads Key Content Additions: - Complete chronology 1850s-present for all entries - Explicit relationship mapping between Jarvis→Mel→Smothers→Burnap - Boom-and-bust economic context for 1895 foreclosure - Research leads identifying documentation gaps Preserved old versions for reference. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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  • Add Jarvis family biographical entries Created 3 new entries documenting the Jarvis family who pioneered Vine Hill mountain viticulture in the 1850s: - John Waite Jarvis: Among earliest mountain vineyard founders - George M. Jarvis: Brother and partner in Vine Hill vineyard - Jarvis Family: Overview of family contribution to 170+ year site continuity These entries document: - First generation of Santa Cruz Mountains vintners (1850s) - Family partnership models in pioneer viticulture - Site identification and terroir recognition - The foundation of 170+ years of Vine Hill viticulture - The lineage: Jarvis → Villa Fontenay → SC Mountain Vineyard Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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