For years local historians and newspaper columnists (I'm pointing at myself) have had some laughs at the expense of Deacon Elias Howe, the man credited with the founding of Salinas. But the story ...

Credit for these should go to American Elias Howe, best known for the creation of the modern lockstitch sewing machine. Born on July 29, 1819, in Massachusetts, Howe spent most of his childhood ...

Many inventors modified and improved sewing machines through the 1800s. Elias Howe and Isaac Merritt Singer are credited with the foot treadle and these machines became very popular. On the ...