Los Alamitos, Irvine, Dana Point, cemetery tours & Waffle babies

Today's photos are from the Los Alamitos Fall Festival Parade, held on Sept. 8, 1951. Not a critical moment in O.C. history, I suppose, but how often do I stumble across cool old photos of Los Alamitos?

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The retired Chief of OC Parks, Eric Jessen, will discuss the history of the Irvine family at a "walk and talk" tour of the Irvine Ranch Historical Park and Katie Wheeler Library in Irvine on Saturday, Oct. 4, at 10am. Parking and admission are free, but reservations are required. Call (949) 669-8753. The tour will begin in the library's garden.

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The Dana Point Historical Society will host their 2008 home tour on Sunday, Oct. 5, 11am-4pm. Details are available on the DPHS website.

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The Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society's annual Cemetery Tour will be held Oct. 18, 10am-3pm, at Fairhaven Memorial Park. This year's theme is "Medical History in Orange County." You'll hear the stories of O.C.'s medical pioneers as you visit their graves and tour the grounds. More information is available on the SAHPS website.

The SAHPS also recently dedicated the Evalene Pulati Santa Ana Room at the Dr. Howe-Waffle House. This exhibit room will be used to display a wide variety of artifacts from Santa Ana's past.

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Speaking of Dr. Willella Howe-Waffle, the SAHPS is compiling an updated list of "Waffle Babies" - children delivered by Dr. Howe-Waffle. If you or anyone you know of is a Waffle Baby, or if you know of one who has moved or passed on, please update the Society at sahps@sahps.org.