Tours, meetings and exhibits all over O.C.

Here's a photo from May 26, 1951, showing divers sent by the County to help clear obstructions from the bottom of Newport Harbor. I love those old helmets!
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Rick Gold of the Laguna Beach Historical Society will lead a free tour of historic Downtown Laguna Beach on May 29th, 10am-noon. The tour will begin in front of the library at 363 Glenneyre St.
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Speaking of tours, the Dana Point Historical Society has put together great new pamphlets with self-guided historical driving and walking tours of the harbor and downtown areas. Mine came in the mail from the Society, but I imagine they’re available through the Chamber of Commerce too.
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The Anaheim Historical Society’s Annual Dinner will be held June 11th at Bella Marri’s on the site of the former Downtown Anaheim. Danny Dunton will be the speaker, and I understand he has some wonderful stories to tell about old Anaheim. Contact Helen at (714) 774-2077 for details.
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The Garden Grove Historical Society will hold their annual Book & Barn Sale, June 10-12, at 12174 Euclid Ave.
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The San Juan Capistrano Historical Society (SJCHS) will hold an open house on June 10, from 5pm until dark, at the O’Neil Museum, 31831 Los Rios St.. Call (949) 493-8444 to RSVP.
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From July through September, the SJCHS will also host a photo exhibit at the Arley Leck House about the life and times of Fr. Saint John O’Sullivan. The well-remembered restorer of the missions came to Capistrano a century ago, on July 5, 1910.
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A slide presentation on the history of Seal Beach will be held at the Marina Community Center, 151 Marine Dr., on Oct. 27, 2010. The event is being held to mark the city’s 95th anniversary. For more information, call (562) 598-6492.
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An aside to the historical society that complained that attendence is dropping off at their monthly programs: Please consider holding events that have something to do with local history. The sort of folks who joined your society would probably be interested in such things.