Friday, October 24, 2025

Happy O.C. History Halloween!

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Excelsior Creamery float in Anaheim Halloween Parade, circa 1950s (Photo courtesy O.C. Archives) While goblins and gremlins aren't real,...
Saturday, October 18, 2025

Count Ostoja Rises from his Grave

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Count Ostoja with skewers through his tongue and palm “1926 – Burial of Polish mystic and chicken mesmerizer Count R. Ostoja, sponsored by S...
Tuesday, September 30, 2025

The Carlton Chronicle rides again!

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Last week, Newspapers.com added 111 titles to their searchable database. So of course, I had to see if any Orange County newspapers were inc...
Friday, September 19, 2025

The Hotel Rossmore, Santa Ana

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An early view of the Brunswick/Rossmore Hotel, Santa Ana The Hotel Rossmore, which stood at the northwest corner of 4th and Sycamore streets...
Saturday, August 16, 2025

Anaheim Valencia Growers Association

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Famed attorney, congressman, and Secretary of State Daniel Webster (1782-1852) adorned The Webster Brand of citrus from Anaheim Valencia Gro...
Monday, August 04, 2025

Weber's Bread bakery in Santa Ana

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Kilpatrick's Bread Bakery stood about where a brick building  is today  at 2670 N. Main St, Santa Ana (From ad in Huntington Beach News,...
Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Early Catholic property transactions in O.C.

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Santa Maria Catholic Church (1912-1968), Fullerton, 1910s. I won't claim I’ve captured every transaction, but the following list covers...
Tuesday, July 01, 2025

4th of July, 1950, Huntington Beach

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The photo above shows longtime city and county leader Thomas B. "Tom" Talbert (left) on his horse, Easter, and A & S Petroleum...