Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Halloween, Haunted Mansion, French Park, etc.

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Happy Halloween! Today's photo was taken just before the 1950 Anaheim Halloween Parade . I'm particularly fond of the two-headed cat...
Tuesday, October 30, 2007

A ghost story (sort of) for Halloween

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As you may know, the Old Orange County Courthouse in Santa Ana is now a museum, and the original 1901 “Courtroom 1” has been restored to it...
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Monday, October 29, 2007

Trick-or-treating, Steve Martin and the Dreger Clock

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Today's image isn't actually from Orange County , but it might as well be. John Falter's cover art for the Oct. 1958 Saturday E...
Sunday, October 28, 2007

The Pink Lady of Yorba Cemetery

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It’s said that every two to five years, in the wee small hours of June 15th, the ghost of Alvina de Los Reyes (a.k.a. the "Pink Lady...
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Saturday, October 27, 2007

Cemetery Angels, Orange history tour & Placentia

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The " Cemetery Angels, " Ann Nepsa and daughter Melanie Goss , volunteer their time to help preserve and research Orange County...
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Friday, October 26, 2007

Modjeska, fire, Tomato Springs, Opal Kissinger, etc

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Rob Selway , manager for the County's Historical Parks , tells me that the Santiago Canyon fire got within spitting distance of Arden ...
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Thursday, October 25, 2007

Stolen plaques, Santa Ana, Brea, and mummies

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Now that two thieves... er,... (*ahem*) suspected thieves are in jail, I can finally write about the brou-ha-ha in Downtown Santa Ana las...
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Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Monsters, Santa Ana winds, Fountain Valley, etc.

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Did Grace and Howard Wilson see a sea monster at Aliso Beach in 1922? You be the judge. The story is posted about 3/4ths of the way down...
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