Tuesday, July 08, 2014

Warren Earp in O.C.

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Warren Earp, youngest of the famed Earp brothers Most think the term "wild and woolly West" didn't apply to Orange County. Th...
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Travel back to the year of Orange County's birth

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From the exhibit: A scene at the Hotel Laguna, circa 1889. An exhibit entitled " O.C. Circa 1889 " is opening, just in time fo...
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Monday, June 23, 2014

Wintersburg secret revealed!

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Mary Urashima leads a tour in the Furuta Barn at Wintersburg. Wondering what the big Wintersburg announcement will be tomorrow? (Refere...
Sunday, June 22, 2014

Huntington Beach, O.C.'s birthday & Key Ranch

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Huntington Beach Pier, April 1906 This weekend marked the 100th anniversary of the first recorded instance of surfing in Orange County ....
Wednesday, June 18, 2014

The Arches

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Wood panel from The Arches, carved by "C. Abel," and found in Costa Mesa. Recently, I visited Normandy's New York Hardwar...
Friday, May 16, 2014

Branding iron mystery

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Someone walked into the Orange County Archives today with three branding irons he'd acquired from a descendant of Vincente Yorba, Jr...
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Tuesday, May 06, 2014

The House of Bernardo Yorba

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The historic Bernardo Yorba adobe, when it was still standing - Circa 1900. The exploration and documentation of the ruins of Bernardo Y...
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Monday, April 21, 2014

Upcoming Orange County history events

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Dann Gibb at the lower adit, Blue Light Mine, Silverado. Photo by Phil Brigandi. Today I'm posting a bunch of upcoming local histor...
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