Friday, June 19, 2015

Pat Hearle (1931-2015)

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Pat Hearle teaching kids about archaeology at Santiago Oaks Regional Park, 1986. I'm sad to report the passing of Pat Hearle . She w...
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Thursday, June 18, 2015

The Green Cat, Santa Ana

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Illustration from an ad for The Green Cat, Santa Ana Register , Jan. 15, 1937. Like other felines, Orange County's popular Green Ca...
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Monday, June 08, 2015

Cow Punching in Old Orange County

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Roundup at the Forster Ranch, San Juan Capistrano, 1900 I just wrote a short article on the history of cattle in Orange County for the ...
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Saturday, June 06, 2015

How Little Saigon ended up in central Orange County

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Asian Garden Mall (1987), 9200 Bolsa Ave., Westminster This year marks the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the ...
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Thursday, May 28, 2015

Old Courthouse time capsule contents revealed

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Evan Krewson gingerly carries the "Japanned" metal box. An important event in Orange County’s Centennial Celebration took pla...
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Sunday, May 17, 2015

A visit to the Fountain Valley Historical Society

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New officers sworn in at Fountain Valley Historical Society.  I spoke today at the Fountain Valley Historical Society (17641 Los Alamos...
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Friday, April 17, 2015

Abe Lincoln, Steve Martin and Knott's Berry Farm

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Steve Martin as Asa Trenchard in Our American Cousin , 1965. A couple days ago, Janet Whitcomb , who usually writes about South O.C. his...
Wednesday, April 01, 2015

Discovering Bunnyhenge

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In early 2013, while grading land for the new Newport Beach Civic Center Park , backhoe operator Greg Oswald uncovered an amazing relic o...
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