Monday, February 29, 2016

Orange County citrus crate labels

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Crate label of Charles C. Chapman of Fullerton, who popularized the Valencia orange. (Image courtesy Orange County Archives) The Oran...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Walnuts: The Mother of Invention

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Drying walnuts on the Katella Ranch, near Anaheim, circa 1905. Oranges get all the press. Even though they drove our economy for over ha...
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Saturday, January 02, 2016

Happy New Year

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...to everybuddy
Friday, December 25, 2015

Wiwish you a Merry Christmas

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...and a happy new year!
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Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Los Pastores in Orange County

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Residents of La Habra’s Campo Colorado in 1934, costumed for Los Pastores – a Christmas-season Mexican folk drama (Photo courtesy Orange C...
Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Watson's home in the crosshairs

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Katie Schroeder of the Orange Community Historical Society writes, "You might want to... get the word out. The home of Keller Watso...
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Thursday, October 29, 2015

Halloween in the Santa Ana Register, 1910-1920

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Halloween spot art from the  Santa Ana Register , 1911. As a local historian, I spend a lot of time rummaging through the old Santa Ana ...
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Tuesday, October 06, 2015

O.C. narrowly averted counter-culture uprising

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Crazed beatniks Lera Chapman and Bobby Schaal stick it to the man! How did Orange County survive the tumultuous youth movement and viol...
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