Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Anaheim's Original Pancake House

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Something about fluffy pancakes, crispy bacon and fresh squeezed orange juice really fires up the imagination. Perhaps that’s why the lore...
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Monday, May 14, 2018

Neon History (Event!)

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La Palma Chicken Pie Shop sign enters Museum of Neon Art. (Photo by Adriene Biondo) The art and history of neon on our local roadsides ...
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Sunday, April 29, 2018

F. B. Silverwood and Our State Song (Part 10)

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Senaida Sullivan, 1965  [Continued from Part 9 ] More than twenty five years after Silverwood's death, Senaida Sullivan, state mu...
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Friday, April 27, 2018

Thar she blows!

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Okay,... So this has nothing particularly to do with Orange County history, unless you take into account that whales were once hunted off ...
Thursday, April 26, 2018

F. B. Silverwood and Our State Song (Part 8)

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Frank B. "Daddy" Silverwood, circa 1920.  [Continued from Part 7 ] By the early 1920s, Francis B. Silverwood’s menswear chai...
Tuesday, April 24, 2018

F. B. Silverwood and Our State Song (Part 9)

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Frank Silverwood's 1922 passport photo. [Continued from Part 8 ] In early 1922, Silverwood handed over the reins of his company to...
Friday, April 20, 2018

Pioneer Preacher Puts Gospel in Gospel Swamp

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Rev. Isaac Hickey of Gospel Swamp Isaac Hickey was born to John and Sarah Hickey in Marion, Tennessee on May 29, 1819. At the age of 20, he...
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Wednesday, April 18, 2018

F. B. Silverwood and Our State Song (Part 7)

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Happie Winckler with inset photo of Frank Silverwood [Continued from Part 6 ] In 1919, Silverwood met Happie Cora Winckler of San Fran...