Friday, January 31, 2020

Yes, I'm still a 12-year-old at heart

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I was doing some property research this morning and stumbled across this in the Aug. 8, 1955  Pomona Progress Bulletin : Jolly Neighbor...

Ken Leavens (1933-2019)

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Ken Leavens at the Old Orange County Courthouse (Photo by author) I’ve just learned of the passing of Ken Leavens on May 12, 2019. It ap...
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Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Shooby dooby down to Ruby's

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Ruby's high school senior yearbook photo, 1940. Ruby Cavanaugh of North Tustin was the inspiration, namesake and mascot for her son’...
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Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Phil Brigandi: Orange County Archivist

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In the wake of Phil Brigandi's death, the Orange County Historical Society presented a tribute to him on  Jan. 9, 2020 , focusing on ...
Thursday, January 02, 2020

Happy New Year!

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A century ago: Mission San Juan Capistrano, Jan. 1920
Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Barbara A. Milkovich (1939-2019)

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Barbara Milkovich "in the field," working on the excellent Huntington Beach Historic Resources Survey (1986). Historian and pr...
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Friday, December 27, 2019

Views from the heart of Santa Ana

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A still-unpaved W. 4th St, in 1889 – the year Orange County was formed. The tracks down the middle of the street were for the Santa Ana, O...
Saturday, December 14, 2019

Phil Brigandi (1959-2019)

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Phil at San Juan Hot Springs, 2009 (Photo by author) Orange County Historian, author, former County Archivist, and lifelong Boy Scout Ph...
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