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Proud winner of a 2007 Governor's
Award
from the California State Office of Historic Preservation
10:00 am to 3:00
pm at Fairhaven Memorial Park and Santa Ana Cemetery,
Santa Ana, CA (at the Northeast corner of the city, near Tustin
Ave. and the 22 and 55 freeways).
“An Apple A Day: Medical History In
Orange County” will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2008. This
guided historical tour features costumed actors portraying
historic figures who share stories of medical practitioners from
Orange County’s past.
Included in the post-Civil War migration to California were many
involved in the healing arts. Doctors, dentists, nurses,
pharmacists, and even “snake oil” salesmen came to ensure the
health and well being of the people of the Santa Ana Valley.
Orange County’s population thrived because of (and sometimes in
spite of!) the medical professions. The multi-generational
physicians of the Ball family; the pioneering nursing school at
turn-of-the-century Santa Ana Hospital; E.R “Painless” Parker’s
traveling circus and dental clinic; come hear costumed actors
reveal touching, inspirational, and sometimes amusing personal
stories of the Orange County residents who cared for the health of
their community.
Docents will guide visitors through these and other scenes that
played important roles in the history of the county, culminating
in a presentation in Fairhaven’s beautiful 1916 mausoleum.
Comfortable shoes are recommended for the hour-and-a-half long
walking tour.
The event is presented by the Santa Ana Historical Preservation
Society and will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Fairhaven
Memorial Park, 1702 Fairhaven Ave., Santa Ana. Tickets are $20 for
adults, $16 for seniors and Members, and $12 for students and
children 10 and over. (Children 9 and under are free.)
In 2007 the Cemetery Tour won a prestigious California State
Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation. This is the Society’s
11th annual Living History tour, with proceeds benefiting the
organization’s museum and educational programs. The event is
produced in partnership with local writers, and actors from the
Thespian Club at Orange County High School of the Arts. The tour
is co-sponsored by Fairhaven Memorial Park.
Reservations are recommended. A flyer for discounted, advanced
sale tickets will be posted in September. For more
information, call (714) 547-9645 or
email
tour@sahps.org.
Photos from Previous Tours:
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