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Upcoming
Dr. Howe-Waffle House
Open House

Sat.
August 2

12 noon
until 4 pm

and a book signing for
the new Santa Ana book
from 12 until 2 pm
 

Next Open Date:
September 27
(as part of the Smithsonian Magazine's Museum Day)

 

Take a photo tour
 of the House

 

Santa Ana History
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National Trust
California Historical Society The Great Seal of The State of California
 
Santa Ana History

To view a map showing
our location click here.

Santa Ana City Government Links

»  City of Santa Ana official site
»  City of Santa Ana Planning Department's historical preservation site  - great resource for locals
»  Santa Ana Community Calendar - Presently only accessible from the City of Santa Ana official site
»  "A Place for Art" - Santa Ana's Art & Culture
»  City of Santa Ana Public Library (includes History Room)

 

Santa Ana Neighborhood Organizations

»  The Historic French Park Neighborhood
»  The Floral Park Neighborhood
»  The Wilshire Square Neighborhood
»  The West Floral Park Neighborhood

»  The Washington Square Neighborhood

»  The Historic Heninger Park Neighborhood and their older site as well.

 

Santa Ana Businesses and Other Historical Organizations

»  Santa Ana Fire Department Firefighter's Museum (not an official city site)
»  Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce
    (includes businesses, community calendar and closeup, and other local information)
»  Ebell Society Long-time women's organization with ties to the every earliest of Santa Ana history

»  Episcopal Church of the Messiah - Long-time congregation in Santa Ana. Founded in 1883
»  Realtor Sandy DeAngelis' website showing some of the nicer homes in the Santa Ana and north Santa Ana areas
»  The Historic Santora Building in downtown Santa Ana

»  The Don Krotee Partnership Don's group has been very important in the rehabilitation and restoration of historic     properties in Santa Ana
»  The Centennial Heritage Museum of Orange County in Santa Ana
    (formerly known as Discovery Museum; includes Kellogg and Maag Houses)
»  Bowers Museum of Cultural Art in Santa Ana

 » Santa Ana Black Historical Society

 

Orange County Historic Locations and Organizations

»  Orange County Historical Society
»  Chris Jepsen's OC History Roundup and Blog - news and upcoming events for all of OC

»  HistoryLand by Phil Brigandi

»  Orange County Archives

»  OC Almanac - excellent history site with wonderful timeline of notable OC "headlines"

»  Orange County Genealogical Society
»  County of Orange official site with links to various departments, etc.
»  History of Orange County
»  Kenneth Kao's "unofficial" Orange County History site with articles, pictures, and links
»  Kenneth's Orange County links page with tons of great local links

»  Dreger Clock - site affiliated with the Buena Park Historical Society to restore a special clock

»  Orange County Mexican American Historical Society
»  Old Town (Orange) Preservation Association
»  Orange Community Historical Society
»  Tustin Area Historical Society
»  Costa Mesa Historical Society
»  Santa Ana Army Air Base (part of the Costa Mesa Historical Society site)
»  Fullerton Heritage
»  Dana Point/Capistrano Beach Historical Society
»  Old Orange County Courthouse in Santa Ana
»  George Key Ranch in Placentia
»  Historic Yorba Cemetery in Yorba Linda
»  Heritage Hill in El Toro
»  Helena Modjeska House in Modjeska Canyon
»  Historic Bradford House in Placentia
»  Susanna Bixby Bryant Museum and Botanic Garden in Yorba Linda
»  OCThen.com with some info on the history of Orange County

»  Sherman Gardens & Library
»  Listing of historical organizations in Orange County
»  Listings of house museums in all of Southern California
»  Old Courthouse Museum Society
»  Anaheim Colony's listing of vendors for vintage and historical properties

 

California History Links

»  Conference of California Historical Societies
»  California State History and Culture (click on History and Culture of California on left navigation bar)

»  LearnCalifornia.org (for students, teachers, and researchers)
»  California Historical Society
»  Historical Society of Southern California
»  California History & Genealogical Societies
»  Lively Arts History Association (lots of good information, great links)
»  California Missions
»  California State Historical Landmarks
»  Pacific Electric Railway, Lines of the Southern District - including the Santa Ana line
    (sponsored by the Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern Califoria)
»  Carnegie Libraries of California - excellent site showing all the Carnegie libraries in California.
    The site includes information on the original Santa Library and even features an old photo

 
Should you have other California historical links or find that some of the links no longer work,
please email the webmaster at sahps@sahps.org.
 
The links noted above have no connection with the Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society and we are not responsible for their content.
 
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