Civil War Updates
Thanks to work by
Charles Beal, and his compatriots Glen
Roosevelt, Gordon Bricken, Paul Gillette and the Civil
War Roundtable of Orange County, the important
impact of the men and women who left the
Mid-West, South, and East Coast after the US Civil War to come to the West
Coast and make a better life for their future,
and in particular Orange County, are not
forgotten.
Click here
for more information on the contributions and to
learn about the latest updates about who is
interred in local cemeteries.
Preservation Award
Winners
We held our annual
membership meeting recently and presented
our 2009 Historic Preservation Award to SA City
Planner Hally Soboleske for her work
helping to preserve and protect important
historic and architecturally-significant
buildings in Santa Ana - working with developers
and home-owners to make sure they follow the
guidelines ensuring the preservation of our
historic building stock.
We also gave the Orange County Archives
an award for in appreciation for their wonderful
work preserving local history and sharing that
knowledge and collection with the community
through the internet, direct public access, and
helpful assistance to local authors.
We also recognized
Sergeant Robert Faster and Officer
Cassandra Hawkins (as representatives of the
SAPD) for their prompt response and
professionalism in capturing the person that
broke into the Dr. Willella Howe-Waffle House on
May 10, 2009.
Our keynote speaker was Phil Brigandi
speaking about Orange County during the Great
Depression. As always, he was entertaining
and we learned a bunch that we didn't know.
(And had fun doing it.)
Thanks to all who
attended!
Break-in at the Dr.
Howe-Waffle House
All cleaned up and
we've licked our wounds (mental and physical).
Click here to see
some photos. Thank you to all those who
donated funds to help us offset the insurance
deductible and to help with the items we
couldn't price (and couldn't get reimbursement
on). Your support is very appreciated
during these tight economic times.
Save The Date!
"What's in a
Name?," this year's Historical Cemetery Tour,
Sat. Oct 17 from 10 am to 4 pm. Once again,
enjoy our award-winning tour at Fairhaven
Memorial Park and Santa Ana Cemetery.
Click here for information on our previous
tours.
Old Society Newsletters
Posted
It's fun to go through some of our newsletters and
see what the Society was doing during the 1980s
and 90s (and also who was preserving what home and
received various awards). We've posted most
of the issues (including our first 4) on this
site. Some files are large (6 to 11 MB in
size), but they're all easily viewable as PDF
files. Click here
to view some of the old issues.
Buying Local History Books!
.If you're interested in buying any of the books
the Society sells, you can
order online (or by contacting
Guy Ball directly), and we will make sure your
order goes out promptly and with first class or
priority mail. Visit our store to see what
books we have. We also have a limited
quantity of the new Orange book by Phil
Brigandi and Vanishing Orange County by
Chris Epting. Contact Guy directly for those.
Explore
the Architecture of Historic Downtown Santa Ana
- Ending Soon for the Summer!
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Our last Downtown Architectural walking tours
this season will be held on June 6th -- but
only by reservation at least 2-3 days in
advance. Do not show up without a reservation. (Our
volunteer tour guide will only be there if
prior reservations are made.) Tour price is $8
per person.
This is a 1 1/2 to 2 hour walking tour beginning at about 2:30 pm. Call
714 547-9645 in advance.
Leave your name and phone number. Our tour guide will contact you to
confirm the reservation.
Click here for
more information and to see photos of a few of the
buildings you will see.
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The tours take a summer hiatus (due to the heat) and
resume in October.
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Santa Ana: 1940 to 2007
by Roberta Reed
is the third in a series of Santa Ana history
books created in conjunction with the Santa
Ana Historical Preservation Society and
published by Arcadia Publishing. The book is
on sale and we're among the first to have
copies.
Yes, copies are also available at (in SA) Woodward's
Ace Hardware, Rags, Macres Florist, Martinez Books,
Bowers Museum, SA College Bookstore, SA Library,
Walgreens, Arrow True Value (Orange), Tea Leaf Cottage
(Orange), and Walgreens (Tustin) and Barnes & Noble (multiple
cities).
BUT, if you order through the Society, the proceeds
will go directly to our efforts to preserve and
celebrate local history, as well as maintain the
beautiful Dr. Willella Howe-Waffle House and Medical
Museum. (Proceeds from our events, book sales,
and salvage efforts allow us to maintain this
wonderful, wonderful building.)
Click here to download a flyer or
click here to go to our online
store to buy the book
from us. If you would like the books to be
signed by the author, please let us know.!
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This Place Matters!
-- The Dr. Howe-Waffle House has been included in a
national online program
to highlight "places that matter." The photo shows the recent
painting and roofing renovation.
Click here for the National Trust link.
Thanks to Nicholas Ball for being our spokesmodel.
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