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O.C. History Roundup: Malls and shopping centers, 1977
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Information and photos for people interested in the history of Orange County, California. Sunday, August 09, 2015. Malls and shopping centers, 1977. Fashion Island, Newport Beach. Today I stumbled across a copy of the Shopping Center Development Handbook. Images here on the blog. Westminster Mall sits on a 93-acre triangular site. Nostalgia in Orange Countians than the shopping malls and shopping centers they grew up with. For me, it's memories of The Broadway. Lunchroom at Fashion Island. I hope at leas...
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O.C. History Roundup: Jewish History and early O.C. Baseball
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Information and photos for people interested in the history of Orange County, California. Wednesday, July 22, 2015. Jewish History and early O.C. Baseball. The Heritage Museum of Orange County. 3101 W. Harvard St., Santa Ana. Has been hosting some great historical programs in their speaker series. These Saturday events begin with refreshments at 9am, followed by a program at 10am. The next two are,. July 25, 2015: Dalia Taft. Archivist, Orange County Jewish Society. Aug 15, 2015: Luis Fernandez. Laguna W...
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O.C. History Roundup: Mission Viejo, 1967
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Information and photos for people interested in the history of Orange County, California. Saturday, July 25, 2015. Mission Viejo, 1967. Here's a 20-minute film from 1967, marketing the new community of Mission Viejo. In his indispesable book, Orange County Place Names A to Z. 2006), Phil Brigandi. Writes, "In 1963, the O'Neill. Family and a group of investors formed the Mission Viejo Company. To develop a master planned community on the northern end of the old Rancho Mission Viejo. And an Indian Guides.
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O.C. History Roundup: August 2015
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Information and photos for people interested in the history of Orange County, California. Wednesday, August 26, 2015. Knott's, Modern architecture, Irvine, Bowers, etc. So the good news is you're finally tall enough to go on the Sky Jump. At Knott's Berry Farm. Architectural historian extraordinare Alan Hess. Has two upcoming speaking engagements you can attend. First, tomorrow at 6:00 pm at the Laguna Art Museum. Alan will discuss California Modern architecture. Alan will speak at the Great Park Gallery.
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O.C. History Roundup: Pat Hearle, 1931-2015
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Information and photos for people interested in the history of Orange County, California. Friday, June 19, 2015. Pat Hearle, 1931-2015. Pat Hearle teaching kids about archaeology at Santiago Oaks Regional Park, 1986. I'm sad to report the passing of Pat Hearle. Pat had a few favorite stories, which I will attempt. To retell as best I can:. Pat enjoyed the annual Orange County Pioneer Picnics, and recounted how people at each table would brag about how early their families arrived in O.C. " My. Family arr...
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O.C. History Roundup: November 2014
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Information and photos for people interested in the history of Orange County, California. Thursday, November 20, 2014. Marion Knott Montapert (1922-2014). Marion Knott at 75th anniversary of her mother's restaurant, 6-13-2009. The last of Walter and Cordelia Knott. With her sister, to being a key player in the planning and operations for one of the world's best-known theme parks. She put a fence around the park, added the Fiesta Village and Roaring 20s areas, and introduced rollercoasters. To her surpris...
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Civil War Related Website Links
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Civil War Related Links. California Civil War Round Tables. Civil Warriors Civil War Round Table, West San Fernando Valley CWRT. Civil War Round Table of Orange County, Huntington Beach CWRT. Peninsula Civil War Round Table, San Mateo CWRT. Sacramento Civil War Round Table CWRT. San Francisco Civil War Round Table CWRT. Civil War Round Table of San Gabriel Valley CWRT. South Bay Civil War Round Table, San Jose CWRT. Civil War Round Table Stockton, CA CWRT. Friends of Civil War Alcatraz.
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O.C. History Roundup: Come to where the flavor is,... Mission Viejo!
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Information and photos for people interested in the history of Orange County, California. Thursday, July 30, 2015. Come to where the flavor is,. Mission Viejo! It's another great Mission Viejo. Promotional film from the 1970s! Watch for those Philip Morris. You didn't know that the Mission Viejo Co. Was once owned by an enormous tobacco company? The Mission Viejo Co. was founded in 1963 by Donald Bren. Family. Later, Bren sold his part of the company and bought the Irvine Co. Posted by Chris Jepsen.
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OCCGS Civil War Project
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Research Trip to SLC. Genealogy BASH and Book Faire. In 2001, the Orange County California Genealogical Society (OCCGS) began the Adopt-A-Soldier project to generate biographies of American Civil War veterans interred in Orange County for publication in the OCCGS journal. Started under President Joan Rambo and Society Journal Editor Janice Weissgerber and continued under current President Hal Horrocks and Vice President Linda Serna, the project has grown to include an online index. The society researched...
