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Upcoming
Dr. Howe-Waffle House
Open House

Sat.
June 7

(12 pm to 4 pm)

(Due to construction, this
date may be postponed.)
 

Next Open Date:
 Aug 2

 

Take a photo tour
 of the House

 

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We're proud to announce
that we've won a


American Association of Webmasters 2007-2008 Gold Web Award


for our work.

 


 

To view a map showing
our location click here.

 


Please join us as a member by donating between
$15 to $500,
depending on your ability
and generosity


 

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      Dr. Howe-Waffle House undergoing renovation work. Photo by Chris Jepsen.
 

» What's going on? -- Well, we're happy to say that the Dr. Howe-Waffle House is enjoying a
   well-deserved renovation of sorts with a new premium-quality roof, a beautiful new paint job, and
   some repair work on some of the steps.  The project began in mid-April and is expected to
   be completed in July. We'll keep you informed on the status.

   Stay tuned for information about our special Summer Renovation Celebration -- a special get
   -together to celebrate the work on the House and to thank all those who donated and made this
   work happen!

   A big thanks to the City of Santa Ana, who helped us obtain a federal Community Block Grant
   and who is overseeing the project, our production project leader Steve Cate, Behr Paints for
   donating all the paint and primer for this job, ABC Roofing and CertainTeed who have drastically
   reduced the price of their superior roofing materials, and to the various Society board members
   who have donated over the last year to help with this project.  (And thanks to Chris Jepsen for

   for the use of this photo from his OC History Blogsite.)

 


» Newsletters Posted -- We've just posted many back issues of our society newsletter.
   Click "Who we are" to see what's available.
 


» Santa Ana Memorabilia Room -- The Society has created the beginning of a "Santa Ana Room"

   where we will display items from Santa Ana's past.  We have a variety of cabinets and now we're 

   looking to fill them with anything from our past that has Santa Ana on it (advertising items, old

   photos, products made in SA (with the city name on it), etc.  If you would like to donate any items

   that we could use, please contact us at sahps@sahps.org or leave a message at 714 547-9645.

   If you have some Santa Ana item just collecting dust, please consider donating it.  We'll add a

    note saying who donated it.  We'll let you know how the room looks as time goes on.
 


»  Other old News and Information.........

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Celebrating Thirty Four Years of
Preserving Our Fair City!

In 1974, the Society was formed to save the
Dr. Howe-Waffle House from imminent destruction during an urban renewal project. Today, the Society is stronger than ever thanks to our members and generous donors. We continue to create community programs such as the award-winning historical cemetery tour, salvage old-home building materials for reuse, develop local history coloring books & guide maps for children and adults, feature special seminars, and support preservation activities performed by others throughout the city and county. Of course, one of our main missions (and expense) is to preserve and maintain the Dr. Howe-Waffle House and we open the House on a regular basis. In addition, we also support Santa Ana and Early Orange County history by providing historical information and photos online 24 hours a day, continue to create new series of historical mini-books, and so much more.

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Time to Join the Society!

We can do the neat things we do in preserving and celebrating our history because we have members who support us. Please consider joining and helping us. No membership level is too low. But the more you give, the easier it is for us to continue our work and to do new things.

We urge you to help us either as a volunteer or as a member. Obviously donations are always appreciated and can be designated to help a program, provide care for the house, or just help with our normal expenses. Click here for information on membership and donations.

The house is located at 120 Civic Center Dr., West, corner of Sycamore and between Main and Broadway, in Historic Downtown Santa Ana. Call 714 547-9645 for more information.

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