Dr. Mimulus's Traveling Medicine Show - an Ehtnobotanical Experience
Sunday, March 22nd from 2 pm to 4 pm
Since 1890, from the British Isles to the Channel Isles, Dr. Mimulus has cured the diseased, distressed, and downtrodden with his nourishing floral remedies. He is a member of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, a practitioner of Druidism, a collector of ethnobotanical knowledge of indigenous people and a player of Celtic fiddle tunes.
In regards to St. Patrick's Day, Dr. Mimulus will reveal the ancient healing powers of the mythological "snakes," a metaphor for the Druids, who Patrick is said to have driven out of Ireland when he established Christianity.
The good doctor is prepared to administer a dose of medicinal music with his favorite fiddle melodies. For the sake of maximum merriment, dare to dress in period attire, play, sing, and dance along. Wild harvested plant specimens will be available for participants to observe, analyze, identify, and take home
At this outdoor gathering, you are encourage to bring your own food, beverage, and seating (blanket or portable chair). The cost is $10 per person. For reservations, call Joel (Dr. Mimulus) at 714 639-8480 or email him at jrobinson@naturalist-for-you.org.
The event is held at the Dr. Willella Howe-Waffle House, 120 Civic Center Drive (just west of Main St. at Sycamore).
Help Us Preserve History
Join the Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society. For a small contribution, you can support the Dr. Howe-Waffle House, the new Santa Ana Fire Museum, and all the other historical and preservation activities we do.
As a member you receive special member-only discounts on Open House tickets at both of our museums (the 1889 Dr. Willella Howe-Waffle House and Medical Museum and our new Santa Ana Fire Museum,) as well as invitations and discounts to exciting events throughout the year, including our award-winning Cemetery Tour. And as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, your membership dollars are tax deductible!
With a near 40-year legacy of historic preservation, the Society remains an all-volunteer, grassroots organization with no paid staff, and a reputation as an active, community-preservation oriented group. This is not your grandmother's historical society! We take historic preservation very seriously and are part of an exclusive, and increasingly rare, group of historical organizations. This is a distinction our members can take pride in.
Please join us today, or renew your membership at your current, or higher, level. And, please, give as generously as you can.
Click here to donate/join/renew online.
Update to the Civil War Veterans' Gravesites
The legacy of America's Civil War played a major role in the birth of Orange County. We support a great research effort to document the grave sites of Civil War veterans in our county. You can even use Google Earth to help you locate these locations. Click here to see more.
Orange County History Books
We have one of the widest collection of Santa Ana and Orange County history books around. If you would like to order any of them, visit our Store link for the books available online and for a copy of our latest mail-in book order form. If there is a book you think we have that isn't listed, email us at sahps@sahps.org
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.
This Place Matters! -- The Dr. Howe-Waffle House has been included in a national online program to highlight "places that matter." Thanks to Nicholas Ball for being our spokesmodel.
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Celebrating Forty Six Years of
Preserving Our Fair City!
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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!
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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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