Easter Eggs, Authors, and History With
Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society
 Join us for a
special spring Open House and book signing at
the Dr Willella Howe-Waffle House on Saturday,
April 3rd from noon to 4:00. Included with
your tour of this 1889 Victorian gem is a
display of vintage Easter cards and eggs,
delicious tea and Easter sweets, and a Victorian
Easter themed bookmark to take home.
Local Orange County authors including Rob
Richardson, Phil Brigandi, Chip Martin,
Christine Salts, Michael Barry, Roberta Reed and
Alison Young will be on hand to sign their
works, ranging from books on local history to an
exciting suspense novel.
And while you tour the House and browse through
books, kids can join an Easter egg hunt in our
beautiful garden at 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00!
Adults $5, Seniors and Members $4, Students K-12
$3
New OC History
Book on Railroads & Depots
New from Arcadia
Publishing’s Images of Rail series is
Railroads and Depots of Orange County by
local author, as well as long-time SAHPS member
& volunteer, Rob
Richardson. In over 200 vintage photographs,
Richardson shares the history of railroads in
Orange County.
Railroads have been a part of Orange County for
over 130 years. The great names of American
railroading including Atchison, Topeka, Santa
Fe, Southern Pacific, and Union Pacific were
firmly planted here by the early 1920s and
linked with the largest interurban rail system
in the United States, the famed Pacific Electric
Railway. Thousands of people passed through
Orange County's depots during the 1940s as they
came to serve at the many military bases located
here during World War II.
The
names have since changed and yet the county's
rail scene remains as dynamic as ever, with
Amtrak, Metrolink, and amusement park railroads
joining the Burlington Northern Santa Fe and
Union Pacific. Railroad depots, new and old, are
located across Orange County and continue on
both as vital parts of history and the future of
transportation for America's fifth most
populated county.
Highlights of
Railroads and Depots of Orange County:
·
Offers a complete
review of Orange County’s railroad history
dating back to 1877
·
Shows how
railroads were a key factor in Orange County’s
early settlement, agricultural development and
population growth
·
Displays
rarely-seen images primarily from local Orange
County photographers including Tom Gildersleeve,
Cliff Prather, Robbe Gibson, Rob Richardson and
various local history collections
The book is
available at area bookstores, independent
retailers, and soon through the Society.
(We will include this book on our online
bookstore in a few weeks when we get copies.)
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." 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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