We’re looking for volunteers to assist us in the preservation of our local history. Do you like old photographs? Do you enjoy seeing them come back to life? We need your passion and your skills! Photo preservation and restoration is a key part of the Costa Mesa Historical Society’s mission. If you would like to learn more about this fun and gratifying volunteer opportunity, fill out the form below, give us a call at 949-631-5918, or drop us…
The Costa Mesa Historical Society elections will take place at the beginning of the Sunday Speaker Program on November 18th.
As the days get shorter and the air gets cooler, we remember the fun we had last summer.
Three generations of special women toured the society’s boatbuilding exhibit in September: Jeani Hibbard, Katie Hibbard, and Bonnie Murray. Bonnie Murray’s husband Arland “Buzz” Murray was a key player in the Costa Mesa boatbuilding industry. Together he and Mel Potter built Mel-Craft dinghies and sabots. The family posed for a photo next to a model of one of Mel-Craft’s most popular crafts, a 12-foot sailing pram. A fun bonus came when Mary Ellen Goddard helped find a…
Learn about Tony Burica's upcoming talk, the Costa Mesa Songbook, the Ed Miller Collection, and more in the October 2018 Fairview Register.
This is the first of a continuing series that will take a peek inside the society’s rich archives. At any given moment, only a small fraction of the collection can be displayed. The rest, however, is of interest both to the researcher and the layperson alike. This month we look at the important Ed Miller Collection.
The Costa Mesa Historical Society is pleased to announce that Tony Burica, owner of Tony's Boat Shop, will be our speaker on Sunday October 21, 2018 . as he presents his life's Journey from Croatia to the United States and more!
Access to the Costa Mesa Historical Society Museum may be impacted by construction of the new downtown library. Please use Anaheim Avenue and follow the signs to the library until further notice.
Browse fine crafts from 50 artisans based in Orange, Los Angeles, and Riverside counties when the Artistic License Fair returns to Estancia Park next month. The event will run Friday, October 26 and Saturday, October 27 from 10 a.m-4 p.m. The Diego Sepulveda Adobe will be open both days.
Mary Ellen Goddard will offer four free one-hour seminars on archival practice to society volunteers each Friday from September 28-October 19th at 10:30 a.m. at the Costa Mesa Historical Society Museum.