Fairview Register April 2020
Our April 2020 newsletter is now online. Topics include "Preserving History in a Pandemic", " Our Historic Moment", "Full House for House Talk", "Now That We Have Time", and more!
Fairview Register March 2020
Our March 2020 newsletter is now online. Topics include "A Very Special Event at OCC’s Planetarium", "Mildred Matthews: An Oral History", "Changing Harbor Boulevard", "Visiting Dick Church’s" and more!
Fairview Register February 2020
Our February 2020 newsletter is now online. Topics include "Chris Lukather on Cinderella Homes", "Phil Brigandi's Memorial", "Putting History on the Map", new board installations and more!
Fairview Register January 2020
Our January 2020 newsletter is now online. Topics include "Letty Rodella on Spanish Patriots in the Revolution", "Remembering Phil Brigandi", A4-M Dedication, adobe news and more!
Free Talk: Chris Lukather on Cinderella Homes
Architecture fans are in for a treat. This February 23rd at 2 p.m., author Chris Lukather will talk about his new book, The Cinderella Homes of Jean Vandruff. Cinderella homes are a whimsical variation on traditional tract homes that turn suburban neighborhoods into storybook lands, complete with swooping gables, shake shingle roofs, and faux medieval designs. Never seen one? You don’t have to go far to find them. Costa Mesa has its own set of Cinderella homes…
Fairview Register November 2019
In the November 2019 Fairview Register, we look at Thanksgivings before the Pilgrims, Costa Mesa's Civil War veterans, Captain Gary Barnhill on the Vietnam War’s “Rolling Thunder”, and more! Fairview Register November 2019
Statue of Father Francisco López de Mendoza Grajales in present-day St. Augustine (Photo courtesy Ebyabe, Wikimedia Commons)
A Tale of Two Thanksgivings
Holiday excitement is in the air. As November arrives we of course recall the famous story of the first Thanksgiving: the 1621 feast of good harvest between the pilgrims and the Wampanoag tribe. But what about the other European explorers who had celebrated their arrival on the Floridian peninsula a century before?
Halloween of Yesteryear. Photo courtesy Tess Bernstein.
Fairview Register October 2019
In the October 2019 Fairview Register, we look back on the life of Refugio Leon, tell some scary stories, preview the society elections, and look forward to theater legend Tom Titus's opening of this year's Speaker Series.
2020 Society Elections of Officers and Board Members
November is fast approaching and so are our annual elections. This is where you, our members, have the opportunity to become a candidate or nominate another member to serve on our board and help set the direction of the Historical Society.
Society’s Ghosts Wonder Where the Humans Are
Society VP Bob Palazzola says: "We knew that the need for volunteers was always an ongoing problem. However, I was surprised to find out that it was even a concern for ghosts of our building."
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