The first issue of the newly-revived Orange Countiana historical journal is finally out, and it's outstanding..
A couple years ago, I started encouraging the Orange County Historical Society (OCHS) to get back to the business of publishing substantive local history. Thanks to the Society's board and our editor, Phil Brigandi, the long-dormant Orange Countiana was brought back to life -- this time as an annual publication. (The previous five issues were published somewhat randomly over the course of more than 35 years.)
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I'm now on the editorial board -- But honestly, between our great contributors and an excellent editor, there wasn't much for me to tweak. Here are the major articles you'll find inside:
- Eighty Five Years In the Old Courthouse - Lecil Slaback
- Albert Barnes Clark: A Pioneer Community Leader - Paul R. Clark
- The Birth of Orange County - Phil Brigandi
- Orange County's Meandering Boundary: Coyote Creek - Esther Ridgway Cramer
- The Long Arms of the Octopus: Southern Pacific Politics in Early Orange County - Stan Oftelie
- Prohibiton Distills New Business on the South County Coast, Then Depression Pulls the Cork on the Good Life - Doris I. Walker
Some of the contributors will speak and sign journals at the OCHS holiday gathering on Thurs., Dec. 9, 2010, 7:30pm, at Trinity Episcopal Church, 2400 N. Canal St., Orange. The meeting is open to the public and refreshments will be served..
All OCHS members receive a free copy of Orange Countiana. Additional copies, or copies for non-members are available for $20 each. (Hint: Individual membership in OCHS is $20 a year, so you might just want to join!) If you can't attend the meeting and are not a member, feel free to contact me about purchasing a copy.
