Orange County Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the history of Orange County, California. It was incorporated on May 28, 1919.Announcements, Santa Ana Register, page 15, Santa Ana, California, October 5, 1933Bowers Memorial Museum to be Opened in Few Weeks, Santa Ana Register, page nine, Santa Ana, California, September 12, 1922 Dormant during World War II, the Society was re-established in 1961.
Publications The Society published Orange County Medical History (1927),Medical History in Orange County, Santa Ana History, Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society, https://www.santaanahistory.com/articles/OC-MedHistory.htmlDr. C.D. Ball Prepares County Medical History, Santa Ana Register, Santa Ana, California February 2, 1927 the Centennial Bibliography of Orange County (1989), Don Meadows’ The House of Bernardo Yorba (1963), Wayne Gibson’s The Olive Mill (1975), and Virginia Carpenter’s Cañada de la Brea: Ghost Rancho (1978).
In 1973, the Society launched the journal Orange Countiana. It is currently published annually, in the fall. This publication is open for submission of articles of up to 5,000 words about any aspect of the history of Orange County.
Archives OCHS has amassed an archive collection of historic material available for scholarly research. The OCHS also has a 1200-volume reference library.
The OCHS photograph collection includes approximately 6000 photos, some of which have been uploaded to Flickr.
OCHS archives a growing collection of articles and resources for Orange County history, including early publications of the Society,J.C. Seminar Study Report Reviews Publications of School Fine Arts Press, Orange County History Series, Santa Ana Register, June 10, 1935 previously published articles from a variety of sources and reproductions of early promotional brochures and other historic publications.
Membership OCHS is open to public membership, which supports their programming, events, archives and publications. Members receive the monthly County Courier newsletter with information about scheduled upcoming events, local history articles, and annual Orange Countiana journal.
See also List of historical societies in California
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