Stephanie George | July 24, 2008
ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE MODJESKA’S ARDEN Opening August 7, 2008 Old Courthouse Museum Downtown Santa Ana Madame Helena Modjeska, one of the great stage actresses of her day, established a country home in the Santa Ana Mountains in the 1880s that became the best known residence in California. Explore Modjeska’s impact on Orange County [...]
Colleen Greene | July 19, 2008
I received the following email of interest on Wednesday, from an HCC colleague: Dear HCC members, Some of you may already be aware of the pending legislation related to public records known as AB 2595, which is making its way through the California legislature. It passed in the House and will be up for a [...]
Colleen Greene | July 19, 2008
An article posted by the Los Angeles Times today cites a neurologist who believes that Pio Pico, governor of pre-statehood California during the 1830s and 1840s, may have been afflicted by a neurological disorder that distorted his physical features and made him impotent for much of his life. The doctor consulted historians and historical images [...]
