HCC | November 3, 2009
Just a reminder that tomorrow, Tuesday, November 3rd, is our next HCC meeting, held at the Orange Public Library local history room! We have a guest speaker, Adrian Turner, from the California Digital Library, who will be speaking on the Online Archives of California. For meeting location & details: check here.
Colleen Greene | August 1, 2009
Are you affiliated with a small museum, library, or archive that needs financial assitance to help preserve your special collections? If so, Bank of America is partnering with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to award 1-year grants of up to $3,000 each to help preserve select types of local heritage collections: Grants [...]
Colleen Greene | November 13, 2008
Don’t miss out on the slide show presentation this Saturday, November 15th, at the Katie Wheeler branch library, featuring photographs from the Irvine Family Archive. November 15, 2008 (10:00am – 12:00pm) Eric Jessen, the retired Chief, Orange County Harbors, Beaches & Parks, will deliver a slide-show presentation of historic photographs drawn from the Irvine Family [...]
John Elliott | October 20, 2008
Southern California history comes alive Saturday, October 25, 2008 at the 3rd Annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar. Browse rare collections, consult with experts, learn about family genealogy, preserving your own history, and numerous other topics. Archives Live! offers a wealth of resources for exploring Los Angeles history. Learn about Los Angeles history and join us [...]
Stephanie George | October 6, 2008
It’s Archives Month in California! And, whadda you know…October is designated as National Archives Month, too. First, on the national level: if you’ve never visited the Society of American Archivist’s website, I’d encourage you to do it this month. On the page dedicated specifically to this event http://www.archivists.org/archivesmonth/index.asp you’ll find all kinds of materials, including [...]
Stephanie George | August 15, 2008
Tucked amid the media attention of the Beijing Olympics, the National Archives announced this week the declassification of documents that revealed additional information about the OSS (Office of Strategic Services) — forerunner of the CIA — during World War II. Much to the general public’s amazement, Julia Child, among others, was exposed as a spy for [...]
