Heritage Museum of Orange County is excited to participate in Museum Day Live! 2012, hosted by Smithsonian Magazine. This annual nationwide event encourages people to visit a museum of their choice at no cost. Heritage Museum will be open for the event from 11 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Your free admission includes a tour of Read more
Location Heritage Museum of Orange County 3101 West Harvard Street Santa Ana, CA 92704 714-540-0404 Exhibit Hours Fridays during Heritage Museum’s Public Hours During public events held at the Museum By appointment with curator, Kevin Cabrera (collections@heritagemuseumoc.org) Towner Manufacturing Company has a long and rich history in the City of Santa Ana as a producer Read more
Reserve and complete any Heritage Museum educational field trip by October 31, 2012 and five students from your group attend for free! You must have a minimum of 20 students in your group. This promotion does not carry over beyond October 31st if you revise the date of your visit. Reserve NOW to lock in Read more
Heritage Museum of Orange County wishes to thank everyone who attended,participated in, and supported the Heritage Music & Arts Festival 2012! Special Thanks Go Out To The Following Organizations and Individuals Who Made the Event Possible: Our Sponsors AVIIR Disneyland Thomas Ellebie, Jr. First American Trust Guard A Heart Integrity Wealth Management Read more
The Heritage Museum of Orange County has won the prestigious Outstanding Contributions to Education Award from the Orange County Board of Education and William M. Habermehl, County Superintendent of Schools. In a recent ceremony at the county Department of Education offices, the award was presented to Candace Chromy, Executive Director of the museum. The honor Read more
Spring Literacy Fair March 17, 2012 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Do something fun on Saint Patrick’s Day this year! Come to the Heritage Museum of Orange County for an afternoon filled with joy, smiles, family, friends, laughter, free books, and free activities! The annual Spring Literacy Fair has something for everyone. Not only does Read more
Victorian Tea Society Cordially invites you to attend the Quilters Tea Saturday, May 5, 2012 11:00 a.m. Join us for a traditional Victorian tea in the Kellogg House’s lovely garden pavilion. Members of the Victorian Tea Society dressed in period attire will serve a delicious assortment of sweet and savory morsels along with scones and Read more
Dam Politics After returning home from his work on the Wahiawa dam, which was completed in 1905, Hiram Clay Kellogg barely had time to settle back in with his family when he was requested to return to Hawaii in late June of 1906. This time the request came from the Department of Public Works for Read more
One Dam or Two? After completing the Gila Bend project, as described in Part 1 of this series, Hiram Clay Kellogg’s dam-building skills were next put to use in Hawaii Territory. The design and construction of the Wahiawa Dam on Oahu in 1903-5 was probably his most significant achievement in the dam-building arena. There is Read more
Hiram on the Gila Maybe it was growing up on a farm in Anaheim, the first town in California to establish a successful irrigation system, that attracted Hiram Clay Kellogg to water projects. Or maybe it was the four post-college years he spent laying out vineyards in Anaheim, where irrigation must certainly have played a Read more
