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November 20, 2017

Tour of Riverside Historic Sites (January 27, 2018)

This tour is co-sponsored by the Historical Society of Southern California and the Riverside Historical Society. The tour will begin at 10am and include participants driving to multiple stops. There will be some walking over uneven ground. The … [Read more...]

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October 16, 2017

HSSC Holiday Party (Saturday, December 2, 2017)

The Historical Society of Southern California cordially invites you and your guests to the HSSC Holiday Party at the Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum Saturday, December 2, 2017, from 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm. The HSSC will kick off the … [Read more...]

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October 16, 2017

Tour of the St. Francis Dam (Sunday, November 12, 2017)

Just after midnight on March 12, 1928, the recently completed St. Francis Dam collapsed, sending a 12-billion gallon wall of water through the narrow canyon and ultimately to the Pacific Ocean. The disaster killed at least 450 people and effectively … [Read more...]

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September 24, 2017

12th-annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar, USC (Saturday, October 21, 2017)

12th-annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar (Saturday, October 21, 2017) Saturday, October 21, 2017 9:00am-5:00pm Doheny Memorial Library, University of Southern California Free admission. The HSSC will display artifacts from its collection … [Read more...]

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September 24, 2017

Lecture, Los Angeles Public Library, Donna Schuele, “The Tragic Tale of Rancho Sausal Redondo: Love, Honor, and Power in Early Los Angeles” (Saturday, October 7, 2017)

Saturday, October 7th, 2017 at 2:00 pm   Central Library Meeting Room A 630 W. Fifth Street Los Angeles, CA  90071  In 1837, the governor of Alta California gave a land grant of 22,458 acres to Antonio Ygnacio Avila. That rancho would … [Read more...]

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