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Field Notes | May 2025
May is National Preservation Month, a nationwide celebration recognizing the importance of preserving our nation’s heritage through historic places. Mother’s Day will be on Sunday, May 11, 2025. We celebrate all the ladies who have shaped our families and communities’ history. From the Archives Norton Simon Museum is celebrating its 50th anniversary. “Tête-à-tête: Three Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay” was on exhibit in 2015. 🖼️James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 (also known as Portrait of the Artist’s Mother), 1871 Oil on canvas. Artist of the Month “Creativity takes courage.” – Henri Matisse Rick Delanty, on view January 24 through June 30, 2025 The Studio,…
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Field Notes | April 2025
Spring is here! Let’s sail into warmer weather and enjoy the beauty of this season. 🐋 Join us on board a sailing adventure with the Ocean Institute to see whales and dolphins. 🐬 From the Archives “There may not have been a John Wayne if it wasn’t for Newport Beach.” -Ethan Wayne, President of the John Wayne Foundation View the Virtual Exhibition curated by 70°. Visit the Newport Beach Historical Society on Thursdays – Sundays: 2:00p.m.–6:00p.m. They are located at the Balboa Fun Zone at 600 E. Bay Ave. Newport Beach, CA 92661. Artists of the Month “I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love…
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Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum
Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum by 70 Degrees CSUF Partners with Marine Aviation Museum to Bring El Toro Oral Histories to LifeOver 500 Voices of Aviators, Veterans and Civilians to Be Featured in Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum Exhibit Feb. 12, 2025 At a Feb. 10 event inside a historic hanger at the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, now the Great Park in Irvine, CSUF and the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum celebrated the university’s donation of a copy of its El Toro Marine Corps Air Station Oral History Project to the museum. The oral histories of service members stationed at the base will be among exhibits when the new museum…
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Heros Hall Museum
A place for the public to gather, learn and celebrate veterans Heroes Hall is a free, year-round museum and education center. It is dedicated to honoring the legacy of Orange County veterans and all who have served our nation. Heroes Hall brings their stories to life through dynamic exhibitions and educational programs such as the speaker series. Located in a restored 1942 Santa Ana Army Air Base (SAAB) barracks, the museum features 3,600 square feet of rotating exhibits. The exhibits are designed thematically to highlight personal experiences of veterans. The Medal of Honor Courtyard and Walk of Honor provide an additional 5,000 square feet of space ideal for events and…
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Sherman Library & Gardens
City of Newport Beach 120th Historical Image Committee “The Gardens Sherman Library & Gardens is embarking on a once-in-a-generation revitalization of this historic and important community asset. Staying true to our roots, The Gardens will be reimagined to meet current and future needs, while remaining wholly authentic to the founding vision and local aesthetic that makes The Gardens so beloved by all” Notice: Gardens remain open while the library is currently closed for refurbishment. Learn More Founded in 1966 by businessman Arnold Haskell, and named after his mentor, Moses H. Sherman, this cultural center includes a historical research library, botanical garden, and art collection. For decades, Sherman Library & Gardens…
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Surfing Heritage and Culture Center
The Surfing Heritage and Culture Center (SHACC) in San Clemente is where legends gather. They have a vast collection of boards that start from the inception of the sport. Stroll on by for a docent led tour at 110 Calle Iglesia, San Clemente, CA 92672. Call ahead at (949) 388-0313 to schedule your museum tour and education program, which include ukulele lessons to Scout Troop programs. Hawaiian native Duke Kahanamoku is honored for his numerous contributions to surfing. SHACC by 70 Degrees Current Exhibition Exhibits Past Exhibitions Surf Travel: From Twain to Tavarua January- March 2025 From Mark Twain’s first attempt at surfing in 1866 to the modern surf travel…
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Sawdust Art Festival
We are working on Sawdust Art Festival’s 60th archive. You can follow the project and contribute your story! The archive contains thousands of never-before-seen photos, slides, newspaper clippings, and ephemera. Dive into the fascinating history of Sawdust and explore how Laguna Beach’s art scene developed. This collection contains photographs, oral histories, written stories, and ephemera. What was life like in the Laguna Canyon in the 1960s? The archive is a time capsule to the past. What did people do for fun? What were their hobbies? Discover this story within the space of six decades in these pages. You will see a variety of materials from the Sawdust Art Festival. Some…
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December 2024
From the Archives 📁 These photographs have been digitized and archived in our family’s collection. Have you started archiving your family’s history? Consider purchasing a Family Archives Preservation Kit. The History Hub is managed by the National Archives. It is for researchers, citizen historians, and archival professionals. 70 Degrees provides resources to you as you document your heritage. San Clemente Historical Society Discover the charming city of San Clemente. It was developed by Ole Hanson as “The Spanish Village by the Sea.” While in San Clemente, explore the historic district of Del Mar Avenue where the pier is near the founder’s house. On November 8, 1925 the Los Angeles…
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Nirvana | Hollywood
Written by Dylan Arseo, USC History student and 70 Degrees Intern Originally built in 1925, The Nirvana is an ode to the revivalist style of architecture that was popular in the early twentieth century. The designers of the building were fascinated with the idea of “exoticiscm” and hence, were inspired to employ a Chinese aesthetic. However, in true Hollywood fashion, the style seen at The Nirvana is not a style that one would find in China but was rather manufactured from a Western perspective. This would also influence the Spanish and Egyptian-inspired architecture that can be found around Hollywood. In fact, its designers never even visited the continent Asia and…
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Irvine
Cattle on Irvine Ranch, 1900. The Irvine Ranch grew Valencia oranges and was a leader in dry farming and livestock. The rangelands were reminiscent of the following hills of Ireland where James Irvine left in 1846 at nineteen years old. According to the Irvine Historical Society, James took a one-hundred-one-day journey and ate hard beans, harder tack, mahogany beef, and bilge water daily. James met Dr. Benjamin Flint, a future business partner, and Collis P. Huntington, his business challenger. “The purchase of Rancho San Joaquin from Don José Andrés Sepulveda in 1864 marked the beginning of their operations in Southern California, as well as the beginning of the land holdings…
