Preservation Month will be celebrated all month long. We will be featuring historic sites. This year’s theme is “all people are created equal.” You might want to find antiques to add to your personal collections at Redo Market held in Dana Point on Del Prado which will be held on Sunday, May 3rd from 9am… Read More Field Notes | May 2026
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association Announces Award Winners for “For the Love of the Sea” Exhibition Juried Competition Honors the Legacy of Frank Cuprien in partnership with the Laguna Art Museum LAGUNA BEACH, CA — The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA) is proud to announce the award winners for its premier juried exhibition, “For… Read More For the Love of the Sea Exhibition
Newport Harbor is known for yachts and sailboats that glide gracefully through the ocean water. For adventure seekers, the harbor offers a variety of activities from paddleboarding and kayaking to sunset cruises. Schedule your trip to Catalina or for a sport fishing adventure for anglers. Celebrate the past and present at the iconic Mayor’s Table… Read More Newport Beach
Spring is here! It is time to enjoy 70° weather at the Newport Beach International Boat Show at Lido Marina Village from April 16th-19th, 2026. Incorporating stunning yachts from top builders and brokerages, the event offers attendees a one-of-a-kind experience that captures the essence of Newport Beach’s elevated lifestyle. We are working on preserving Newport… Read More Field Notes | April 2026
Thank you for Celebrating 5 years of OC Archives Bazaar! With over 1000 attendees, 28 exhibitors, 20 volunteers, 10 guest speakers and 3 planning committee members, this year’s OC Archives Bazaar, Beyond the Archive: Textiles, Tunes, and Tales from Orange County was a great hit! Thank you for having visited our exhibition table at the… Read More OC Archives Bazaar
Happy Women’s History Month! We remember leading ladies’ legacies. View our collection of WWII Homefront stories. Route 66 – Happy 100th Birthday to America’s Mother Road: Paintings by Joan Gladstone December 13, 2025 – May 30, 2026 at the Hilbert Art Museum in Orange Celebrate the centennial of America’s most iconic highway as artist Joan… Read More Field Notes | March 2026
NO. 204 OLD SANTA ANA – Portolá camped on the bank of Santa Ana River in 1769, and José Antonio Yorba, a member of the expedition, later returned to Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. El Camino Real crossed the river in this vicinity. The place was designated Santa Ana by travelers and known by that… Read More Historic Orange
Book of the Month Happy Valentine’s Day! “Sense will always have attractions to me that sensibility cannot.” — Elinor Dashwood, Sense and Sensibility Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen was published in 1811. It was Jane Austen’s first novel and a sharp exploration of love, reason, emotion, and social expectations in early 19th-century England. This story… Read More Field Notes | February 2026
We wish you a prosperous start to 2026! 70° is celebrating 11 years in business! Thank you for your ongoing collaboration! 70 Degrees is partnering with the UC Irvine Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences to innovate digital history technologies using AI. We are working with an incredible cohort of students who will… Read More Field Notes | January 2026
70 Degrees is partnering with the UC Irvine Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences to innovate digital history technologies using AI. We are working with an incredible cohort of students who will transform archive systems. “The ICS mission is to advance computing technologies and explore their multidisciplinary applications for the good of humanity.… Read More UCI Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Science
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