The Highland Area Historical Society
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The Highland Area Historical Society was formed to foster an awareness of the history in the Highland/East Highland area of San Bernardino County in Southern California, which includes the area bounded by Victoria Ave. on the west, the Santa Ana River Canyon on the east, the National Forest boundary on the north, and the Santa Ana River on the south.
The Society also endeavors to expand the involvement of the public in collecting artifacts and preserving local history. The Society takes an active part in the Highland Citrus Harvest Festival in March.
Upcomming Meetings And Events
Highland Area Historical Society meetings are held at 7PM at the Highland Senior Center, 3102 E. Highland Ave. Patton, CA 92369 Phone:(909)862-8104
Directions:
Highland Avenue to Patton Ave (the only signal light between Palm Ave, and Victoria). Go North on Patton Ave onto the grounds of the hospital, the first building on the right (East) is the Highland Senior Center, 3102 E. Highland Avenue. Go into the first driveway on the right (East) to the back of the building for parking and enter the building on the North side, up the ramp. We use the meeting room on the left after you enter.
Highland Independence Day Parade
and Celebration in the Park
Wednesday, July 4, 2009 9AM
Nancy Alexander, Highland Area Historical Society President will be riding in member Dave Harkey’s Classic Mercury .
The parade will start as usual from St. Adelaide Catholic Church on Base Line at 9 a.m. The procession will continue west on Base Line and turn south at Central Avenue, and conclude at the Highland Community Park, 7793 Central Ave for Highland’s 4th of July Celebration.
The Chamber has partnered with the Highland Family YMCA, which will be hosting the Celebration after the parade. The 4th of July Celebration planning committee, chaired by YMCA Board Member Rose Narcisse, is mapping out the Highland Community Park to include places for games and activities, food vendors, entertainment stage, a chill zone and picnic area.
Highland Area Historical Society meeting
Thursday, September 3, 2009 7PM
Mark Landis on The Kite-Shaped Track
This program revisits the glory days of the Santa Fe Railroad’s famous tourist excursion through Southern California from 1892 to 1917, focusing on the “eastern loop” of the tour through the San Bernardino Valley. The photo journey will take you back to simpler times when orange groves, farms and fledgling communities began filling Southern California’s vast open spaces following the great land boom of the 1880’s.
The Kite-Shaped Track excursion was named for a popular figure-eight or kite-shaped horse racing track that was popular during the era. The figure-eight shaped rail excursion laid horizontally across Southern California, with the smaller end of the “8” encircling the San Bernardino Valley.
The program will present historic photos from the era as well as advertisements and memorabilia used by Santa Fe to promote the route. The cities of San Bernardino, Redlands, Mentone, Highland, and Patton will be highlighted on the tour.
About The Presenter:
Mark Landis is a freelance correspondent for the San Bernardino
County Sun newspaper who has been writing local history articles since
2001. He is a member of the San Bernardino Historical and Pioneer
Society and an avid collector of local historic photos and memorabilia.
Mark has lived in San Bernardino County for 25 years, and currently
resides in Wrightwood with his family.
Highland Area Historical Society meeting
Thursday, November 5, 2009 7PM
John Hockaday is tentatively scheduled for November on William Bristol.
A Pictorial History of Highland, by Bill Calvert
Bill Calvert has been collecting Highland photos and artifacts for 25 years. An idea began to take shape to chronicle the history of Highland from its early days, when it was known as Messina, to 1987 when Highland was incorporated as a city, through the use of photographs.
The late Kay Beattie, who wrote the Looking Back articles for the Highland Community News, was to collaborate with Bill on this project, but it became too much for her. With her encouragement, Bill pressed on with the project.
The Historical Society offered to "self-publish" this one-of-a-kind book consisting of 207 pages of photos and historical narrative.
Copies are available by contacting Bill Calvert at (909)862-5492, or writing to the Highland Area Historical Society: P.O. Box 353, Highland, CA 92346-0353.
Highland Area Historical Society Blog:
http://www.blog.highlandhistory.org/
Officers and Board Members
President: Nancy Alexander
909-862-7868
Vice President: Dwayne Anthony
Secretary: Pam Beachtel Bible
Treasurer: Open (Nancy Alexander acting treasurer)
Board Members: Robert Moore, Jose Tacal and Charles Kiel
Contact Information
Highland Area Historical SocietyP.O. Box P.O. Box 353
Highland, CA 92346-0353
www.HighlandHistory.org
Email Webmaster
Meetings:
1st. Thursday
of Jan, March, May, Sept, Nov. at 7:00 PM
Meetings are held at the Highland Senior Center, 3102 E. Highland Avenue.
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