Past Speakers and Events
Highland Independence Day Parade
and Celebration in the Park
Wednesday, July 4, 2009 9AM
Nancy Alexander, Highland Area Historical Society President rode in member Dave Harkey’s Classic Mercury.
The parade started as usual from St. Adelaide Catholic Church on Base Line at 9 a.m. The procession continued west on Base Line, turned south at Central Avenue, and concluded at the Highland Community Park, 7793 Central Ave for Highland’s 4th of July Celebration.
The Chamber partnered with the Highland Family YMCA, which hosted the Celebration after the parade. The 4th of July Celebration planning committee, chaired by YMCA Board Member Rose Narcisse, mapped out the Highland Community Park to include games and activities, food vendors, an entertainment stage, a chill zone and picnic area.
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2009 Highland Independence Day Parade and Celebration in the Park
Highland Area Historical Society meeting
Thursday, May 7, 2009 7PM
"Collecting and digging antique bottles and related items."
Dwayne Anthony shared his 22 years of hands-on knowledge, as well as some intriguing experiences that he has encountered while collecting old bottles and related artifacts, most having been dug from old outhouse pits. Many examples from his collection and outhouse digs were on hand to view, along with some of the key tools of the trade.
Highland Citrus Harvest Festival
Saturday, March 28th 2009 - 10AM to 3:30PM
Highland Area Historical Society meeting
Thursday, March 5, 2009 7PM
Scott Klemm, gave a presentation on ancient locks.
Have you ever thought about where everyday things you use originated? What about the key you push into a lock to open the door of your house or start your car? It may surprise you to learn that the basic principle used in your modern lock was invented in ancient times. Of course, the ancient locks were made of wood instead of metal, and were much larger than today’s. This explains the Bible passage, “I will place on his shoulder the key of the house of David” (Isaiah 22:22). If you saw one of these keys, would you recognize it is as a key? You definitely would not recognize the first key used in ancient Egypt.
Scott Klemm, a retired history teacher and collector of antique locks, gave a presentation on ancient locks at our March 5 meeting. The talk was illustrated with pictures and some actual specimens from Roman times. Scott also signed copies of his book, Ancient Locks. The Evolutionary Development of the Lock and Key, which is a limited edition. The price was $25.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Happy Holidays!
As you know New Year’s Day fell on our regular meeting date and we agree to meet the following Thursday, January 8. The time was the same, 7:00 pm
We also agreed to do something different this year and we arranged an Installation Dinner at the Hampton Inn & Suites in the San Manuel Village on Boulder and Highland Avenue. The dinner was catered by Leonard’s Catering. The menu was Prime Rib, Baked Potato, Mixed Vegetables, and for dessert, assorted Cheesecakes. It was great! The event was paid out of Society funds, however donations were welcome.
Officers and Board Members for 2009-2010 were installed.
Nancy Alexander gave a brief talk on the history of hotels in Highland.
Please remember that dues for 2009 are due and payable in January Dues are $10 a year for individuals and families.
Dues may be mailed to:
Highland Area Historical Society
Attn. Membership
P.O. Box 353
Highland, CA 92345-3353
2008:
Thursday, November 6th 2008
We held elections during our business meeting.
The program was presented by Bill Calvert, who presented a slide show on the history of Highland.
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.
Thursday, September 4th 2008
Nick Cataldo highlighted his recent book: The Earp Clan: The Southern California Years . Nick devoted nearly 20 years of research prior to publishing this book. Copies were available for purchase at the meeting.
Nick Cataldo Vidio on "The Earp Clan: The Southern California Years"
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/the-earp-clan-the-southern-california-years-by-nick-cataldo/2182087404
Thursday, May 1st 2008
The speaker was:
Nola Houle did a presentation on the Cram house that once stood near the corner of Palm and Baseline and has since been moved twice. She discussed a little of the early history on the house, then covered the many adventures of the two moves. Larry and Nola Houle are the current owners of the home, which now stands at the corner of Highland Ave & Church Street.
Thursday, March 6th 2008
Gena Philibert Ortega gave her presentation on "Preserving your Heirlooms for the Next 100 years". She discussed preserving heirlooms including textiles and paper documents. Her bio is at her website which is http://www.yourfamilyhistoryresearch.com/
Thursday, January 3rd 2008
John Hockaday, author of "Trails and Tails of the Cajon Pass".
Information: 909-823-0227, www.buckthornpublishing.com
Meet the expert on the Cajon Pass
By MARK MUCKENFUSS The Press-Enterprise
2007
Thursday, November 1st 2007
The Speaker was Tom Spellman of Upland, CA who is a leading authority on citrus and deciduous fruit growing and has appeared on many garden TV programs, talk radio shows and has written for garden magazines. He will cover a little of the history on citrus growing in the area, then discuss the newer varieties now available.
Thursday, September 6th 2007
For the September meeting, our program was presented by long time and noted packing label collector, Floyd Mcdonald. He showed a slide presentation on citrus labels entitled "Beauty on the Box"
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.