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Next Historical Society Meeting

Doheny State Beach Barbecue

Join us for the Dana Point Historical Society annual barbecue in the beautiful Doheny State Beach. This event is the main fund-raising function for our Lucy Chavarrias Saunderson Scholarship Fund. The Historical Society this year awarded a $1,000 scholarship each to Brennan Whitley and Kotaro Ogino, both of Dana Hills High School. Please attend to meet these excellent graduates and to support this contribution to our local college-bound students.

Date: June 22, 2009
Place: Area “A” picnic pavilion
Doheny State Beach
25300 Dana Point Harbor Drive
Dana Point CA 92629

Time: 6:00—9:00 p.m.
Social Time at 6:00 p.m.
Barbecue served at 6:30 p.m.

Cost: $15 purchased prior to June 19
$20 on the day of the barbecue
$10 for children under 12

Menu: Tri-tip, Chicken (Chef Buck Henderson will be using the famous Tony Forster recipe), BBQ Beans, Cole Slaw. Water and soft drinks included. Wine & beer available.

Program: Presentation of scholarship winners followed by One of the very last two enthusiasts to surf Dana Cove the day it closed for construction of Dana Point Harbor. Capistrano Beach’s own LEO CHADE will share memories with us.

Parking: The fee has been waived. Tell the gate staff that you are attending the Historical Society event.

Reservations: Select and print the form below to get the early reduced price before June 19. Otherwise, please call 248-8121 to reserve (we need to know how much food to supply) and pay at the BBQ.

Order by June 19:

Send to: Dana Point Historical Society
P.O. Box 544, Dana Point CA 92629

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I would like _____ reservations for the Doheny Beach Barbecue.

Adults: $15
Children under 12: $10.

My check for $ _________ is enclosed.

Name:
Phone:
Address:
City State ZIP:
Email:

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Our New Projects Page

The Dana Point Historical Society has many diverse and exciting projects for your review and interest.

These projects are described here.

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Our Featured Founding Member

Doris Walker is a founding member of the Historical Society.

Her books, including the newest shown above, are now available for sale at the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce,
and sales of her books benefit the Historical Society!

Doris Walker's current events and the cover and forward of her latest book, "Dana Point, Images of America", may be found here.

A short biographical sketch and a list of her books
may be found here.

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Our New Member Profiles

Read in Our Member Profiles about one of the Dana Point
Historical Society's Own Members, Mitchell "Mitch" Higginbotham, who enters history himself and is jointly awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, one of the nation's highest honors,
by President Bush and Congress in 2007 here.

 

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Read Carlos Olveras' "The Rough Road to City Hood"

 

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Read Bruce Beal's History of Surfing & Oceanic History
in Dana Point:

Parts (click a number): I   II   III   IV  V  VI

 

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Read Terry Walsh's History of the
Dramatic Lives of Edward & Ned Doheny

and their Part in the History of Dana Point: Here

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The Dana Point Historical Society Wins Best Local Entry &
Celebrates the Surfing Heritage of Dana Point at the
2006 Whale Festival Parade: Here

 

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Please Note: The Museum is presently being relocated, and will soon be resurrected as a reference library where vintage photographs, books, maps, exhibits, oral histories and other artifacts are collected and exhibited. Books, photos, along with other gift items, such as Dana Point Historical Society shirts, are for sale. The Museum is staffed by volunteers and all proceeds benefit the Dana Point Historical Society.

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