Dana Point on Film

Film library

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• 1:01:11

  Surfing Legends: The Boehne Family Legacy

  Surf Heritage · 2024 · 1 hr 1 min

  Dave Boehne looks back at the legacy of his parents, Steve and Barrie Boehne, whose tandem surfing won international acclaim in the 1970s, and at Steve's hand-crafted surfboard designs.

  Related: The Boehne Family →
• 19:23

  Dana Point – My Hometown – 1900s

  Documentaries · 2023 · 19 min

  A documentary exploring the history of Dana Point and the surrounding areas from 1900 onward.

  Related: Dana Point Timeline →
• 15:56

  Dana Point – My Hometown – Pre-1900s

  Documentaries · 2023 · 16 min

  An educational documentary on the history of what is now Dana Point and the surrounding areas before 1900.

  Related: Dana Point Timeline →
• 30:07

  Joyce Hoffman: A Life in Surfing

  Surf Heritage · 2022 · 30 min

  Surfing pioneer Joyce Hoffman looks back at her life in surfing at the society's October 2022 meeting.

• 2:45

  Joyce Hoffman: A Short Film

  Surf Heritage · 2022 · 3 min

  A short, lively video about the life of surfing pioneer Joyce Hoffman.

• 2:12:30

  Dana Point's Dolphin House: The Lost Years of Capistrano by the Sea Hospital

  Talks & Programs · 2022 · 2 hr 13 min

  A panel of former Capistrano by the Sea Hospital staff share stories and slides from 1979 to 1998, the years the house served as a free-standing psychiatric hospital before it was restored as a single-family home.

• 1:19:52

  San Onofre: Memories of a Legendary Surfing Beach

  Surf Heritage · 2021 · 1 hr 20 min

  Surfing author David F. Matuszak presents his book on San Onofre and California surf culture, from Whitey Harrison and the origins of the scene to women in surfing and the beach's environmental concerns.

• 56:33

  Tutor & Spunky's Deli: A Dana Point Landmark

  Talks & Programs · 2021 · 57 min

  Columnist Tom Blake, who opened Tutor and Spunky's Deli in 1988 and ran it for 26 years, shares stories from his book about the deli and the people who came through it.

• 1:19:30

  Annual Meeting 2021, with Eric Jessen

  Society Events · 2021 · 1 hr 20 min

  The annual meeting of January 27, 2021: board elections and society business, then a video on the history of Orange County parks narrated by Eric Jessen and a Q&A with him.

• 1:01:31

  The Journey of Junípero Serra

  Talks & Programs · 2020 · 1 hr 2 min

  Teacher and historian Eric Plunkett follows Junípero Serra's 18th-century journey through Orange County, with highlights from his book Saint Junípero Serra and the Founders of San Juan Capistrano and Orange County.

• 1:00:09

  The Life of Hippolyte Bouchard

  Talks & Programs · 2019 · 1 hr

  Michael Melzer, author of The Patriot Pirate, on the life of Hippolyte Bouchard, the French Argentine sailor and corsair who fought for Argentina, Chile and Peru.

• 21:31

  Hobie Memorial Dedication

  Surf Heritage · 2018 · 22 min

  The dedication ceremony for the memorial to legendary surfer Hobart "Hobie" Alter, with remarks from Dana Point's mayor and others.

• 36:57

  Founders Day 2018: Jim Wehan

  Society Events · 2018 · 37 min

  Jim Wehan receives the society's Founders Day Award for 2018.

• 38:38

  Bob Minty and Friends

  Talks & Programs · 2018 · 39 min

  A society program featuring Bob Minty and friends.

• 1:04:41

  Bicentennial on the Pilgrim

  Society Events · 2018 · 1 hr 5 min

  A bicentennial program recorded aboard the Pilgrim.

• 22:37

  Dedication of the Dana Statue Plaque

  Society Events · 2018 · 23 min

  The dedication of the plaque at the statue of Richard Henry Dana.

  Related: Historic Designations →
• 1:05:53

  Anna G. Walters and Early Dana Point

  Talks & Programs · 2018 · 1 hr 6 min

  A program for the museum exhibit on Anna G. Walters, one of Dana Point's earliest investors and owner of its first business building, the Blue Lantern Fountain Lunch. Her relatives share family stories of her early days here.

  Related: Archive Collection →
• 47:35

  Richard Henry Dana at Dana Point

  Talks & Programs · 2018 · 48 min

  Eric Plunkett gives an overview of Dana's life and Two Years Before the Mast, then examines Dana's time at Dana Point and the places where events in the book took place.

  Related: Richard Henry Dana Jr. →
• 48:36

  Annual Meeting 2018

  Society Events · 2018 · 49 min

  The 2018 annual meeting and potluck at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church. Keith Johannes receives the tenth and final Pat Plepler Award, and Nancy Jenkins pays tribute to the late Colene Schwandt.

• 15:44

  Joe Dunn on Waterman Wayne Schafer

  Surf Heritage · 2017 · 16 min

  A program on Joe Dunn's book Indian: The Life of Osage Waterman Wayne Schafer, which follows Schafer's life and the early days of California surf culture.

• 1:06:19

  Founders Day 2017: Carlos and Georgelean Olvera

  Society Events · 2017 · 1 hr 6 min

  The Founders Day program honoring Carlos and Georgelean Olvera for their contributions to the city and its history, with Bruce Beal and Elizabeth Bamattre as master and mistress of ceremonies.

• 55:14

  Annual Meeting 2017

  Society Events · 2017 · 55 min

  The 2017 annual meeting and potluck at the Dana Point Community House, where longtime member Willa Porter receives the Pat Plepler Award.

• 1:08:09

  Scholarship Fiesta 2017

  Society Events · 2017 · 1 hr 8 min

  The Doris I. Walker and Lucy Chavarrias-Saunderson memorial scholarships are presented to students from Dana Hills and San Juan Hills high schools.

• 1:19:38

  Annual Meeting 2016

  Society Events · 2016 · 1 hr 20 min

  The society's annual meeting of February 23, 2016.

• 29:32

  The Rock, The Time Capsule, The Harbor

  Documentaries · 2016 · 30 min

  A documentary film by Jonathan Morgan Jenkins, from the Dana Point Harbor time capsule's 50-year celebration in 2016.

• 2:00:14

  Two Years Before the Mast Reading, 2016

  Society Events · 2016 · 2 hr

  A reading from Richard Henry Dana Jr.'s Two Years Before the Mast, recorded in 2016.

  Related: Richard Henry Dana Jr. →
• 54:58

  Founders Day 2016

  Society Events · 2016 · 55 min

  The society's Founders Day program for 2016.

• 1:00:16

  Jeffrey Amestoy on Richard Henry Dana Jr.

  Talks & Programs · 2015 · 1 hr

  Former Vermont Chief Justice Jeffrey L. Amestoy presents Slavish Shore: The Odyssey of Richard Henry Dana Jr., the first full-length biography of Dana in more than half a century, at the Ocean Institute.

  Related: Richard Henry Dana Jr. →
• 1:11:57

  Doris Walker Celebration of Life

  Society Events · 2011 · 1 hr 12 min

  The celebration of life for Doris Walker, held on November 26, 2011.