Fairview Register February 2020
Our February 2020 newsletter is now online. Topics include “Chris Lukather on Cinderella Homes”, “Phil Brigandi’s Memorial”, “Putting History on the Map”, new board installations and more!
The Fairview Register
The Fairview Register is the monthly publication of the Costa Mesa Historical Society. Each newsletter contains news about the society, information about upcoming events, and articles about Costa Mesa history. It’s one of the best ways to stay up-to-date on Costa Mesa history.
Below you’ll find archives of the newsletter since 2012. If you’d like to receive a newsletter in your mailbox each month, consider joining the society.
Fairview Register January 2020
Our January 2020 newsletter is now online. Topics include “Letty Rodella on Spanish Patriots in the Revolution”, “Remembering Phil Brigandi”, A4-M Dedication, adobe news and more!
Fairview Register December 2019
Our December 2019 newsletter is now online. Topics include “The Year in Review”, “Spanish Patriots in the American Revolution”, “Making Spirits Bright: Alvin ‘Pink’ Pinkley’s 1978 Oral History”, news & more!
Fairview Register November 2019
In the November 2019 Fairview Register, we look at Thanksgivings before the Pilgrims, Costa Mesa’s Civil War veterans, Captain Gary Barnhill on the Vietnam War’s “Rolling Thunder”, and more!
Halloween of Yesteryear. Photo courtesy Tess Bernstein.
Fairview Register October 2019
In the October 2019 Fairview Register, we look back on the life of Refugio Leon, tell some scary stories, preview the society elections, and look forward to theater legend Tom Titus’s opening of this year’s Speaker Series.
Fairview Register September 2019
In the September 2019 Fairview Register, Cory Smith remembers the Imoto family, and we focus on upcoming events, report on the Heroes’ Hall groundbreaking, and say farewell to this year’s Concerts in the Park.
Fairview Register August 2019
In the August 2019 Fairview Register, we learn about the founding of the Costa Mesa (Civic) Playhouse, turn the spotlight onto our SAAAB class photo project, thank Kathy Bequette for her many years of service, and remember Ruth Levin and Cesar Pelli.
Fairview Register July 2019
Digitization Project, An Exciting Visit, Early California Days & History Roundup Recaps, Concerts in the Park and more!
Fairview Register June 2019
A New Library Opens, Share Your Memories, Tales of Roy June, City Attorney, New Boat Exhibit, Stanley Paher, and more!
Fairview Register May 2019
Early California Days, Where Are the Volunteers, Japanese Costa Mesans 1920-1942,
“The Wall That Heals” in Costa Mesa, and more!