To preserve, protect, and perpetuate the history of Santa Paula, California.
Our purpose continues to be fulfilled by these projects and programs:
◾Maintaining and operating the Archives, where historical materials donated to the Society are properly catalogued and stored for both research purposes and use in public exhibitions.
◾Scanning, cataloging and storing the Society’s collection of over 1,000 vintage photographs.
◾Interviewing, taping and transcribing oral histories of local individuals.
◾Recognizing individuals with annual awards for their outstanding restoration projects or maintenance of local historical buildings.
◾Mounting three annual history-related exhibits in the Society’s Lou Hengehold Memorial Gallery at the California Oil Museum using historical memorabilia drawn from the Archives and private collections.
◾Acting as a local history information resource for the City and Chamber of Commerce.
◾Contributing financial or resource support to compatible nonprofit historic or educational projects.
◾Providing research services and copies from the photograph collection.
Our Mission Statement:
“To preserve, protect and perpetuate the history of Santa Paula and its environs.”
Publications available for purchase:
Santa Paula, California History from 1870s to 1930
as seen through Vintage photographs with captions
Glancing Through the Headlines, 1917-1924
Local history as told through the eyes and pen of the Editor/publisher of the Santa Paula Chronicle
We encourage or welcome:
Out right gifts of artifacts, items and so forth related to Santa Paula; or the opportunity to scan vintage photos and return originals to the owners.
