2012 Annual Meeting
Wed. Jan. 25, 2012, 6:00pm — Annual Meeting & Potluck Dinner St. Edwards School Cafeteria 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 25. 33926 Calle La Primavera, Dana Point, CA [click to see map] The business before the membership is to elect, or reelect, members to the Board of Directors of the Dana Point Historical Society. Down-Home Cooking Potluck: This is our annual potluck dinner celebration so, please bring a dish of your choice for the Potluck enough to serve six or eight, your own plate and utensils. Beverages will be available. Dinner will begin at 6:00 with the meeting to follow...
read moreDoris Walker Smith and Jack Smith: A Celebration of Life
A Celebration of Life will be held for Jack Smith and Doris Walker-Smith on Saturday, November 26th, 2011 at the Dana Point Community Center, at 6:00 pm. The Center is located at 34052 Del Obispo, Dana Point, CA. [ click for map ] The public is invited. The family has suggested that in lieu of flowers donations may be made to the: Dana Point Historical Society PO Box 544 Dana Point CA 92629-0544 The Dana Point Historical Society is a nonprofit 501(c)3, EIN 33-0359288. Doris was a founder and board member of the Society since...
read moreA Trek to the Past – 2011 Annual Field Trip
Day Trip to the Drum Barracks and Banning Residence Museum Thursday, Nov. 10, 8:45am-4pm. To commemorate the sesquicentennial of the 1861 start of America’s Civil War, the Historical Society is offering a trip by bus to visit the last remaining Civil War era military facility in this area – the Drum Barracks in Wilmington. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a California Historic Landmark and holds an important collection of historical artifacts. The tour will also include a visit to the nearby Banning Residence Museum, the home of Phineas Banning, who...
read moreDana Point Home Tour 2011
Dana Point Home Tour 2011 Sunday, October 2, 2011, 11am-4pm Call: (949) 248-8121 You will find yourself high on the hill with a panoramic view of the beach, golf course and grand hotels below and, in the distance, the Dana Point Headlands. Close your eyes and you are in a Mediterranean villa high above that famously blue sea. This, our signature house for the 2011 Home Tour, will be open to visitors along with a number of other elegant and charming homes on the hillsides of Monarch Bay Terrace. And, a special treat: The distinctive home, Olympia Pacific, built in 1964 and designated...
read more2011 Dana Point Annual Scholarship BBQ
2011 Dana Point Historical Society Annual Scholarship BBQ Please join us for the Dana Point Historical Society annual barbecue in our beautiful Doheny State Beach. The Historical Society has awarded its 2011 scholarships of $1,000 each to Alexandria Anderson and Ellen Lomonico of Dana Point, both of whom will be our guests at the barbecue. Do come and meet them as we send them off to their college careers and great futures. Menu: Tri-tip, Chili Beans, Cole Slaw. Water and soft drinks included, beer and wine available. Cost: $20 per person before June 25, $25 at the gate, $10 for children...
read moreDana Point High School Scholarships Awarded 2011
The Dana Point Historical Society awarded two $1,000 scholarships to two students at Dana Hills High School. Alexandria Anderson, with plans to study electrical engineering at Columbia University, has been active in community service. She spends most of her time in tutoring students with academic needs. She has spent her summers at Columbia and Harvard Universities in engineering and math classes. She scored 790, out of 800, on her SAT history test. The second award went to Ellen Lomonico. She plans to enter UCLA in Architecture. She has been active in part time work, a winner in varsity...
read moreAbout Us
The Dana Point Historical Society advocates to formally acknowledge the collection of historic buildings that contribute to the eclectic visual character of the community and serve as reminders of Dana Point’s rich and colorful past, for the enrichment of current and future generations. Dana Point’s historic buildings give a sense continuity and security to the citizens of Dana Point.