Lake Elsinore Historical Society Website

EVENTS & NEWS

Move from Main Street Museum We have moved everything out of our beloved Main Street Museum. We have spent 12 successful years in the building owned by Jerry Harmatz. The Lake Elsinore Historical Society wishes to thank Jerry and Nadine Harmatz for their support as our MSM grew. They were there to help us through our years as the museum grew to today's size. For years, Nadine kept the MSM open during the week. Words cannot express all we owe to the Harmatz family As we occupy the Museum and Research Library as our Main Museum, we want Jerry and Nadine to know how much they mean to us and for their generosity over the years. Again, thank you for everything! The move could not he accomplished without the help of lots of people who donated their labor and their money. Below is a list of those who have helped and we hope we have not missed and names - if so, please forgive the oversight:
Barbara Alongi	M. L. & Betty Austin	Rafael Ayala
Loretta Barnett	Floyd Berger	Shirley Brooks
Jose Caravajal	Mike Carroll	Kim Cousins
Pete Dawson	Linda Dominquez	Bertha Engelhard
Jack & Jymmie Golden	Jerry Harmatz	Eric Jackson
Helen Lammon	Louie Martinez	Rose McLaughlin
Barbara Middlebrook	Larry Middlebrook	Allen Middlebrook
Elizabeth Moriarity	Bob & Dorothy Oberdorfer	Molly O'Neal
Fran Payne	Dianne Rangel	Gene & Linda Ridenour
JJ Swanson	Cor Vos

The Lost Is Found A few months ago, Shirley Brooks, A LEHS member and also a member of the Lake Elsinore Genealogical Society (LEGS), have LEHS an obituary about a six year old girl. It said she was buried in the Alberhill Cemetery. Shirley's friend, E'laine Clark, attempted to find the Alberhill Cemetery, but was not successful. After months of research, E'laine believes she had solved the mystery of the Alberhill Cemetery as she felt the newspaper would not print something that was not true. After looking around Alberhill and talking with many people, E'laine started looking at the Elsinore Valley Cemetery. Lo and behold, she found a tall marker in Section #21 with "Alberhill" printed on it. E'laine looked further and she found a handmade grave marker for the girl mentioned in the obituary. Also, she has found a number of former Alberhill residents buried in this section and many have handmade grave markers. Congratulations to E'laine Clark for her determination to find the Alberhill Cemetery.

Mark Your Calendars L.E. Outlets' Shopping Extravaganza Saturday, November 6, 2010

2010-2011 Officers At the February meeting, the Nominating Committee presented their slate of officers to be elected for the coming year as follows: President - Ruth Atkins Second Vice President - Floyd Berger Secretary - Thomas Vose Because there were no nominations from the floor, the above officers have been elected and will join the other officers who are: First Vice President - Linda Ridenour Third Vice President - Jymmie Golden Treasurer - Hermann Dreier Parliamentarian - Leiloni Purcell

Do you have any special stories about the Elsinore Naval and Military School? We are writing a history about ENMS and are looking for historical facts. Please give us a note about your story to include in the history

Welcome to our newest member Mary Ann Partin Mealey!

Do you want to go on a field trip? There are several places you might enjoy visiting as follows: 1. Historic Corona Heritage Park and Museum on West Foothill Parkway in Corona 2. Gilman Ranch located in Banning. There is a lovely ranch house, museum, and picnic tables under a grove of olive trees We will have more details about both locations at the February meeting and we can decide if we want to take a field trip

The year 2009 is now behind us and we are hopeful 2010 will be one of good health and happiness for the members of the Lake Elsinore Historical Society. And, we hope it is a fruitful year for our museums as they grow through the donations of wonderful artifacts to add to our collections. While the Executive Committee works very hard to make the programs of the Society ones that you will enjoy, we would like to hear ideas from you. Do you have a subject we should cover? Do you know of a fundraising type of function to help increase our bank account? In short, let us hear from you so LEHS will continue on its growth path for the benefit of the great community of Lake Elsinore.

1925 American LaFrance Fire Engine The first fire engine owned by the City of Lake Elsinore had a broken clutch and it has been repaired by the City of Lake Elsinore's Maintenance Crew. It was restored by the Lake Elsinore Historical Society and a committee chaired by LEHS Member Russ Burns. We are delighted it was in the Put Unity in the Community Parade held on November 21, 2009 and was one of the parade's highlights. Elsinore No. 1 is a beauty and we are very proud to have this treasure to show off to the community! Presently, Elsinore No.1 resides at Fire Station #85 at McVicker Park

Historic Downtown Lake Elsinore Next Exit California State Historic Brown Signs have been installed by the City of Lake Elsinore. The signs were erected recently on Interstate 15 at the northbound and southbound exits to Main Street with arrows pointing to the City's nostalgic downtown district

Museum Hours Wednesdays and Saturdays - 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Sundays - 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Telephone: (951) 579-4852 If a group wishes to tour the Museum, please leave a message at (951) 678-1537