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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:
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Barbara Alongi |
M. L. & Betty Austin |
Rafael Ayala |
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Loretta Barnett |
Floyd Berger |
Shirley Brooks |
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Jose Caravajal |
Mike Carroll |
Kim Cousins |
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Pete Dawson |
Linda Dominquez |
Bertha Engelhard |
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Jack & Jymmie Golden |
Jerry Harmatz |
Eric Jackson |
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Helen Lammon |
Louie Martinez |
Rose McLaughlin |
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Barbara Middlebrook |
Larry Middlebrook |
Allen Middlebrook |
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Elizabeth Moriarity |
Bob & Dorothy Oberdorfer |
Molly O'Neal |
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Fran Payne |
Dianne Rangel |
Gene & Linda Ridenour |
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JJ Swanson |
Cor Vos |
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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
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Mark Your Calendars
L.E. Outlets' Shopping
Extravaganza
Saturday, November 6, 2010
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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 |
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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 |
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Welcome to our newest member Mary Ann Partin Mealey! |
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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
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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.
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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