• Doss v. Bernal: Fighting Housing Segregation in Fullerton

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. Today, when Americans think about the term “segregation” they are probably thinking about the South–where segregation was loudly and publicly enforced until it became officially illegal (though unofficially still practiced) through various court cases and…

  • Fullerton in 1952

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. The Local History Room of the Fullerton Public Library has microfilm from the Fullerton Daily News-Tribune newspaper stretching back to 1893. I am in the process of reading over the microfilm, year by year, to get a…

  • Fullerton in the 1930s

    Fullerton in the 1930s

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. The Great Depression, Natural Disasters, and How the New Deal Benefited Fullerton Following the stock market crash of 1929, the most significant problem facing Fullerton was the Great Depression. Local groups like the American Legion…

  • Fullerton in 1951

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. The Local History Room of the Fullerton Public Library has microfilm from the Fullerton Daily News-Tribune newspaper stretching back to 1893. I am in the process of reading over the microfilm, year by year, to get a…

  • A History of the Fullerton Police Department

    A History of the Fullerton Police Department

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. Introduction As part of my research into Fullerton history, I have created a number of mini-histories that will eventually be integrated into a larger narrative. Some mini-histories I’ve written so far cover such local topics…

  • Fullerton in 1950

    Fullerton in 1950

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. The Local History Room of the Fullerton Public Library has microfilm from the Fullerton Daily News-Tribune newspaper stretching back to 1893. I am in the process of reading over the microfilm, year by year, to get a…

  • Thomas K. Gowen: a life

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. Last week, I was in the Local History Room of the Fullerton Public Library browsing the shelves and came across a self-published autobiography of Thomas  “Tommy” K. Gowen, who was an early rancher in Fullerton.…

  • Fullerton in 1949

    Fullerton in 1949

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. The Local History Room of the Fullerton Public Library has microfilm from the Fullerton Daily News-Tribune newspaper stretching back to 1893. I am in the process of reading over the microfilm, year by year, to get a…

  • Walter Muckenthaler: a life

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. This year, the Muckenthaler Cultural Center is celebrating its centennial. Exactly 100 years ago, in 1925, Walter and Adella Muckenthaler built their dream mansion atop a hill in north Fullerton. Forty years later, in 1965,…

  • Fullerton in 1948

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. The Local History Room of the Fullerton Public Library has microfilm from the Fullerton Daily News-Tribune newspaper stretching back to 1893. I am in the process of reading over the microfilm, year by year, to get a…