• World War II, Post-War Growth, and Civil Rights Gains: Fullerton in the 1940s

    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…

  • Mendez v. Westminster: School Desegregation and Mexican American Rights: a Book Report

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. As part of my research into Fullerton history, I like to read books about local and California history to help give broader context for what was happening here. I just finished reading a book called…

  • The Cold War, Industrial Growth, and the Rise of Suburbia: Fullerton in 1955

    The Cold War, Industrial Growth, and the Rise of Suburbia: Fullerton in 1955

    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 1954

    Fullerton in 1954

    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 1953

    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…

  • 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…