The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. “The development of the automobile industry has led to the creation of various related enterprises, among them being that of the modern garage; and these enterprises have called for the  brains, experience and aggressive initiative of thousands…

The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. Edwin Till was born in London, England in 1856, the son of Edwin and Eliza Till. In 1884 he married Adelaide Wyatt in London. They had two sons: Fredric and James. The family immigrated to the…

The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. Juanita Ferraris’ grandfather was Domingo Bastanchury, a Basque rancher who was one of the first settlers on the land that would become Fullerton. The extensive Bastanchury Ranch was, at its height, one of the largest…

The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. Elma Ames, a long time librarian of Fullerton, was interviewed in 1972 by Shirley E. Stephenson for the Community History Project of the CSUF Oral History Program. Here are some excerpts from that interview, along…

The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. My latest research has taken me to the microfilm archives at the Local History Room of the Fullerton Public Library, in which I am reading, year by year, the archives of the local newspaper, The…

The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. Dr. H. Lynn Sheller first came to Fullerton to teach English in the high school in 1927. He began teaching in the College in 1933. During the forties he served as a college counselor, later…

The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. On December 22, 1977, a little more than three months before he died, Otto Evans, who owned a candy store in downtown Fullerton for nearly 40 years, was interviewed by C. Dean McComber. In a…

The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. Clarence S. Spencer was born in Chariton, Iowa, in 1881 to Thomas and Mary A. Spencer. His father was both a physician and a druggist. In 1888, the family moved out west to the town of…