Welcome to the Web Home of the Tustin Area Historical Society!

Our website proudly celebrates the local history of the city of Tustin.  We have some great old photos and some interesting articles and you can be sure that we will add more over time.  We're always looking for more content - articles, photos, and even old ads and printed materials.  Should you have anything you would like to share, please contact us either at the museum directly or to our webmaster, Guy Ball.

We've also included photos to show what you will see on our museum tour; Juanita Lovret's wonderful articles from our hometown paper, the Tustin News; copies of recent newsletters; and information on the books we sell at the museum.   (New: Download a mail-in order form to order many of the books the Museum sells.)

Take a few minutes and explore the site. Contact our webguy with any comments or recommendations regarding the site.


Click here to visit our gallery of photos on the Tustin Marine Air Station
featuring old vintage images and new current photos.
Also we've linked to "Tustin Hangers," an excellent documentary on the
history of the base and the amazing blimp hangers


Click here to read some of the great articles about early Tustin
by resident historian Juanita Lovret.


Coming in 2011: New Book on Tustin History!

The Tustin Area Historical Society is working with local author Guy Ball and Arcadia Publishing to produce Images of America: Tustin, a book of vintage Tustin photos and text. 

The manuscript is complete and has been submitted to the publisher. Planned publication date is late January 2011.

Guy is the author of two books on Santa Ana history, also published by Arcadia. He has co-authored several other books and helps create "mini" history books for the Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society. He volunteers his time as webmaster for this website. 

For the most part, Guy used images from the large archives of the Tustin museum, but he also supplemented the collection with photos from local residents.

The book is similar to many of the other local history books produced by Arcadia for neighboring communities and will be available in bookstores as well as many other local stores and the museum.  


Reprinted and Revised in All Its Splendor

Tustin: An Illustrated History  by Tustin Historian Carol Jordan is back with a new edition of this classic tome on the history of our fine city! 

Tustin: An Illustrated History by Carol Jordan  Carol Jordan, author of Tustin: An Illustrated History

After being out of print for some 10 years, the book has been updated and expanded with some new photos and content. This hardcover book now has over 130 pages

The book is available by calling the museum at 714-731-5701, ordering with our online ordering form, emailing tustinmuseum@att.net, or by sending in this downloadable form. The book  is also available at  Acorn Naturalist, Mrs. B's Consignments, and Ivy's Bridge - both on El Camino Real in Tustin.

The museum is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays of each week from 9 am to 2 pm, and  the first and third Saturdays of the month from noon until 3 pm. Our location is at 395 El Camino Real at Main St. Call the museum at 714-731-5701.

 

 
 
 

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