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

We've launched our new website to proudly celebrate the local history of the city of Tustin.  Currently, 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.

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


 

Old Town Tustin's 2008 Promenade
Home & Garden Tour
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
9 am to 4 pm

Mark your calendar!  Information and discounted ticket pre-sale form available online.
Volunteers Wanted!
 Click Here for information and photos from last year's tour.

Note: The museum will be open on May 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16
from 9 am until 3 pm to sell tickets.


Click here to visit our gallery of photos on the Tustin Marine Air Station
featuring old vintage images and new current photos.


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



Now Reprinted and Revised in All It's 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

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

The book is available now. You may order the book by calling the museum at 714-731-5701, 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, as well as Woodwards Ace Hardware, No. Tustin Ave, Santa Ana.

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.

Carol Jordan, Tustin: An Illustrated History Author

Author Carol Jordan

 

Our New Email Address

We've improved our internet service at the museum and our email address has changed. Please use tustinmuseum@att.net when you want to contact us. Thanks!

 

Articles Posted

Thanks to Juanita Lovret and the Tustin News, we've posted a good number of her recent articles about the history of Tustin..  Click here to read her wonderful essays about early Tustin life.

 

Tustin Airbase/Blimp Hanger Photos

We've posted over 30 great old photos of the blimp hangers of the former Tustin Marine Corps Air Station / Santa Ana Naval Air Station. (The name changes depending on the time period.)  We've got aerial views, construction photos,  and even photos from the Library of Congress taken after the base was deactivated. Click here and take a look.

 
 
 

Vintage Photos

 
       
 
 
 

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