Newport Beach Historical Society
Newport Beach Historical Society
 

Growing from a rough and tumble port town to an international luxury resort, Newport Beach is a place of many legends. The Newport Beach Historical Society proudly introduces Project HiStory. You are cordially invited to share your best memories from any time in our colorful history. Together, we will establish and treasure all that makes Newport great.
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Saturday May 19, 2012
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Tom Duncan is producing a documentary film about the story of surf music titled “Sound Of The Surf”. Dick Dale, the Rendezvous Ballroom and Newport Beach play a large part of the film. We are seeking additional photographs, home movies, newspaper clippings etc related to the topic. We could use pictures of…

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    G.V. Johnson (1845-1928) left his MN boat building in the late 1800s, went to Seattle to continue and ended up in Newport Beach in the 1920s, building boats with his son, Marcus J. Johnson (1872-1950) and grandson, Kenneth M. Johnson (1903 – ?).

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      Our next Dinner Presentation
      is Wednesday, May 23
      We will celebrate the Newport Birthplace and the 41st Anniversary of the international sport of Modern HANG GLIDING.
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