Carbon Canyon History Talk Tomorrow Night in Yorba Linda

Tomorrow night, I'll be giving a PowerPoint-illustrated presentation on the history of Carbon Canyon at the Yorba Linda Public Library.

The free talk is at 7 p.m. and covers a number of historical elements of the Canyon from oil at Olinda to tourism at La Vida Mineral Springs to the little-known Camp Kinder Ring, a Jewish youth camp, to the St. Joseph's Hill of Hope religious retreat and more.

Artifacts having to do with these aspects, including photographs, maps and others will also be brought and displayed.

So, if you have about an hour and don't mind braving whatever rain will be dropping (and which is much appreciated these days), come down to the Yorba Linda Public Library and hear about some of the fascinating history of Carbon Canyon.

Hope to see you there!

Carbon Canyon History Presentation on Monday the 5th

There will be a presentation on the history of Carbon Canyon given this coming Monday the 5th at 6 p.m. at the Placentia Library.

The PowerPoint-illustrated talk will discuss parts of the canyon's history like the Olinda Ranch and oil field; other ranches like the Gaines family's Flying Cow Ranch where Olinda Village is; La Vida Mineral Springs; early communities like Sleepy Hollow; the Camp Kinder Ring facility which morphed into the short-lived Ski Villa resort; and many others.

This well-received talk has been given to the Orange County Historical Society, Chino Hills Historical Society (where 250 people were in attendance) and at Carbon Canyon Regional Park, so, if you're free for about an hour Monday evening, come down to hear some of the history of the Canyon.

The Placentia Public Library is at 411 E. Chapman Avenue at the northeast corner of the intersection with Kraemer Boulevard.

Carbon Canyon History Presentation This Monday

A PowerPoint-illustrated presentation on the history of Carbon Canyon, focusing mainly on the Chino Hills/San Bernardino County side, will be given this Monday, 16 June @ 7 p.m. at the Chino Hills Community Center, 14250 Peyton Drive, across from Ayala High School and between Grand and Eucalyptus avenues.

Main topics will include Sleepy Hollow, Camp Kinder Ring and Ski Villa, Carbon Canyon Road, and the Carbon Canyon/Hiltscher Mineral Springs resort, as well as other little tidbits of the area's history.

The meeting is sponsored by the Chino Hills Historical Society and is the first of two presentations scheduled for the year--the next, in September, will be given by publisher emeritus Allen McCombs of the Champion, who will talk on the history of the Chino Valley.

Click here for a short news article on the Monday presentation.