Larry Howard
Larry Howard
interviewed by Libby Appelgate – July 2, 1996
Larry has lived in Seal Beach since 1928. His father was the Chief of Police for 28 years and never … Read the rest
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Marge Ordway –
Interviewed by Libby Appelgate – May 29, 1996
L.A.: Marge Ordway is being interviewed by Libby Appelgate of the Seal Beach Historical and Cultural Society for a collection of memories … Read the rest
Virginia Haley –
Virginia Haley
Interviewed and transcribed by Libby Appelgate – December 3, 1993
Virginia has lived in Seal Beach since 1922. She has four children, twelve grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. PTA … Read the rest
Libby Appelgate: Fond Memories of Seal Beach
FOND MEMORIES OF SEAL BEACH
By Libby Beam Appelgate
For me, in the early 50’s the town was about the beach and the people. My family moved to Seal Beach … Read the rest
Norma Pranter – Tent City & early SB Politics
Interviewed & Transcribed by Libby Appelgate – August 2, 1993
Norma has lived in Seal Beach since 1919. She taught piano and saw the Jewel City Café in its entire … Read the rest
ORAL HISTORY: Florence Tyler – Life on Hellman Ranch
interviewed by Libby Appelgate. July 14, 1993
July 14, 1993
Oral History told by Florence Tyler, wife of Hubert Tyler who worked as a head foreman on the Hellman Ranch … Read the rest
ORAL HISTORY: Lloyd Murray – Early Lifeguard & Surfers
Lloyd Murray
July 7, 1992
Lloyd: Now, where do you start? The first man came to Seal Beach about ten thousand years ago. Do you want to start there?
Libby: … Read the rest
Alan Harbour: When Life Was A Beach
By Alan Harbour
I started working at the Stangeland’s Umbrella Stand in the summer of 1950. I was 11 years old, but would be 12 in July. I was probably … Read the rest
1967 – Annexation of Rossmoor Center
This was originally written in 2011 for a Rossmoor website, but it has some information pertinent to Seal Beach.
You’d have to be a hermit or living in the Bin … Read the rest
The Rossmoor Center annexation … Was it really “theft?”
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Probably no incident irritates Rossmoor residents more than the annexation of the Rossmoor Shopping Center by the City of Seal Beach. “If we only had those sales tax … Read the rest