The Seal Beach Historical Society and Red Car Museum disbanded in 2021 and removed all items that had previously been donated or acquired. In 2022 the Seal Beach City Council appointed a new Historic Resources Foundation whose mission was to preserve, share and celebrate the history of Seal Beach. In the past two years, the new Foundation has:
- worked with OC Archives to locate most items removed from the Red Car.
- Acquired artifacts, tshirts, and first person interviews and many old newspaper articles regarding the beginnings of the Seal Beach Car Show, Seal Beach 5k/10K (Run Seal Beach), the Bay Theatre, surfing in SB, the Water Tower, old Anaheim Landing, Leisure World, and Education & Schools in SB, and many other items, groups and individuals relating to Seal Beach history.
- Began digitally archiving local newspapers from the 1930s thru 1950s which not only covered Seal Beach, but also Los Alamitos and later Rossmoor.
- Began research into looks, design and construction of new kiosks, new sidewalks, and virtual tours that can be viewed on your phone to make the Red Car area a “museum even when not open.”
- Taken over possession of the Red Car and working with the Seal Beach Lions, consulted with LB State Engineering classes, the So Cal Railway Museum, & multiple contractors to conceive a sustainable plan of ongoing Red Car maintenance and future restoration.
- Identified numerous grants – public, private, large and small – for which our activities make us eligible, and have already applied for some.
As a local business you can help our work AND promote your business by becoming a sponsor/advertiser. We currently have two options — our 2025 Historical Calendar (shown below, left and center) and side bar ads in our new online community calendar (shown below right, and viewable at https://sbhrf.net/event-list/).
To be in the print Historical Calendar, contact us ASAP – of 36 available spots, we currently have only eight remaining and we plan on going to print early Monday, November 25 so it will be available for sale as Christmas gifts online and on Main Street. Or you can sign up to be a sponsor via our website. https://sbhrf.net/sponsorships/
You can also place a 300X250 pixel ad in our new Online Community Calendar.
- The ad will run for a year (through November 2025)
- Basic Cost is $150 to run on the calendar sidebar (rotating, lower two positions)
- For $250 your ad will run on ALL our website pages with sidebar ads. (rotating, lower two positions)
- For $300, your ad will ALSO rotate in the top position of all our website sidebars, and if purchased before 11/25 will include an ad in the print calendar
To order any of these options, call me or order online at https://sbhrf.net/sponsorships/
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me via email at larrystrawther@gmail.com or sbhrf1915@gmail.com or call me at (562) 522-6670.