by Carol Rock | Apr 15, 2024 | SCV History
Volunteers Make History Every Day April might be National Volunteer Month, but recognizing the work done by the dedicated volunteers at the Santa Clarita History Center, where pay is plentiful in knowledge, experience, camaraderie and helping their community, is a...
by Carol Rock | Feb 16, 2024 | SCV History
Surrounded by history? Yes, you are! All of the history in our valley isn’t contained in the Santa Clarita History Center – every way you turn, you can find a place that changed the course of our community – even the state! Let’s go explore:Beale’s Cut was created in...
by Carol Rock | Dec 21, 2023 | SCV History
Walker Truck Hits the Road There was no mistaking the sound that rang out last month – the 1935 Walker Ford V-8 truck that had been parked next to the Saugus Train Station at the Santa Clarita History Center rumbled to life with one of its mechanics behind the wheel....
by Carol Rock | Oct 12, 2023 | SCV History
GREG WILZBACH Making a Diamond in the Rough a Reality Retired Disney Imagineer Greg Wilzbach used to be one of those people who passed Hart Park every day in his travels, wondering why nobody was working on the collection of historic buildings moved to the property....
by Carol Rock | Aug 17, 2023 | SCV History
Horses, History and a Missing Headstone Comes Home Thanks to Social Media Tim Mock, a resident of Canyon Lake, Texas, likes to go to estate sales in his spare time.“I was at one in Smithson Valley, a former horse training facility, and I went into the barn, looking...
by Carol Rock | Jun 22, 2023 | SCV History
Sharing Knowledge One Student At A Time Retired teacher Barbara Martinelli doesn’t see giving school tours at the Santa Clarita History Center at Hart Park as “teaching,” as much as it is “sharing” her love of history. For the last 16 years, she has been involved as a...
by Carol Rock | Apr 25, 2023 | SCV History
Keeping Track of the Rolling Stock They say that once you work on trains, railroading gets into your blood, and you never completely leave the tracks. Mike Jarel, a former locomotive engineer who worked for Southern Pacific and Union Pacific Railroad for 40 years and...
by Carol Rock | Feb 23, 2023 | SCV History
Santa Clarita History Center Everything old is new again – an old favorite gets a new look, a new name and a bright future and it’s all happening at Hart Park in Newhall. Heritage Junction, the home of eight historic buildings and a steam engine and caboose on display...
by Carol Rock | Dec 28, 2022 | SCV History
Historic Truck Finds New Home at Heritage Junction One of the projects keeping volunteers busy at Heritage Junction isn’t a building, but a historic item that needs a little fixing and painting. A 1935 Ford V-8 truck, eye-catching in its rust-hued glory, and formerly...
by Carol Rock | Oct 20, 2022 | SCV History
Historic Truck Finds New Home at Heritage Junction One of the projects keeping volunteers busy at Heritage Junction isn’t a building, but a historic item that needs a little fixing and painting. A 1935 Ford V-8 truck, eye-catching in its rust-hued glory, and formerly...
