On Monday evening, January 23 the Redlands Area Genealogical Society will be presenting a program on the Civil War Veterans that lived in Redlands. Ron Running and his group of volunteers have been researching the lives of all 151 veterans that are buried in the Hillside cemetery. Come and learn about the diverse and interesting lives of these remarkable individuals. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in the assembly room of the A.K. Smiley Public Library at 125 West Vine Street, Redlands.

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A walking tour of historic Hillside Memorial Park will be lead by Tom Atchley at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 22nd. The tour will begin in front of the old mausoleum and will be approximately one and one-half hours long. Cost is $10/person.

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On Monday evening at 7:00 p.m. the Historical Society will be hosting a panel discussion entitled “Historic Preservation - Is It Worth It?”. The meeting will be held at the historic Mitten Building at 345 N. Fifth Street in Redlands. Panelists will include the former director of the Claremont Preservation Foundation, president of the Old Riverside Foundation, and local preservationalist Dr. Terry Vines.

The purpose of the panel will be to explore the history of preservation efforts in Redlands and other communities in the Inland Empire. Is Historic Preservation worth it in today’s economy? should we be doing more to further preservation efforts in Redlands? What are some incentives that other communities are using to preserve their historic resources?

All members of the public are welcome.

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The Historical Society and the Redlands Conservancy are jointly sponsoring and celebrating Redlands Historic Preservation Week during the last week of October. The impetus of having Preservation Week is the fact that the California State Historic Resources Commission will be holding their fall meeting in the Casa Loma Room at the University of Redlands on Friday (10/28) at 9 a.m. The Commission will be reviewing nominations to the State and National register of Historic Places.

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The second half of the walking tour of Center street will be held on Saturday, October 15 at 9 a.m. Participants should meet at the corner of Center Stret and West Cypress Avenue. The tour will end at Center Street and West Olive Avenue at McKinley School. The tour will be lead by Tom Atchley. Cost is $10/person. The tour will include Victorian homes, Heritage Award homes, Craftsman, Pueblo, Spanish Revival and our own Normandie Court.

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