OTPA Education Events
OTPA October Preservation Workshop
OTPA’s October Education Event: “Earthquake Brace & Bolt” ProgramJoin us for a special program where we’ll learn from an expert with Nick Martinez Brace & Bolt, how to preserve and protect your home from seismic damage, and explore resources available that may help cover the costs. Open to all! An RSVP is necessary for this exclusive…
OTPA September Preservation Workshop
OTPA “PORCH TALK: Preserving the Places We Gather” A lively community workshop featuring a historic porch (and it’s family), a local architect sharing secrets of porch design and preservation, and a chance for Old Towne Orange residents to share some porch stories! What makes a historic porch special? It’s more than columns, railings, and woodwork…
OTPA August Preservation Workshop
OTPA’s “Illuminating Historic Homes” Old California behind the scenes tour! A behind-the-scenes look at how master artisans use traditional metalworking techniques and opalescent glass to craft historically authentic fixtures! Only 20 spots per tour! Claim your free ticket at givebutter.com/OTPAoldCA 🍊OTPA’s “Illuminating Historic Homes” FREE Old California Behind the Scenes tour! This month’s OTPA Education…
OTPA June Preservation Workshop
OTPA’s “Historic Woman’s Club of Orange” Presentation and Tour Explore this piece of 1924 history with a private tour of the historic Orange Woman’s Club! Claim your free ticket at givebutter.com/OTPAwomansclub 🍊OTPA’s “Historic Woman’s Club of Orange” FREE historic presentation and tour! This month’s OTPA Education workshop will feature the Woman’s Club of Orange. Back in…
OTPA & OCHS National Historic Marker Day
🍊In a collaborative project with the Orange Community Historical Society, OTPA celebrates “National Historic Marker Day” with a FREE Community event! Join us as communities all across the country are celebrating the history of their cities by locating and cleaning markers. Enjoy a fun morning with demonstrations, marker cleaning education, scavenger hunts & more! Bring…
OTPA March Preservation Workshop
Step back in time and learn a hands-on skill with a historically accurate live demo on crafting wooden window screens with bronze materials! Only 20 spots available, claim your free ticket at givebutter.com/OTPAwindows26 🍊OTPA’s “Crafting Wooden Window Screens” FREE live hands-on demo! Step back in time and learn a hands-on skill with a historically accurate live…
OTPA February Preservation Workshop
Join OTPA and longtime Old Towne Orange resident, acclaimed author James Blaylock for an evening highlighting his books and and writing insights. LIMITED TICKETS can be found at givebutter.com/OTPAfeb 🍊OTPA’s “Heart of the City: Writing Close to Home in Old Towne Orange” James Blaylock, acclaimed author, a pioneer of the steampunk genre, and a longtime…
OTPA January Preservation Workshop
🍊OTPA’s “Historic on the outside, Quantum on the inside: the Lydia D. Killefer School tour” OTPA kicks off our 2026 education series with a tour and visit inside the historic Killefer School! Reserve your spot to come inside the school and learn the historic significance that the Killefer school played in being one of…
OTPA November Preservation Workshop
🍊OTPA “Behind the Scenes at the American Legion Post 132” This post dates back to 1928 as the former home of the Orange Armory of the National Guard. Join this tour, led by the Historian of the Post, as he shares fascinating facts and lots of details about the history of this historic building and…
OTPA October Preservation Workshop
⛲️🍊Sears Model Homes – the famous “houses by mail”! Join Justin Ladd local Realtor “Historic Homes OC” for a talk on the famous “houses by mail” that transformed homeownership in the early 1900s. You’ll learn about their unique designs and explore examples of these homes, here in California. It’s a chance to step back in…
OTPA September Preservation Workshop
⛲️🍊Our next FREE community workshop is here! The Wonders of Victorian Wallpaper! Not just a decorative touch, wallpaper in the Victorian era was a mirror of class, taste, technology, and values. This month’s OTPA FREE education workshop meets in the backyard of a Victorian home in Old Towne. Discover how Victorian wallpaper told stories of…
🤩Successful August Education Events!
We had 2 amazing events in August, FREE and open to the public with great turnouts for both! Quarterly Historic Marker Cleaning 🤩🍊🧼What a difference our helpers made in beautifying and cleaning the Old Towne @cityoforange_ca Plaza Historic Markers this past Wednesday! We had a great turnout putting in some elbow grease to help preserve and make…
OTPA August Historic Marker Cleaning Event
Get hands-on with us as we teach you the basics of historic marker maintenance, cleaning and upkeep in our new quarterly Historic Marker Cleaning Day, this time right here in our own Old Towne Orange! 🧼 🍊🧽 Join us in the Plaza as we have some fun and clean the historic markers! Come meet and…
OTPA August Preservation Workshop
⛲️👩🌾🍊Our next FREE community workshop is here! A WALKING WORKSHOP OF THE CYPRESS ST. BARRIO NEIGHBORHOOD Within a parameter of one mile radius from Chapman University exists the epicenter for desegregation across the United States. Led by Professor of Chapman University, Dr. Jorge Rodriguez, this walking tour will showcase historical landmarks within the Cypress Street…
🤩Successful July Education Event!
Thank you everyone for coming out for our OTPA July Education Workshop this past Saturday at the @orangehomegrown Education Farm, where local landscape architect Tim McCormack taught us how gardens tell the story of Orange, exploring historic plants and landscape traditions! What a fabulous time! 🌱 📣Stay tuned for our next August Education Workshop, a very special…
OTPA July Preservation Workshop
⛲️👩🌾🍊Our next FREE community workshop is here! Join OTPA and Tim McCormack, a Landscape Architect with 20 years experience in Old Towne Orange, at the @orangehomegrown Education Farm as he teaches us how gardens tell the story of Orange at our free informational workshop exploring historic plants, styles and landscaping traditions that shaped our neighborhoods! 🪴Learn what…
OTPA June Preservation Workshop
OTPA June Preservation Workshop 📣🍊Join us for our next FREE workshop with @preserveorangecounty June 14th to connect with other preservationists from across Orange County and learn how to advocate for historic and cultural resources in your communities, with a tour of historic St. John’s Lutheran Church of Orange afterwards! 🎟️FREE to attend, but you must RSVP at…
May Preservation Month Free Workshops
Become a Preservation Enthusiast with our May NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH WORKSHOPS! OTPA is proud to offer a month’s worth of workshops, open to the community, free of charge! No RSVP is needed, choose your favorites to attend according to your interests and schedule, one or all! PRESERVATION 101SUNDAY, MAY 4 11:30am – 12:30pm PITCHER PARK – 204…