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All events are at the Torrance Historical Society & Museum unless
otherwise noted.
Torrance Historical Society & Museum
1345 Post Avenue (at Cravens)
Torrance, CA 90501
310-328-5392
Free, on-street parking is available on Post
and Cravens within steps of the
Museum.
Events in 2010
Names on the Wall Project
Volunteer Opportunity Honors Vets
The Torrance Historical Society Board persists in its project to gather and
preserve the too-short life story of each of the 146 Torrance military
personnel who gave their lives in service to country. Using the scant
information from local public records, the Society provided study guides and
enlisted the help of the local high schools. During the Spring school semester
of 2008, students at North and Torrance High Schools collected information on
some of those listed on the Memorial Wall at Torrance Civic Center.
Much remains to be done to achieve the objective. Help is needed. Michael
George, Society Board member and Reference Librarian at the Katy Geissert
Library, will present two fact finding seminars for volunteer researchers.
They will learn techniques for gathering information from yearbooks,
newspapers, directories and government records.
Volunteers are urged to contact Jerry Ronan at 310.328.1972 or GTRonan@aol.com
or the Museum at 310.328.5392.
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- Alvarez, Louis
- Anzak, Joseph Jr.
- Bailey, Bernard
- Barkdull, Olin
- Beranek, Rudolph
- Bernasconi, Rudolph
- Bliefernich, Arnold
- Brightfield, Ralph
- Brooks, Kenneth
- Brown, Clent
- Bruce, Claude
- Bruhn,, Gary
- Burkholder, Bryson
- Byrne, James
- Caraway Archie
- Carder, Paul
- Carter, Michael
- Carter, Thomas
- Chavez, Dario
- Coburn, Ernest
- Coburn, George
- Cotner, Morrison
- Craw, Donald
- Crawford, Douglas
- Crocker, Ricardo
- Crossland, Bert
- Cruize, Raymond
- Culverhouse, Leon
- Cunningham, Dan
- Daniel, James
- Dietlin, Francis
- Dilkess, Thomas
- Dixon, Michael
- Dodson, Robert
- Duarte, Miguel
- Edwards, Bobby
- Eisenacher, Charles
- Ernst, Edward
- Escobar, George
- Eversull, Anthony
- Ferrara, Matthew
- Fess, John Jr.
- Flores, Nestor
- Foley, John
- Foster, John
- Franklin, Perry
- Gifford, Micah
- Grant, Stephen
- Grubbs, Gary
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- Gutierrez, Jose
- Hamilton, Chelsea
- Haslet, Thomas
- Hatter, Robert
- Heath, Isaac
- Herlett, James
- Hill, Alan
- Hill, John
- Hill, Ernest, Jr.
- Isbell, George
- Johnson, Jesse
- Jones, Frank
- Jones, Herman
- Judge, James
- Judge, Mark
- Kandler, Terreace
- Kessel, Michael
- Kindrick, Bryce
- Kirkpatrick, William
- Lara, Lupe
- Lewis Stephen
- Lugo, Anthony
- Madore, Louis
- Markwell, Eugene
- Martin, Thomas
- Matayoshi, Wallace
- McMinn, Danny
- Merkel, Ruben
- Mitchell, James
- Moody, Garlan
- Mullen, Joseph
- Munoz, Larry
- Mutschlek, Forrest
- Nestor, John
- Newton, James
- Noble, Robert
- Nunn, William
- O'Brien, Richard
- Obidine, Vladimir
- Parker, Arthur
- Pennington, Raymond
- Plunkett, Milo
- Price, Theron
- Price, Thomas
- Prowten, James
- Purcell, Gary
- Quaggin, Fred
- Ramsey, Floyd
- Ratliff, Paul
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- Reynolds, John
- Richardson, Robert
- Richhart, Everett
- Robillard, Larry
- Roomsburg, Tony
- Sanderson, Paul
- Sapp, Warren
- Scheibler, Clarence
- Schoolcraft, William
- Searle, Robert
- Shaner, Eugene
- Shimatsu, Akira
- Simonian, Gregory
- Sleeth, William
- Smith, Addison
- Smith, Christopher
- Smith, Edgar
- Snee, Francis
- Stambook, Robert
- Stewart, Alex
- Stewart, William
- Stone, Gregory
- Strieker, Eugene
- Strobridge, Rodney
- Tamura, Osamu
- Tanouye, Ted
- Tanouye, Yukiwo
- Tarrance, William
- Thayer, Richard
- Tidwell, Royce
- Tiffany, Frederick
- Tudor, Kenneth
- Vorhis, Leonard
- Walker, George
- Wanbaugh, Ronald
- Washer, Richard
- Watson, Earl
- Webster, Frank
- Wensel, Norman
- West, Walter
- Weymouth, Theodore
- Wilcox, Ivan
- Williams, Larry
- Williams, Thomas
- Wissel, Walter
- Wood, Brian
- Works, Charles
- Wright, Thomas
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Walking Tours of Downtown Torrance
Every fourth Sunday of every month, May - October
Tour leaves promptly at 1:30 p.m.and lasts approximately 90 minutes.
Tour leaves from the front of the Museum
Wear comfy walking shoes. Tour covers about eight blocks.
Free - donations accepted.
Torrance Historical Society & Museum presents
The Original Torrance Fall Tour of Historic Homes
Saturday & Sunday, October 9-10, 2010
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
No reservations required
Fee TBA
The primary fund-raiser and signature event for the Torrance Historical
Society & Museum is its biennial Tour of Historic Homes - a long
standing tradition in the City of Torrance since 1980. This event is
held on even years the second weekend in October.
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