“The Civil War Years in Visalia & Tulare County”
The Civil War Years in Visalia & Tulare County – when politics became a full contact sport! Local historian Terry Ommen presents Tulare County’s struggles in the years 1861-1865 [...]
Historic home could become Visalia museum
Ernie and Liss Crotty want to sell their 1883 downtown home to nonprofit for preservation as a museum By Nancy Vigran @TheSunGazette VISALIA – Visalia could be getting its own museum if Michael [...]
Middle and high school students present 105 projects at National History Day Competition
By Patrick Dillon @PDillon_SGN VISALIA – Close to 200 students filled the hallways of the Tulare County Office of Education Administration Building on Friday, Feb. 15, to participate in this [...]
Sixth, seventh and eighth graders from Sequoia Union in Lemon Cove leave mark at History Day event
@TheSunGazette TULARE COUNTY – A small school district took home a big portion of the middle school category awards at Tulare County’s annual Natural History Day event. Sequoia Union students in [...]
5th Sunday night community church service
Exeter’s Trinity Lutheran Church holds service on the who and what that changed church history Submitted by Ron Hull EXETER – Five hundred years ago, on October 31, 1517, Martin Luther is said to [...]
Students in grades 3-8 are treated to symphony concert, music history, etiquette lesson
@TheSunGazette VISALIA – Since 1959, the Tulare County Office of Education and the Tulare County Symphony have partnered to bring symphonic music to the students of Tulare County. During the [...]
Tulare County Historical Society holds annual fundraiser on Sunday, Oct. 1
@TheSunGazette VISALIA – Hungry for some history? The Tulare County Historical Society (TCHS) has an insatiable appetite for preserving local history and they need your help to fuel their [...]
Ommen’s latest book reveals county’s wild past
@TheSunGazette visalia – It’s hard to believe Tulare County was once filled with bandits instead of farmland and orange trees. Historian Terry Ommen’s book “Visalia: Images of Visalia and Wild [...]