Santee Historical Society

02/22/2020

Dig & Discover the Past! • Santee – River Kids Discovery Days

Join us on March 14th from 10:30 am to 1 pm.
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Dig & Discover the Past! • Santee Do you like to dig in the dirt? Enjoy looking for clues? Ever wonder about what life was like for our ancestors hundreds of years ago? If you get excited about uncovering the secrets of the past, then come to the Historic Santee Barn for a day of archaeology! Kids...

12/07/2019

See you tomorrow!

Event this Saturday 10:30 am
Santa Claus is coming to the  Barn

11/13/2019

Join us this Saturday at 11 a.m.
Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.

10/28/2019

Digital Story Station

Digital Story Station

Carol Crafts (docent for the Sycamore Canyon/Goodan Ranch Open Space Preserves and the author of “Goodan Ranch and Sycamore Canyon: A History of the Land: Then and Now.”) reflects upon the lost town of Stowe.

10/28/2019

SANTEE FAMILY GROWS BIGGEST PUMPKIN IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY HISTORY

This is History!

By Miriam Raftery   October 27, 2019 (Santee) – The Fredricks family of Santee has grown a whopper of a pumpkin, tipping the scales at 1,531 pounds.  The giant gourd is the largest ever

10/10/2019

The Santee Historical Society is always looking for speakers and events to present regarding the history of the East County area, particularly the Santee area, or things of historic significance. If you have any suggestions and would like to help us, please notify us by phone at 619-449-2024, or at [email protected]

Remember - we are all all volunteers. So please, be kind.

10/10/2019

The City of East San Diego - Book signing & presentation

Get ready of November's Event!!

Gary Mitrovich presents “The City of East San Diego and its Police Department 1912-1923”. Did you know there was actually a City named “East San Diego”?This small independent city existed for only 11 years in the early 1900. Gary Mitrovich from the Lakeside Historical Society will take you b...

08/11/2019

Weren't the pictures in these old ads beautiful!?!

08/07/2019

Santee Events

The dairy I use to cut though to go to school. My mom took these photos in 1965. This dairy was between Mission Gorge road and Prospect Ave the 125 is there now.

08/04/2019

1973 Santee School staff

07/30/2019

San Diego County Archaeological Society

On Saturday, July 20, members (and non-members!) of SDCAS attended a special tour of the Edgemoor Barn, home of the Santee Historical Society. We were treated to an informative presentation about the collections within the small museum (located on the lower level of the barn), and an outdoor tour of the rest of the grounds. The Barn is the oldest structure still standing in Santee, is on the National Register of Historic Places, and was once part of a dairy operation in the early 20th century. A nearby railroad spur used to transport dairy products into San Diego for distribution, and the original depot building was incorporated into an existing residence on Railroad Avenue. Join us for the next outing to the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in Campo!

07/28/2019

Found this map in our archives. It was done in 1967, but it shows an Army camp approx location. Can't figure this map out. Any help out there?

07/21/2019

What is your favorite memory of Van Winkle's?

07/17/2019

Did you know 2019 is the 100th anniversary of the San Diego & Arizona Railway? Come see our new display this Saturday July 20th, 10am-2pm. (display on loan from Pacific Southwest Railway Museum)

07/14/2019

Map of a section of the original Fanita Ranch from 1916 - 1924

07/07/2019

Cowles Town (later known as Santee) students and students from Poway went to the Stowe School. The school was in existence from 1890 to 1903.

06/27/2019

This bird was actually owned by my friend Layna Richetti...

06/23/2019

Remember the community gardens at the old Edgemoor?

06/17/2019

Thank you to all who attended our inaugural Flag Retirement Ceremony! American Legion Post 364 of Santee did an outstanding job leading the ceremony, with assistance from Santee GirlScouts, Caleb Weedin, and Daniel Frahn. Thanks to Mary's Donuts and Starbucks for donating refreshments, and Lynda Marrokal for such wonderful photos.

Santee LOVES Flag Retirement Ceremony

For more pics. Go to

https://lyndamarrokal.smugmug.com/SANTEE-LOVES/Santee-flag-retirement-ceremony-

06/16/2019

We have come across this old photo and hope that someone out there can tell us something about it.

06/13/2019

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06/09/2019

1956 Edgemoor Fire Dept

06/06/2019

Santee LOVES

Another one of our true best kept Secrets is our barn
thank you to the wonderful couple who dropped off this fabulous Mehring Milking Machine. It will make a great addition to our wonderful barn and educating our young people of how life used to be.

06/04/2019

Santee LOVES

Another one of our true best kept Secrets is our barn
thank you to the wonderful couple who dropped off this fabulous Mehring Milking Machine. It will make a great addition to our wonderful barn and educating our young people of how life used to be.

06/02/2019

1960 Santee

05/26/2019

The Santee Farmers Market used to be at the old Santee School parking lot on Mission Gorge Road.

05/25/2019

It’s a beautiful day for the Santee Street Fair - come on down and say hello!

05/20/2019

Spring has sprung at Santee Barn! Thanks to all who came out to plant a butterfly-attracting garden, and our partners who helped create such a fun, educational day: The Zen of Monarch Butterflies, Project Wildlife, Santee Storm Water Program, Solana Center, and Non-Toxic San Diego.

Spring has sprung at Santee Barn! Thanks to all who came out to plant a butterfly-attracting garden, and our partners who helped create such a fun, educational day: The Zen of Monarch Butterflies, Project Wildlife, Santee Storm Water Program, Solana Center, Non-Toxic San Diego, and San Diego River Park Foundation. Thank you to Lynda Marrokal for the wonderful photos.

05/20/2019

Spring has sprung at Santee Barn! Thanks to all who came out to plant a butterfly-attracting garden, and our partners who helped create such a fun, educational day: The Zen of Monarch Butterflies, Project Wildlife, Santee Storm Water Program, Solana Center, Non-Toxic San Diego, and San Diego River Park Foundation. Thank you to Lynda Marrokal for the wonderful photos.

Spring has sprung at Santee Barn! Thanks to all who came out to plant a butterfly-attracting garden, and our partners who helped create such a fun, educational day: The Zen of Monarch Butterflies, Project Wildlife, Santee Storm Water Program, Solana Center, Non-Toxic San Diego, and San Diego River Park Foundation. Thank you to Lynda Marrokal for the wonderful photos.

05/20/2019

Santee LOVES

Santee LOVES

Live from Mevo Greetings From Santee Community Connections

05/19/2019

Found in April 14, 1910 newspaper regarding Santee Granite mine accident...

05/14/2019

Visit Santee’s Rattlesnake Mountain... but stay on the trail

Learn about Rattlesnake Mtn in Santee...

Rattlesnake Mountain is best known to East County residents as the mountain that has the illuminated star during the holiday season that is visible for miles. It is just east of Gillespie Field. Apart from that, many do not know its actual name or that it is a 368-acre preserve located in the southe...

05/12/2019

Do you remember?

05/09/2019

The Sheriff's that came out today were awesome and did a wonderful job. Thank you for all you do!

05/08/2019

Someone broke into the Barn today. They broke out two different windows. Special thanks to the Santee Sheriff's Dept for coming out.