Fontana Historical Society

Here is a quote from Henry J. Kaiser himself on his vision for his steel mills! Taken from the L.A Times Annual: Midwinter, 1943

Join us for our Quarterly Membership Meeting on January 27!

Here is a quote from Henry J. Kaiser himself on his vision for his steel mills! Taken from the L.A Times Annual: Midwinter, 1943

Did you know Henry Kaiser left school at age eleven to work for a photographer?

All spouses have quirks! Check out responses from Fontana's Kaiser Steel workers! Many of them reveal how their lives have been disrupted by WWII.

Kaiser transformed every place he went! Just look at Fontana!

Would you trade places with a soldier or a WAC during World War II? Here are some responses from 1944! For people who do not understand the acronym, WAC stands for Woman's Army Corps.

Should kids be spanked? Here are some responses from the Fontana Snorter newspaper in 1944!

Don't forget today is our Quarterly Membership Meeting at 10am! Hope to see everyone there :)

The Santa Fe Station had an instrumental role in Fontana. It was a great source of transportation for Fontana residents wanting to travel to Los Angeles, Mountain Areas, or to the East. The train line was also used by Fontana businesses, such as Fontana Farms Company and the Fontana Citrus Association. The colored photo is the 1926 Santa Fe Depot and the black & white photos were taken in 1880 of the original depot station.

U.S. Rabbit Experiment Station, was the first of its kind. It was established through the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Fontana Farms Company on February 1928. This station was used to study the breeding, feeding, handling, and to improve methods of disease control of rabbits. The Station was located at the intersection of Cypress Avenue and the Pacific Electric trail, so the current location of the Cypress Community Center.

It's that time again for our Quarterly Membership Meeting on Saturday, April 30th! We invite everyone to come and join us in sharing good food and interesting information about the history of Fontana. Bring a friend! We will have Sandy Windbigler from the California Public Utilities Commission, whom will be Sharing IMPORTANT INFORMATION. It will be held at the Cypress Community Center at 8380 Cypress Ave, Fontana, CA 92335 from 10am-1:00pm. Hope to see you there!

A Then & Now picture of the Pagliuso Family Chapel. The chapel was built in 1925 by the Pagliuso Family as a place of worship for Margaret Pagliuso. Only Margaret was provided a bench inside while others gathered outside to attend Mass. The chapel was originally built for the personally use of Margaret who was a devoted Catholic and needed a place to worship. The chapel was moved from the family's vineyard by Jurupa Hills to the present site in 2005, just west of the Art Depot, it is believed to be the smallest Catholic Church. For more information come by the Fontana Historical Society!