HMOC Giving Tuesday Fund 2023

One of our challenges as your local historical Orange County museum is balancing being as open and accessible for the community’s enjoyment and use as possible; while still protecting and safeguarding the irreplaceable property from break-ins, vandalism, theft and worse.

Occasionally we get people who love HMOC so much they take pieces of it home with them. As a non profit museum working year round for the community, the need to unexpectedly replace these items is especially hard to try and work into an already carefully planned budget.

Even worse is when losses affects our beloved school children who have visited us weekly since 1985 when HMOC first opened to the public for hands on immersive educational and historical field trips.

Recently key items used on our interactive Gold Rush and Kellogg House field trip tours were taken, including our pickaxe, birdcage, trunk, washboard, drying rack, and more.

We’re asking our community for YOUR help.

Giving Tuesday, the international day of charitable contributions is on November 28th, but we have opened our fundraising campaign early to try and reach as many community members as possible!

Your generous donations of any amount will allow HMOC to replace the items stolen; find replacements for over worked items; purchase additional needed items such as children’s costumes, antique quilt display rods, craft supplies; and strengthen our existing security precautions.

Your tax deductible gift will allow school children county wide to continue to enjoy the full benefit of our museum’s hands on immersive educational and historical field trip programs.

We invite you to join us in making a difference in the hearts and minds of the community’s youth by donating any amount today!

If you can’t donate financially, you can still help! Every share of our campaign helps spread the word further to the community and helps us reach or even surpass our goal.

Heritage Museum of Orange County answers the question asked by many children—“What was here before the freeways, neighborhoods, and shopping malls?” These nearly 12 acres of land near the intersection of Fairview and West Harvard Street in Santa Ana reflect the region’s legacy of triumphs, hardships, and transformations. Museum visitors of all ages have the opportunity to step back in time to experience the heritage, history, and culture of the county through hands-on, minds-on educational programs.

OUR MISSION Heritage Museum of Orange County is a cultural and natural history center dedicated to preserving, promoting, and restoring the heritage of Orange County and the surrounding region through quality hands-on educational programs for students and visitors of all ages.