| 03/26/23: 1769 -1869 timeline updated to include 1859 year entry (stagecoaches stopping in "old" Santa Ana);1958 - Present timeline updated to include April 2023 entry. Olive Volunteer Fire Department page updated to include information from a news article about the 1961 fire. Tour of Olive: Section C updated to include a photo and location of the Last Frontier saloon, a photo of the Lawrence Kokx cabbage shed (the structure used by Action Recycling Center), information about the Dance Hall, and a photo of the Sunrise Senior Center located on the site of the second Olive Mill. Olive Residents Memories sub-section updated to include links to Olive School photos and a newspaper clipping from the memorabilia of the late Ann (Carle) Franz provided by daughter Julie Franz. |
| 12/17/22: 1958 - Present timeline updated with December 2022 entry. |
| 05/30/21: Packing houses page updated with link to c1970 image of Olive Heights Citrus Association packing house, courtesy Fred Meyers. |
| 05/27/21: Citizens and their homes and Olive School and Civic Center pages updated to include a link to the Ross A. McClintock photo compilation, images courtesy of Ross' daughter Julia. |
| 05/11/21: 1892 -1957 timeline updated to include Orange County's first aviation fatality (May 9, 1913, Olive, CA). |
| 04/10/21: Olive Garage page updated with Meyers Garage information and photo, and 1892 -1957 timeline updated to include Meyers Garage. First National Bank of Olive story updated with images provided by Fred Meyers. Tour of Olive: Section D updated to include Meyers Garage and circa 1916 First National Bank of Olive photos. |
| 04/04/21: Olive School and Civic Center - 1910 class photo added which includes a picture of Fritz Meyers, father of Fred Meyers, site contributor. |
| 03/31/21: Directory lists & homes page renamed Citizens and their homes, with image of Fritz Meyers added, courtesy of Fred Meyers. |
| 03/30/21: Historical overview of Olive page updated with photos of 1887 Olive Heights Tract Map showing lots, and detail from this map showing the lot price list. Photos courtesy Fred Meyers, grandson of Henry C. Meyers. |
| 03/28/21: Historical overview of Olive page updated with four new images of downtown Olive from c1920, c1928, and 2021 courtesy Gordon T. McClelland. |
| 01/01/21: Tour of Olive: Section B revised to include "Peralta Hills" painting by Wayne La Com and map of Peralta Hills community from circa 1945. |
| 05/24/20: Tour section now includes map images with some current street names for reference. 1958 - Present timeline updated with January 2020 entry. |
| 04/25/20: Jim McCollum class photos added; accessible from Memories page. |
| 03/31/20: 1958 - Present timeline and various images updated with more 2019 events, including the demolition of the Lakeside Professional Building. |
| 12/31/19: In remembrance of historian and author Phil Brigandi and additions to 1958 - Present timeline. |
| 07/11/19: Grove-ing adventures, about 1964 story by Gordon T. McClelland added to Memories sub-section |
| 07/10/19: Fletcher Avenue area in the early 1960s to mid-1970s story by Gordon T. McClelland added to Memories sub-section |
| 06/30/19: Tour of Olive: Section D and 1958 - Present timeline updated to include information about Olive Park and the Olive Pony Baseball team's Little League World Series championship title in 2017 |
| 06/30/19: Tour of Olive: Section C, 1892 -1957 timeline, and 1958 - Present timeline updated with information about the Carle Bros. Garage that was located below Olive Grammar School on Santa Ana Canyon Way (Orange-Olive Road) |
| 06/25/19: Tour of Olive: Section C and 1958 - Present timeline updated with news about the removal of the brick border surrounding the base of the Old Santa Ana marker |
| 05/26/19: Olive Blacksmith shop story updated, First National Bank of Olive story updated, and 1892 -1957 timeline and 1958 - Present timeline updated with new information for 1948 and 1958 |
| 03/02/19: Olive Station U.S. Post Office page updated |
| 02/07/19: Tour of Olive: Section H updated with sites and photos |
| 01/16/19: Tour of Olive: Section E updated with sites and photos |
| 10/09/18: Memories sub-section added, with story When surf music came to Olive contributed by Gordon T. McClelland |
| 09/26/18: Tour of Olive: Section D updated with sites and photos |
| 09/24/18: Photos of 1961 fire added to Olive Volunteer Fire Department page |
| 09/15/18: Harvey Garber and Mission Clay Products brick and pipe images added to Brick yard and tile company images page |
| 08/30/18: Olive Blacksmith shop story added to Commerce section |
| 08/23/18: Olive Garage story posted to Commerce section |
| 08/19/18: Olive Volunteer Fire Department story posted, Tour of Olive: Section B and Section D updated with sites and photos |
| 08/12/18: Updates on Olive Volunteer Fire Station building completion date in 1892 -1957 timeline, 1958 - Present timeline, and History of Olive 1900-1955 |
| 08/11/18: First National Bank of Olive story posted, Tour of Olive: Section D in progress |
| 06/26/17: Tour of Olive: Section B completed with sites and photos. Section B - Santa Ana Canyon page added |
| 05/21/17: 1892 -1957 timeline, 1958 - Present timeline, and Brick yard pages updated to include new information about Harvey Garber Brick Yards, Padre Tile Company, and Mission Clay Products Company |
| 01/02/17: Brick yard page updated to include information about Harvey Garber's original brick yard at the site |
| 12/29/16: Tour of Olive: Section A updated with sites and photos. Section A - Eisenhower Park page added |
| 11/25/16: Tour of Olive: Section C updated with inclusion of Old Santa Ana marker and Lawrence Kokx cabbage shed / Action Recycling Center |
| 11/14/16: Charles Parkman Taft, Olive's award-winning horticulturist and new map of St. James from 1888 |
| 09/17/16: 1958 - Present timeline updated with new information about the former Olive Hillside Groves and Lawrence Kokx packing house structures |
| 07/30/16: 1958 - Present timeline and Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church page updated with new information about the church |
| 12/11/15: Olive Assembly of God Church and 1958 - Present timeline pages updated with new information, including content and edits provided by Beverly Caruso. The Dillin Mill removed from Tour of Olive: Section C page. |
| 11/30/14: Updated link to "Olive Through the Ages...now and then" Flickr photo collection. Fonts re-sized and minor maintenance enhancements made. |
| 09/01/13: Consolidation of Olive Through the Ages and The Living Branch Web sites |
| 07/07/13: Citrus Products, Inc. "Plus" brand canned citrus juice label - contributor: Tom Pulley |
| 06/09/13: Directory lists and homes - Information about two resident homes added |
| 06/09/13: Olive School and Civic Center - 1933 fifth and sixth grade class photo added |
| 12/10/12: Late night meetings at the Olive Heights Citrus Association - by Gordon McClelland |
| 12/10/12: How my citrus crate label collection began - revised story by Gordon McClelland |
| 12/08/12: Central Milling Co. photo from circa 1922 added to Olive Milling Company story |
| 12/03/12: Olive Hotel photo from circa 1888 replaced in Olive Hotel and Motel page |
| 09/24/12: Olive Motel aerial photo from 1947 added in Olive Hotel and Motel page |
| 08/22/12: Olive Road District map from circa 1912 to 1913 added in Historical overview |
| 08/18/12: Web site redesign and reorganization for easier navigation |
| 03/23/12: Olive Assembly of God Church page updated with new information |
| 03/23/12: Presbyterian Church page updated with new information |
| 03/22/12: Living Branch navigation enhanced; section pages added |
| 03/17/12: St. Paul's Lutheran Church & School page updated with six images |
| 03/12/12: Directory lists & homes page updated with Jonathan Watson home photo |
| 12/31/11: Olive Milling Company page story addition |
| 12/26/11: Lawrence Kokx packing house photo additions |
| 12/26/11: Olive Motel new apartment building photo replacement |
| 10/06/11: Olive Station U.S. Post Office page updated |
| 09/05/11: Santa Ana River maps and images page updated with canal photos |
| 08/08/11: Citrus crate labels page updated with Lawrence Kokx tomato label |
| 08/08/11: Lawrence Kokx's biography page photo additions |
| 05/22/11: Olive Motel story updated with photo of new apartment building being built |
| 05/13/11: Lawrence Kokx packing house and yard photo additions |
| 05/13/11: Olive Hillside Groves page modification |
| 04/25/11: Olive Churches section posted |
| 10/12/10: Olive Station U.S. Post Office page posted |
| 09/26/10: Splash page and Main Menu pages added, as well as new banners |
| 08/21/10: Olive Heights Hotel and Olive Motel page posted |
| 08/02/10: Olive Milling Company page posted |
| 06/27/10: Images migrated from Flickr to this Web site for easier maintenance |
| 05/09/10: Site redesigned; Site Map page removed, combined into Contents page, Latest news page and link re-added back to site |
| 05/02/10: Site relocated to current address at tripod.com |
| 03/23/10: Santa Ana River history at Olive page posted |
| 03/23/10: Santa Ana River maps and images page posted |
| 12/12/09: Directory lists & homes page posted |
| 12/10/09: The Dankers, pioneer ranchers in Olive page added |
| 11/30/09: Latest News page removed; content can now be found on the home page. Links page added. |
| 11/27/09: Olive boundaries page posted, changes to Table of contents listings |
| 10/26/09: Site Map added |
| 10/06/09: Historical descriptions page posted |
| 10/06/09: Maps and images page posted |
| 09/24/09: Louis Schorn, an entrepreneur in Olive page posted |
| 09/15/09: Olive School and Civic Center page posted |
| 06/11/09: Brick yard pages uploaded, changes to Table of contents listings |
| 05/17/09: The Living Branch and Olive Through the Ages web sites moved from GeoCities to Tripod, due to GeoCities' impending closure some time this year. All pages were redesigned for this purpose. |
| 04/16/09: Lawrence Kokx's biography page uploaded |
| 04/08/09: Merlex Stucco owner Susan VerBurg's email and recent photos of the former Olive Hillside Groves plant uploaded |
| 04/07/09: Lawrence Kokx packing house photos and 1945 article uploaded |
| 03/28/09: Citrus industry stories and images page uploaded, as well as pages for Olive Heights Citrus Association packing houses in 1915 and 1960 |
| 03/18/09: Citrus packing houses page uploaded |
| 02/23/09: Citrus crate labels page uploaded |
| 02/22/09: Contents page built and uploaded |
| 02/11/09: About this site content added to pages |
| 02/10/09: The Living Branch site is launched, but is still under construction |
| 02/09/09: The Living Branch home page is built as an offshoot from Olive Through the Ages |