THIS DATE IN SEAL BEACH HISTORY RETURNS

I guess I’m really going to do this. Consider this a soft announcement with a more “official” and splashy announcement coming at the end of October.

Starting today, I’ve embarked on a project of writing and scheduling a brand new year’s worth of posts of the This Date in Seal Beach History blog to launch on January 1st, 2026. The plan is to publish a fresh daily Seal Beach historical post for each date in the 2026 calendar, barring health issues, disasters, credible criminal threats, torrid, distracting affairs with showgirls, and, of course, real paying writing work.

The daily posts on the blog will be free and available to the public.

However, all this historical research requires subscriptions to online archives and editing software, and all of that costs. It costs a lot for what is essentially just a hobby that involves a lot of time and work, not a professional business. With that in mind, I’m renewing my usual pitch for donations:

If you enjoyed these This Date in Seal Beach History posts over the years and are looking forward to the new posts coming in 2026, please consider making a small donation of five dollar or more to help defray the costs that make this blog possible.
Donations can be made securely with most major credit cards directly through PayPal, Venmo, or Apple Pay by clicking here.

As a thank you for your support, I’d like to invite donors to a live online event next month.

A New Video

I’m currently working on a Seal Beach video that will be posted publicly to commemorate the 110th anniversary of Seal Beach’s incorporation on October 27, 1915.

The video takes one vintage Seal Beach photograph as a launching point for an imaginary time travel tour to the day the photograph was taken to visit various landmarks in the photo. There will be plenty of photographs and some Seal Beach History information I don’t think has been shared before. I’m not going to share any more details, but I think it will be lots of fun for people who love the Joy Zone era of Seal Beach History.

I haven’t scheduled the actual date yet (probably during the week of September 8-14), but I’ll be hosting a private live online sneak peak preview of this video exclusively for donors.

A recording of the sneak preview will be available to view for the rest of September with a private password provided to any donor who misses the preview (or wants to see it again.)

Other Plans and Possibilities

I’m considering other ways to fund this project for the next year or so, including starting a Patreon page with exclusive content for monthly subscribers, “brand” merchandising, marrying into money, or reluctantly accepting advertising on individual dated posts or weekly runs of posts. I’m open to any ideas or suggestions you make in the comments or via e-mail. I’ll share more details when everything is all worked out in September.

I will also be migrating this blog to it’s own dedicated web site and adding a This Date in Seal Beach History YouTube site later in 202

And remember, donations can be made here.