Archived Stories of the Heritage Valley

Elkins' Olive Oil Factory by Ellen Finley, 1988

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Fillmore's First Bank

The Story of the First State Bank of Fillmore

George Henley and Sespe Brownstone

The story of quarrying for brownstone rock in the Sespe

Joel K L Schwartz

Brief biography of Joel K L Schwartz - from telegrapher to postmaster

Law in Fillmore

A brief history of early law enforcement in the area

Morey Family Story

The story of one of our pioneer families

Olive Oil Manufacture per Charlie Brown

How olive oil was made at C. C. Elkins Olive Oil Factory

Remembering Fillmore's Past:
Dewey's Garden Center

Remembering Filmore’s Past - Part 3, By Ellen Finley

“This is the third of a series about people, places, and events from Fillmore’s history”

Ruth French, by Susan M. J. French

The story of a centenarian

Stone Family of Sespe

The Story of a Pioneer Family

Ted Fairbanks' History of Bardsdale

By F. L. Fairbanks

From Ventura County Historical Society Quarterly, Vol 1. February, 1956

That's Entertainment

Entertainment in Early Fillmore

What's in a Name?

How the some of the streets in our community got their names