Gabriel San Roman
History is Healing as the Heritage Museum of Orange County Reopens!

At long last, the Heritage Museum of Orange County readied to welcome the public back to its grounds for the first time in over a year. Jamie Hiber, the executive director of the cultural and natural history site in Santa Ana, arrived to open the gates the morning of its grand reopening last Sunday unsure of what to expect when Fred and Ethel, two resident ducks, awaited on the other side.
Hiber exchanged a surprised look with her staff; Fred and Ethel usually appear on the grounds around March but hadn’t been seen lately.
“Of course, you showed up on opening day,” said Hiber to the ducks. “This is a good sign. This is going to be a great day.”
And it was!
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