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Life and Times of Orange County Historian Jim Sleeper
James Doren Sleeper, longtime Orange County historian and author, died at 85 at his Tus tin home after a long illness. A Santa Ana native, he published Canyon Wren and main works on local history, including Jim Sleeper's Orange County Almanac of Historical Oddities, shaping regional memory for decades.
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Jim Sleeper
Orange County
Tustin
Santa Ana
Sleeper
James Doren Sleeper
Holy Jim Canyon
Chris Jepsen
Orange County Archives
Orange County Historical Society
Fairhaven Memorial Park
Mortuary
Nola Sleeper
Orange Coast College
Fullerton High School
Canyon Wren
Orange County Register
Los Angeles Times
Holy Jim
David Niederhaus
Holy Jim Cabin
Mission Viejo Company
Santa Margarita Company
Rancho Santa Margarita Co
Phil Brigandi
Brigandi