by pvha | Nov 30, 2023 | News
By Elijah Ezeji-Okoye For a short time in Watsonville’s earlier history, autumn was marked by the coming of the Apple Annual. In the early 1900s, the city’s apple industry burgeoned, with new orchards, packinghouses, and shipping centers cropping up across the...
by pvha | Nov 30, 2023 | News
By Claire Etienne (Peter Hauer’s great niece and daughter of Muriel Hauer Etienne) Peter Hauer created the Hauer apple around 1900 in Pleasant Valley, near Watsonville. The Hauer apple is an “antique apple.” It is one of only two varieties said to have originated in...
by pvha | Nov 30, 2023 | News
The Bockius-Orr house, trees, and yard will be lit up for Christmas again this year. Drive by in the evening to see the beautiful lights between November 23 until January 1. (Time approx.. 5pm. – 10 p.m.) The Bockius-Orr house will also have a...
by pvha | Mar 28, 2023 | News
Pajaro at San Juan Road...
by pvha | Dec 6, 2022 | News
Bockius-Orr House Up in Lights By Jodi Frensley Please be sure to drive by the Bockius-Orr house to see our holiday lights display. This year marks the first in PVHA history that the house and historic oak trees will be lit up for the holiday season. The outdoor light...
