Name/Title
1957 - Morindan: 08-15Secondary Title
Orinda, California, August 15, 1957Description
The Morindan was a weekly community newspaper published in Orinda, California in 1957, serving the growing suburban communities of Orinda and Moraga with local news, business advertisements, social announcements, and coverage of civic issues including the town's incorporation discussions.Context
The publication had a circulation of "5,000 homes" and featured typical small-town newspaper content such as community events, local sports coverage, club meetings, and municipal services news. These issues appear to represent rare surviving copies of this short-lived local publication, as no references to The Morindan have been found in online historical newspaper databases, the Library of Congress newspaper directory, or Contra Costa County Library's historical holdings, suggesting the newspaper may not have been preserved or digitized elsewhere. The timing of this publication during Orinda's early suburban development makes it a valuable historical record of the community during a significant period of growth and civic organization.
