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     • The Segerstroms owned a sizable amount of land in the Orange County region, generously donating five acres in 1979 to build the foundation for a cultural center that would eventually house three cultural institutions in Orange County—the Philharmonic Society of Orange County, the Pacific Symphony, and the Pacific Chorale.
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   How much did the Segerstroms donate to the center?

   • Impressed by the group’s support, the Segerstroms donated the land and $1 million to get it going. The Segerstroms would chip in another $5 million before The Center opened in 1986. It includes Segerstrom Hall -- a 3,000-seat concert hall that serves as the venue for Broadway productions, international dance shows,

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   What did the Segerstroms bring to Orange County?

   • nation. “What the Segerstroms have brought to Orange County is they have taken the vast fortune made off of the land, and rather than just hoarding it for their own pleasure and use, they have consciously and systematically become involved in every aspect of life in the county,” said B.W. Cook,

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   When did Charles Segerstrom move to Orange County?

   • In 1882, Charles John (C.J.) Segerstrom, 28, and his wife, Bertha, scooped up their three young children and moved from their homeland of Sweden -- where C.J. had learned to farm -- to the United States. They arrived in Orange County in 1898, leasing 20 acres of land to grow apricots in what is now the city of Orange.

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   Who are Henry Segerstrom's family members?

   • Henry’s wife Elizabeth, Sandy Segerstrom, the daughter of Henry’s cousin Hal, and Henry’s son Anton Segerstrom are key executives managing the family business. Other family members, including Henry’s children Andrea and Toren, make key contributions through memberships in trusts and partnerships and on boards.

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   What happened to Henry Segerstrom & Sons?

   • There were some setbacks along the way, including a reversal to family plans in the late 1980s as Henry and C.J. Segerstrom & Sons tried to create a development of office buildings, shops and hotels on land of their Home Ranch, the Fairview Road site of the original 1915 farmhouse where Charles John and Bertha Segerstrom raised their family.

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   Where did Henry Segerstrom grow up?

   • The Segerstrom connection to Orange County goes back to 1898. Henry’s grandparents, Charles John (“C.J.”) and Bertha, came to America from Sweden in 1882 and lived in Chicago, Wisconsin and Minnesota before eventually settling in what is now Costa Mesa.

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3. henrysegerstrom.com › luxury-comes-southern-californiaThe History of the Segerstrom Family | Segerstrom

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   Jan 3, 2018 · Success in business and then cultural development followed, including the remarkable feat of Orange County families raising $143 million in the early 1980s to build the Orange County Performing Arts Center. Henry and the Segerstrom family donated $6 million for the Center, now named the Segerstrom Center for the Arts.

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   Apr 19, 2023 · Segerstrom’s vision for what was first known as the Orange County Performing Arts Center emerged in the early 1980s, launched by a family donation of 5 acres of land and upward of $6 million.

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   The Segerstrom connection to Orange County goes back to 1898. Henry’s grandparents, Charles John (“C.J.”) and Bertha, came to America from Sweden in 1882. They lived in Chicago, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

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   Oct 16, 1988 · The Segerstrom family donated the five acres on which the center was built and an additional $6 million in cash to the project.

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   Jan 1, 2000 · “What the Segerstroms have brought to Orange County is they have taken the vast fortune made off of the land, and rather than just hoarding it for their own pleasure and use, they have ...

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   Segerstrom returned to an Orange County landscape that didn’t feature much more than farming. Henry’s hometown of Santa Ana had fewer than 50,000 people, good for one-fourth of OC’s population. Most of the land was undeveloped.

10. www.latimes.com › socal › daily-pilotThe Crowd: Fond memories of a great man, Henry Segerstrom

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    May 22, 2015 · Several years ago, in a private conversation with Henry Segerstrom, the late Orange County native son shared insight into his formative years. “My family was very frugal,” Segerstrom...