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First Ballot Cast: Grace G. Madden Votes
While we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, it is worth noting that many women had won the right to …
Camp Idle a While: An Arroyo Vacation in 1899
On August 9, 1899 the “Society Gossip” section of the Pasadena Daily Evening Star contained a brief note that “There is a merry party of …
Go to the Movies with the PMH Volunteers
Looking for your next book to read? Check out these recommendations from members of the Museum’s Volunteer Book Club.
1920: Sketches from 100 Years Ago
For the Museum’s 100th blog, I thought it would be fun to look at sketches that Eva Scott Fenyes created 100 years ago. While Eva …
The Smart Set
When Eva Fenyes took her four little dogs to their photo session at Kohler Photo Studio on East Colorado, Fairy, Prince, and Non se …
The Emery Home: from South Orange Grove to Green Street
Among the mansions that lined South Orange Grove Avenue at the turn of the century, the home at 707 has experienced a more varied history …
Wrigley & Renton: Pasadenans on Catalina, Part II
This is the final article in a six-part series on “five Pasadenans who had a lasting effect on Catalina Island,” as documented by the late …
Wrigley & Renton: Pasadenans on Catalina, Part I
This is the fifth article in a six-part series on “five Pasadenans who had a lasting effect on Catalina Island,” as documented by the late …
Charles F. Holder: A Pasadenan on Catalina
This is the fourth in a six-part series on “five Pasadenans who had a lasting effect on Catalina Island,” as documented by the late PMH …
Peter Gano: A Pasadenan on Catalina
This is the third in a six-part series on “five Pasadenans who had a lasting effect on Catalina Island,” as documented by the late PMH …
