Before the Gilbert Darling family moved from Iowa to Pasadena in December, 1891, the daughters were told that Pasadena was a place “where one can Read More »
Category: Pasadena Collections
The Rose Garden: Scene of Many Pleasant Gatherings
The Rose Garden on South Orange Grove and Arbor Street is a beautiful complement to the Tournament House, the former home of Mr. and Mrs. Read More »
Upper Hastings Ranch Lights the Holidays
“It started simply,” says Kathy Gregg, president of the Upper Hastings Ranch Association. Residents began moving into the just-built development called Upper Hastings Ranch in Read More »
The Rosenbaum Home
Moritz Rosenbaum came to the settlement that later became Pasadena in 1874. He bought fifteen acres on the southwest corner of Orange Grove and Colorado, Read More »
The New Library Opening: “A Notable Event in Pasadena’s History”
Did you know that Pasadena Public Library is older than the city itself? Founded in December 1882 (1) as a private subscription library under the Read More »
Cooking with Eva: Brandied Peaches
Amongst the cookbooks in the Fenyes Mansion are handwritten vintage recipes from a century ago. Since August is National Peach Month, we decided to share Read More »
The G.T. Marsh Tea Garden: A Glimpse of Flowery Japan
In the summer of 1903, workmen were busily engaged in transforming what had been “only a barren stubble field fronting two hundred fifty feet on Read More »
Organized for a Cause: Social Clubs & Women’s Suffrage
In 2020, PMH joined the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment with two blogs related to a suffrage scrapbook from the museum’s Read More »
West Pasadena in 1886: A Wonderful Little City
1886 was an eventful year in early Pasadena. Incorporation as a city was finalized on June 19, but a transformation from the agricultural village founded Read More »
Lookout Mountain and the Speed of Light
The first lookout tower of the Angeles Forest was erected on Lookout Mountain No. 2 in 1913 and was active until 1927 when it was Read More »
