WAB-135Ai_Kids-with-Christmas-Tree-and-Gifts-1904 How did families celebrate Christmas in the early 20th century, and why does it matter to us more than a century later? Many of us Read More »
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Community Histories: The Black History Collection
Pasadena Museum of History’s Black History Collection is comprised of photographs, letters, family records, property deeds, and other materials revealing the history of the African Read More »
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!
SUB-FREEZING WEATHER COMES IN WITH SNOW screamed the headline in the Pasadena Star News on January 11, 1949. Traffic snarled, kids whooped for joy, and Read More »
Christmas Tree Lane: Celebrating a Century of Holiday Brilliance
One hundred years ago this month, the magnificent Deodar trees on Altadena’s Santa Rosa Avenue were first entwined with multi-colored lights and lit on December Read More »
Five Pasadenans and Santa Catalina Island
“This is the story of five Pasadenans who have had a lasting effect on Santa Catalina Island,” noted then-Pasadena Historical Society (now Pasadena Museum of Read More »
Blooming Messages: The Victorian Language of Flowers
Eva Scott Fenyes (1849-1930). Hollyhocks, Milford, Pennsylvania, July 22, 1884. Watercolor sketch (ESF.009.1286) Eva Scott Fenyes (1849-1930), whose Pasadena estate is now home to Pasadena Read More »
Edwardian Christmas Décor: Part II
Floral Displays Like the Victorians before them, Edwardians were lavish in their use of plants and plant materials for décor. In these great houses, nearly Read More »
Edwardian Christmas Décor: Part I
Deck the Halls! Detail of the fireplace mantle in the Fenyes Mansion Drawing Room. Photo by Marlyn Woo/Joanne Wilborn. ‘Tis the season to be decorating Read More »
The Games People Play
If you have ever matched your skill – or luck – at the gaming table, you’re not alone. For most of us games are pleasant Read More »
Happy Birthday Pasadena’s Centenarian Project
One woman fled the Bolshevik Revolution with her family as a child, only to find herself in flight again in 1934 escaping brutal persecution in Read More »
