Thomas Banigan poses next to Lyle Richard Barnett's Civ Aide A.R.C. Ambulance Driver's Uniform on display in the Starting Anew exhibition. As the exhibition Starting Read More »
Tag: History
Volunteers are Vital
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” - Helen Keller Our volunteers are vital to Pasadena Museum of History’s success. Read More »
A Tale of Two Trees
Pasadena has long been noted for its beautiful tree-lined streets, but the original landscape was a largely treeless plain, with a few native live oaks. Read More »
Painting California: “…a very valuable thing…”
“It seems to me it would be a very valuable thing if you could carry out your plan to make accurate water-color studies of the 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 »
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 Read More »
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 Read More »
The Smart Set
Eva Fenyes with “Fairy,” one of her many Chihuahua dogs. (Photograph by Albert Hiller, Pasadena, California. Main Photo Collection, PHS16-23) Eva Fenyes’ Chihuahuas, 1904. Read More »
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 Read More »
