Brush Painting Exhibit 8/28
August 18, 2010 by admin
Filed under History, Out & About
Master Ali Tam is back with another exhibit of brush painting and calligraphy at the Arcadia Historical Museum Aug. 28 – Oct. 16, beginning with an opening reception at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28. Details are below…
Historical Markers in Arcadia: user guide
You may have seen one or more Historical Markers around town, each attached to two dark green posts and featuring vintage photos and a brief text summary of the building or area where they stand. There are actually five markers installed as of August 11, 2010. A sixth — er, the first — will be [...]
Clara Baldwin’s yacht, painting
A painting of a yacht owned by Clara Baldwin is being offered for sale. Clara Baldwin, the eldest daughter of Arcadia founder Elias “Lucky” Baldwin, and for whom the Baldwin Stocker Elementary School is named, had many elegant properties created especially for her during her lifetime, including a private Pullman 1912 rail car that is [...]
Student historical art displayed
Six of the winners of the Arcadia Historical Society’s Creative Expression Contest have been on display at Westfield Santa Anita for a couple weeks as depicted here in this 30-second video below. The management of the mall kindly displayed these winning projects with the names of each student elegantly and prominently showcased. These six pieces [...]
Family scrapbook lessons
June 16, 2010 by admin
Filed under Activities, History
Make your own history and discover a way to pass it down and preserve memories by learning how to create a family scrapbook page using pictures, ribbons, movie tickets, scraps of cloth, and other memorabilia. The staff of the Arcadia Historical Museum will provide families with a history and lessons about scrapbooks from 11 a.m. [...]
Loading ...
We locate the 