We're Celebrating Our Fifth Birthday!

The Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum is celebrating its Fifth Anniversary with a special exhibit with photographic highlights of its first five years. This exhibit will be on display from September 2 through October 14, 2006.

The exhibit will also include photographs of museums from Arcadia’s past, including the Parker Lyon Pony Express Museum (shown in photo), which came to Arcadia in 1935 and was located on a 6-acre lot on Huntington Drive at Colorado Place. The exhibit will also feature information about the first museum in Arcadia and the community’s contributions to the preservation of Arcadia’s heritage.

The Museum Is Cool!

Need a cool spot to go to that is both entertaining and free? Then come to the Arcadia Historical Museum any time Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.! Admission is always free and there are interesting permanent exhibits, as well as a special exhibit entitled the "Arcadia Immigrant Experience" on display now through August 25th. Using the techniques of oral historians, the students of Oliver Beckwith's Arcadia High School Advanced Placement U.S. History class created an exhibit that tells some of the stories of Arcadia's immigrants.

Family Fun Day - Learn to Draw a Peacock

If Lucky Baldwin had been president, perhaps he would have declared a month-long celebration for Arcadia’s peacocks since he imported the first peacocks from India in the 1880s. Not wanting to wait for an official declaration, the Museum is celebrating these beautiful birds with a fun event on Saturday, July 8 from noon to 2 p.m.

Children ages 6 and up will learn step by step how to draw a majestic peacock. This event is free, but registration is required due to limited space and supplies. To register, please call the Museum at (626) 574-5440.

Great Job!

Graduation
June 16, 2006

Alycia and I were honored to be invited to Kiev and Venus' graduation at the Santa Anita Racetrack on June 16, 2006. With flowers in our hands and great excitement, we got to the graduation, following Venus' directions to sit where I thought she said she would be. To our SHOCK, there were 600 or so graduates were way down in the field while we were way UP there at the grandstand. They looked like just a tad bigger than ants!! We could hardly make out who's who. We kept looking for Venus. Of course, since it's been quite a few moons since we graduated, we totally forgot to make a plan to meet up with Kiev and Venus, and we didn't think to bring anyone's cellphone numbers. No luck as we strain our ears to hear the 4 announcers zipping through the names on the list simultaneously. So I started just taking random pictures, hoping that I can use the 12x zoom on my camera to start looking for Venus. Finally, we gave up. The next day, Kanny pointed out that we were actually sitting where Kiev was, and there he is in one of my random pictures! Sorry Venus! Congratulations to Kiev and Venus for being Gold Seal Graduates! Now we know, we'll be better next year for Kanny and Adam's graduation.

Taiko Drums

Taiko Drumming Demonstration
May 13, 2006

Traditional Japanese art -- Taiko Drumming. Taiko, or "Big Drum" is the essence of a festival.

D for Docents and Deers

D for Docents and Deers
May 2006

Docent-led experience for 3rd Graders visiting the Museum on school field trip.

Exhibitions and Events at the Museum

Ancient Towns in Zhejiang Province --Exhibit, May 13 to June 14
Annual Antique and Collectibles Faire --June 3
Oral History Workshop -- June 10
Docent for a Day -- June 17
Family Tree Banner -- June 24
Peacock Drawing -- July 8
Peacock Safari -- July 22
Honoring All Who Served
Everything Peacock
Collections at the Museum