Celebrate First Avenue's 100th Birthday!

For 100 years, Arcadia’s children have walked the halls of First Avenue School. Now you can relive this history by coming to the Museum for its latest exhibit, which celebrates the 100th Birthday of this school. Featuring class pictures and a historical timeline, this exhibition showcases the story of this school and the impact it has had on the community.

Share your memories and your favorite nickname for the school with future Museum visitors by writing on our message board. This exhibit will be on display through November 21.

Make Your Own Peacock Feather Jewelry

Peacock Feather Earrings -- would you like to make a pair?

Make Your Own Peacock Feather Jewelry

Peacock Feather Earrings -- would you like to make a pair?

Ms. Street reading a peacock story, with our peacock puppet (sitting on the side) to children and parents.

Look what I've made!

Galore of jewelry you can make with peacock feathers!

Make Your Own Ice-cream

Kate and Jaye showing a simple craft to help the kids remember how the ice-cream was made, so that they can do the same at home!

Ezra, our Getty Intern showing how a hand-crank ice-cream maker works. In 2 hours, he churned about a gallon of ice-cream! He definitely worked out his muscles!

The purpose of vanilla ice-cream is... to have TOPPINGS! Here's our toppings station with Ruth!

Look! This is what you get after 30mins of rolling the ball! ICE-CREAM!

Did you know that you can make ice-cream by rolling one of these balls?

Make Your Own Soda Pop

Carbonation Station... This is where you get all the bubbles for your soda pop!

Flavor Station! Come and try!

Make Your Own Butter

"Washing" the Butter

"This sure brings back a lot of memories!"

Shaking up butter, for all ages!

Flurry of Activities

Writing with Quill Pens

The Museum just ended a busy summer of Make-Your-Own activities. The events were very well-received, and we had many repeat visitors! Thank you for your support!

We started with Make-Your-Own Ink, to butter, to soda pop, to ice-cream, to peacock feather jewelry, and lastly, candy!

We are tremendously grateful to our group of faithful and hardworking volunteers who cut, rolled, shook, cooked, and wove throughout the summer! You are awesome!

July Brown Bag Lunch Talk Features Sandy Snider

Come to the Museum on Thursday, July 19 from noon to 12:30 p.m. for the July Brown Bag Lunch Talk! This talk is specially designed for all who work near the Museum to come and enjoy a unique 20-minute talk about exciting moments in Arcadia’s history. Sandy Snider, author of Arcadia: Where Ranch and City Meet, will ask the question, “Whose Adobe is it Really?” Come learn about the history of the Hugo Reid Adobe and who really lived in this iconic building in Arcadia history.

Bring your own brown bag lunch or enjoy free pizza (first-come-first-serve). Reservations are not necessary, but space for the talk is limited to a first-come-first-serve basis.

From Pizza to Ice Cream

Coming up this week at the Museum are two events you won't want to miss!

Come to the Museum on Thursday, June 21 from noon to 12:30 p.m. for the first summer Brown Bag Lunch Talk! This talk is specially designed for all who work near the Museum to come and enjoy a unique 20-minute talk about exciting moments in Arcadia’s history. On June 21, Museum Docent Mickey Ball will talk about the “Romances of the San Gabriel Valley”. Bring your own brown bag lunch or enjoy free pizza (first-come-first-serve) on the Museum Patio. Reservations are not necessary, but space for the talk is limited to a first-come-first-serve basis.

Nothing is better than a cool scoop of ice cream on a hot summer day! Come to Museum for an old-fashioned ice cream social on Saturday, June 23 from noon to 2 p.m. and make your own homemade ice cream. This is a free, drop-in program for the entire family to enjoy; children should not be left unattended. No reservations are needed.

Learn How to Make Your Own Butter!

Did you know that a marble can help you make butter? Come to the Museum on Saturday, May 26, 2007 from Noon to 2 p.m. and learn how to use a marble and about other old fashioned butter making tools. Try your hand at a butter churn and see how long it takes to make your own sweet-cream butter. This is a free, drop-in program for the entire family to enjoy; children should not be left unattended. No reservations needed.