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Ruth and Charles Gilb have donated $300,000 to the city to build a new historical museum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26424
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 5, 1998
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 5, 1998
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p. 1
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Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Gilb, Charles
Gilb, Ruth
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26624AN
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In additon to the $300,000 donated by Ruth and Charles Gilb, another $85,000 has been contributed from the community for the new Arcadia Historical Museum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26876
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 4, 1999
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 4, 1999
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p. 1
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Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Donations
Gilb, Charles
Gilb, Ruth
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Former Mayor Charles Gilb and his wife Ruth, through their family foundation, are donating $300,000 to construct a new museum. Curator Carol Libby displays museum artifacts on the community's history in the current museum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26479
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 3, 1998
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 3, 1998
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p. 1
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Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Libby, Carol
Gilb, Charles
Gilb, Ruth
Item ID
26680AN
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The Arcadia Historical Society Board of Directors recently honored 6 longtime members: Herb Goddard, David Hannah, Alice Slater, Barbara Regan, Nick Pokrajac and Loretta Platford.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper233
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 8, 1993
Pages
p. 16; Highlander section
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 8, 1993
Pages
p. 16; Highlander section
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Item ID
233AN
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The preliminary design for the Arcadia Historical Museum has been approved by the city council but more money is still needed to build the museum. Fundraising will be done by the Arcadia Historical Society.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27156
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 24, 1999
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 24, 1999
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p. 1
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Arcadia Historical Museum
Fundraisers
Item ID
27354AN
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The Arcadia Historical Museum has been approved for a $100,000 grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development for construction of a new museum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27144
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 21, 1999
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 21, 1999
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p. 1
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Arcadia Historical Museum
Item ID
27342AN
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The Arcadia Historical Museum is one of the best kept secrets in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25820
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 24, 1997
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p. 24
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 24, 1997
Pages
p. 24
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Museum
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26020AN
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Mayor Bob Harbicht will host "Speaking of Arcadia" at the Arcadia Historical Museum and will have a roundtable discussion with 5 people who lived here when Huntington Drive was two lanes and orange groves covered most of the city. "Speak of Arcadia" airs on cable channel 20.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32746
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 1997
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p. 19
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 1997
Pages
p. 19
Subjects
Arcadia history
Contreras, Joe
Harbicht, Bob
Harpole, Ruth
Perkins, Bob
Ramsell, Roberts
Reeder, Ruth
Item ID
32943AN
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The Arcadia Education Foundation donates $300,000 to the Arcadia schools.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26965
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 24, 1999
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 24, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Education Foundation (AEF)
Schools
Item ID
27164AN
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The City Council has decided to spend an additional $87,050 to carry out the city's General Plan Update, bringing the cost of the project to just over $300,000.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5974
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 1996
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p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 1996
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
City Planning
Item ID
5811AN
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Jim Hauser, a 40-year resident who is active in the Arcadia Red Cross, Arcadia Historical Society, and the Rotary Club, was named Senior Citizen of the Year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4056
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 21, 1994
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p.H-3 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 21, 1994
Pages
p.H-3 photo
Subjects
Senior Citizen of the Year 1994
Hauser, Jim
Item ID
3932AN
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Ruth Lubin, 82, a former Arcadia High School art teacher, won the "Ms. Senior America of California" competition for the Los Angeles metro area, to be followed by the state competition in Torrance in March, 1994. Ms. Lubin performed a Balinese dance, explained her wood carving, and recited a poem.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper160
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 10, 1993
Pages
p. A-2 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 10, 1993
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p. A-2 photo
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Lubin, Ruth
Item ID
160AN
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A profile of Ruth Elliott, a cartoonist and animator living in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26393
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 1998
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 1998
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p. 1
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Elliott, Ruth
Item ID
26593AN
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The board of directors of REI sporting goods, a Seattle-based cooperative, has voted to buy the former site of Arcadia Lumber to build a new store.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper15320
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29, 1998
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p. B3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29, 1998
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Business & Industry - REI
Item ID
15879AN
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The addition of a new hotel on the corner of Second Avenue and Santa Clara Street in Arcadia would bring an additional 159 rooms to an area which already boasts eight hotels along a one mile stretch of the Huntington Drive corridor.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9928
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 21, 1997
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p. B3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 21, 1997
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Hotels, Motels, etc - Hilton Garden Inn
Item ID
9885AN
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Ruth Dunlop was presented a Volunteer of the Year award at the Community Center's Annual Volunteer Recognition Banquet. She has volunteered 949 hours at Arcadia's Senior Citizen Services this year.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 4, 1997
Pages
p. A2 w / photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 4, 1997
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p. A2 w / photo
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Dunlop, Ruth
Item ID
10542AN
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Ruth Lubin, 82, a retired Arcadia High School teacher, beat out 12 other contestants to win the 7th annual Ms. Senior America of California competition. She will soon go the Reno, Nevada, to vie for the Ms. Senior America crown.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3024
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 10, 1994 (See hard copy in vertical file Arcadia-People.)
Pages
p. H-1 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 10, 1994 (See hard copy in vertical file Arcadia-People.)
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p. H-1 photo
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Lubin, Ruth
Item ID
2947AN
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Keeping the library open on Saturday would require an additional $201,000 from the city.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26377
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 4, 1998
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 4, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Library - 1990-1999
Item ID
26577AN
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Sandy Snider, historical curator at the Arboretum of Los Angeles county, has written a book to celebrate the institutions 50th anniversary. "Arboretum Album" is the culmination of years of research.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper11268
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 25, 1997
Pages
p. A-1 w / photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 25, 1997
Pages
p. A-1 w / photo
Subjects
Arcadia authors - Snider, Sandy
Item ID
11452AN
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Rancho High School may be renamed Rancho Alternative School and allowed to house additional programs.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10325
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 1997
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p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 1997
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Schools - Rancho High School
Item ID
10273AN
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