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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
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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 collection at the Arcadia Historical Museum is described.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16091
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Sierra Madre News
Date
November 12, 1998
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p. 9
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Sierra Madre News
Date
November 12, 1998
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p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Museum
Item ID
16849AN
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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
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p. 24
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Arcadia Historical Museum
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26020AN
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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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An overflow crowd turned out for the reopening of the Arcadia Historical Museum on Friday, July 19th.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper492
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 25, 1991
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p. A-4 photos
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 25, 1991
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p. A-4 photos
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Museum
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492AN
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The Dept of Housing and Urban Development will contribute $100,000 toward the new historical museum in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper17666
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Pasadena Star News , The Star edition
Date
October 27, 1999
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Pasadena Star News , The Star edition
Date
October 27, 1999
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Arcadia Historical Museum
Item ID
17874AN
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On January 22, 1999, ground was broken for construction of a 124 room Hilton Garden Inn and an 84 room Marriott SpringHill Suites along Arcadia's hotel-row

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16253
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Sierra Madre News
Date
January 28, 1999
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p. 10-A
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Sierra Madre News
Date
January 28, 1999
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p. 10-A
Subjects
Business & Industry
Item ID
17032AN
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Ruth and Charles Gilb have donated $300,000 to the city to build a new historical museum.

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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
Item ID
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
Item ID
27076AN
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Arcadia resident Tom Romano has had colorful displays on his front lawn for the past 48 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper7256
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Sierra Madre News
Date
October 30, 1997
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p. 10
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Sierra Madre News
Date
October 30, 1997
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p. 10
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Romano, Tom
Item ID
11109AN
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The Arcadia Unified School District may turn down nearly $800,000 in state funding to reduce class size because of the difficulty in finding enough teachers and classroom space.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6589
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 25, 1996
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 25, 1996
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p. A1
Subjects
School Board
Item ID
6402AN
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A long-time Arcadia landmark, the windmill atop the Denny's restaurant at 7 E. Huntington Drive, is scheduled to come down before the end of the summer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper17093
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 24, 1999
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p. B3 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 24, 1999
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p. B3 w/photo
Subjects
Business & Industry - Denny's
Item ID
17516AN
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Tiny books tell stories in a way all their own. Doris Selmer and Jerome Selmer, avid collectors of miniature books, have just published "The First Museum of Los Angeles," a miniature book about the Southwest Museum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4011
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 14, 1994
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p. H-3 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 14, 1994
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p. H-3 photo
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Selmer, Doris
Selmer, Jerome
Selmer, Jerry
Item ID
3887AN
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More than 100 tiles displaying donors' names have been set in the windows at the Arcadia Historical Museum. A dedication ceremony is scheduled for Sunday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper288
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Star Tribune
Date
November 13, 1992
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p. 1
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Star Tribune
Date
November 13, 1992
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p. 1
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Arcadia Historical Society
Item ID
288AN
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Dick Closson and Gail Jensen, co-chairs of Arcadia Tomorrow, addressed a recent City Council Meeting to express their support of the proposed Santa Anita Arts and Entertainment Center.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5687
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Sierra Madre News
Date
February 15, 1996
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p. 7
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Sierra Madre News
Date
February 15, 1996
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Arcadia Tomorrow
Santa Anita Entertainment Center
Item ID
5538AN
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As of last week 8,188 students were enrolled in the Arcadia Unified School District. This figure is a 68 student increase over the 8,120 students enrolled in the district at the end of last year. Class sizes are hovering around 29.8.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2985
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 19, 1991
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 19, 1991
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p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Enrollment
Item ID
2911AN
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Bob Elson collects carousel horses and keeps them on an all-wood carousel he built in the middle of his living room on Duarte Road.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25843
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 14, 1997
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 14, 1997
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p. 1
Subjects
Elson, Bob
Carousel Horses
Hobbies
Item ID
26043AN
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It has been a year-long struggle for the Serbian Orthodox Church of Christ the Savior to overcome the lingering effects of a 1996 New Year's Eve arson that all but destroyed their social hall.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper11754
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 2, 1998
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p. A3 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 2, 1998
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p. A3 w/photo
Subjects
Churches - Serbian Orthodox Church of Christ the Savior
Item ID
11961AN
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An all-day party was held on Friday, July 19 to celebrate the fifth birthday of the Arcadia Community Center.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper7307
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Sierra Madre News
Date
August 1, 1996
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p. 7
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Sierra Madre News
Date
August 1, 1996
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p. 7
Subjects
Arcadia Community Center
Item ID
7196AN
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