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The Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum is now in a city-owned building, with a curator paid through the city, and is managed by the library and museum director Janet Sporleder. The Arcadia Historical Society owns the collection and a new agreement commits the city and the society to jointly pay for an insurance policy.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31461
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 15, 2003
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p. 24
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 15, 2003
Pages
p. 24
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
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Floretta Lauber, the first woman to be elected to the Arcadia City Council and serve as mayor, has been elected to head the Arcadia Historical Society.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30017
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2001
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p. 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2001
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Lauber, Floretta
Arcadia Historical Society
Item ID
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The delayed completion of the Arcadia Historical Museum has been a cause of concern to city officials. The Museum is set to open in July or August.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29810
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 14, 2001
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 14, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Museum
Arcadia Historical Society
Gilb, Charles
Gilb, Ruth
Item ID
29995AN
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Santa Anita Park race track will unveil a 1000-pound bronze statue of popular race horse John Henry and a historical marker covering 75 years of the race track's history, as part of its 75th anniversary this Saturday. The bronze statue cost more than $100,000. The marker was done by the Arcadia Historical Society.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31853
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 24, 2009
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 24, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Historical markers
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010 -75th anniversary
Statuary
Item ID
32050AN
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The Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum celebrates its fifth anniversary with a birthday party and other programs. Curator Alycia Wood in seen in a photo. The caption has her name misspelled.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30315
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 20, 2006
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p. Local B1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 20, 2006
Pages
p. Local B1
Subjects
Anniversaries
Arcadia Historical Society
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Wood, Alycia
Item ID
30501AN
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Work will get underway by Sept. 1 on the 4000 sq. ft. historical museum to be named after benefactors Ruth and Charles Gilb.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper19284
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 2000
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 2000
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p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Ruth and Charles Gilb Historical Museum
Gilb, Charles
Gilb, Ruth
Item ID
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The Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum keeps the past alive. Recently Doug Hayes donated family artifacts to the collection, an exhibit of Seabiscuit will run until October 31, and work will begin soon on restoration of "The Hugo Reid Family" statue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26164
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 18, 2003
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 18, 2003
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p. A1
Subjects
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Item ID
26364AN
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The Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum opened with a grand ceremony and ribbon cutting. A photograph shows Charles Gilb, Ruth Gilb, Micky Segal, Floretta Lauber and Carol Libby. A List of major donors is included.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2001
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 25, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Gilb, Charles
Gilb, Ruth
Lauber, Floretta
Libby, Carol
Segal, Micky
Arcadia Historical Society
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
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Arcadia City Council has renewed the city's contract with the Pasadena Humane Society for animal control. It will cost $67,367.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30344
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 30, 2002
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 30, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Animal control
Pasadena Humane Society
Item ID
30530AN
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Demolition permits have been approved and the project of building new homes where the Anoakia mansion stands is now underway. Artifacts from the mansion have been given to the Arcadia Historical Society and the Arboretum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27679
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 13, 2000
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 13, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Housing
Item ID
27876AN
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Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum is advertising for volunteers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31239
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 6, 2008
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p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 6, 2008
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Volunteers
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31434AN
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Jennifer Warner is the new museum education coordinator at the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30693
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 21, 2002
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p. 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 21, 2002
Pages
p. 11
Subjects
City of Arcadia - employees
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum.
Warner, Jennifer
Item ID
30881AN
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The Arcadia Historical Museum is honoring pioneering women with an exhibit titled "Daring Dames: Women's Firsts in Arcadia."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27837
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 8, 2004
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 8, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
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Pasadena Rotary Club members, including Don Hopf of Arcadia, take a day to paint a building for the Pasadena Humane Society.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28358
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 23, 2004
Pages
p. A3 w / photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 23, 2004
Pages
p. A3 w / photo
Subjects
Volunteers - Volunteerism - Pasadena Rotary Club - "Done in a Day Projects"
Pasadena Humane Society
Hopf, Don
Item ID
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The annual Girl Scout Cookie sales drive was launched this year at the county park.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2002
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Parks - Arcadia County Park
Girl Scouts
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22784AN
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Ground was broken for the new Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum designed by the architectural firm of Sparano and Mooney.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27433
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 9, 2000
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 9, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
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The Gilb Foundation is challenging the community to raise additional funds of $175,000 needed for the building of the Arcadia Historical Museum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27451
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 16, 2000
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 16, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Fundraisers
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The foundation is being poured for the new historical museum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27767
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 7, 2000
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p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 7, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Museums - Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
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With construction nearly complete on the Arcadia Historical Museum, city officials are mulling possible litigation against the contractor because the $1 million project is three months behind schedule.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21606
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2001
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2001
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Museum
Item ID
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A vintage toymaking program was part of the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum exhibit on the history of toys.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30281
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 19, 2006
Pages
p. News 3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 19, 2006
Pages
p. News 3
Subjects
Exhibits
Museums
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Item ID
30468AN
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