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Former Mayor Charles Gilb and Ruth Gilb will donate $300,000 to build a new historical museum. The historical society will contribute an additional $100,000.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper15967
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 5, 1998
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 5, 1998
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Gilb, Charles
Gilb, Ruth
Item ID
16724AN
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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
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
November 13, 1992
Pages
p. 1
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Star Tribune
Date
November 13, 1992
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Item ID
288AN
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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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Charles and Ruth Gilb have donated $300,000 toward the construction of a new Arcadia Historical Museum building.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper15963
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
November 5, 1998
Pages
p. 11
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Sierra Madre News
Date
November 5, 1998
Pages
p. 11
Subjects
Gilb, Charles
Gilb, Ruth
Arcadia Historical Society
Item ID
16720AN
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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
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 24, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 24, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Museum
Fundraisers
Item ID
27354AN
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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
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News , The Star edition
Date
October 27, 1999
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Pasadena Star News , The Star edition
Date
October 27, 1999
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Museum
Item ID
17874AN
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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
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 4, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 4, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Donations
Gilb, Charles
Gilb, Ruth
Item ID
27076AN
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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
Pages
p. 9
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Sierra Madre News
Date
November 12, 1998
Pages
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
Pages
p. 24
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 24, 1997
Pages
p. 24
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Museum
Item ID
26020AN
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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
Pages
p. A-4 photos
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 25, 1991
Pages
p. A-4 photos
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Museum
Item ID
492AN
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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
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 21, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Museum
Item ID
27342AN
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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
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 5, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 5, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Gilb, Charles
Gilb, Ruth
Item ID
26624AN
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The Wilderness Park, now to be known as the Arcadia Wilderness Preserve, will be open to the general public on weekdays and to non-profit organizations and small groups that have reservations on weekends.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper170
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 8, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 8, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Wilderness Park - see also Arcadia Wilderness Preserve
Item ID
170AN
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Arcadia will have a weekly newspaper again - the ARCADIA WEEKLY. The paper will be in the same building as the old ARCADIA TRIBUNE that closed its doors in July 1992. Publisher Von Raees accepts the first subscription from Mayor Barbara Kuhn.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25732
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 22, 1996
Pages
p. 1 (First issue - Volume 1, #1)
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 22, 1996
Pages
p. 1 (First issue - Volume 1, #1)
Subjects
Arcadia Weekly
Newspapers
Mayors - Kuhn, Barbara
Von Raees
Item ID
25932AN
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Local Native American activists have demanded that Arcadia High School drop its "Apaches" nickname, saying it is racist and offensive.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper17740
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 6, 1999
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 6, 1999
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Item ID
17940AN
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Through contributions from over 330 individuals and organizations, the Arcadia Public Library Foundation has raised the money to fund all items on the original "wish list."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10071
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Sierra Madre News
Date
July 24, 1997
Pages
p. 7
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Sierra Madre News
Date
July 24, 1997
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library Foundation
Item ID
10025AN
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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
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 21, 1994
Pages
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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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
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 1997
Pages
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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Forty years after it opened, Arcadia Methodist Hospital will have its 1957 east tower replaced by a $34 million hospital wing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper134
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
September 30, 1992
Pages
p. 1
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Star Tribune
Date
September 30, 1992
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Hospitals - Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Item ID
134AN
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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
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 3, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 3, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Libby, Carol
Gilb, Charles
Gilb, Ruth
Item ID
26680AN
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