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James Dobson and Focus on the Family are discussed by former right-hand-man Gil Meogerle. Also see accompanying article about rise of Focus on the Family.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 13, 1997
Pages
p. D-1 photos
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 13, 1997
Pages
p. D-1 photos
Subjects
Focus on the Family
Dobson, James
Moegerle, Gil
Item ID
9320AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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1. "Turf club draws fans for derby." Pasadena Star News, April 2, 1972. 2. "Auction reflects a colorful family." Los Angeles Times, October 11, 1967. 3. "The man called Lucky." San Francisco Chronicle, February 26, 1967. 4. Baldwin Family Tree. Source: Alfreda Bolduan, August, 1973. 5. Hand-w…
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1. "Turf club draws fans for derby." Pasadena Star News, April 2, 1972.
2. "Auction reflects a colorful family." Los Angeles Times, October 11, 1967.
3. "The man called Lucky." San Francisco Chronicle, February 26, 1967.
4. Baldwin Family Tree. Source: Alfreda Bolduan, August, 1973.
5. Hand-written genealogical chart.
6. "The Baldwin legacy." Lasca Leaves, June 1976, by Sandy Snider.
7. These members of the Baldwin family are buried at Cypress Lawn Cemetery. Source: letter received by Sandy Snider, April 1977.
8. Baldwin marriages. Source: single sheet prepared by Sandy Snider, Los Angeles Arboretum, listing marriages and dates of E.J.Baldwin, Clara Baldwin, Rosebudd Doble, Anita Baldwin, Dextra Baldwin and Baldwin W. Baldwin.
9. "Baldwin family figures in new divorce action." News clip, May 12, 1916.
10. "Lucky Baldwin heirs." News photo and caption on battle of estate settlement, no date.
11. Baldwin Genealogy. Prepared by Sandy Snider, no date.
12. Five generations later: Lucky Baldwin's descendant (Heather Gibson, a great-great-great-granddaughter), The Quarterly Magazine, Summer 2003. Article by Dianne Hart Thurman.
13. Excerpt from "Lucky Baldwin" book by C. G. Glasscock: Sarah Ann Baldwin Alden died May 27, 1872.
14. Obituary-Dextra B. Hopper, July 11, 1925-October 4, 2015. Pasadena Star News, October 10, 2015.
15. Death takes Mrs. Howard (Mrs. Lily Baldwin Howard, widow of E.J. Baldwin). Jury finds against widow of Baldwin, unaware of tragedy. Los Angeles Times, November 10, 1938. She was alternately known as Lillie Bennett Baldwin before she remarried.
16. Obituary of Wilbur McLaren Hopper, Jr. September 2, 1960-December 30, 2021. Pasadena Star News, p. A7, February 20, 2022.
Subjects
Baldwin Family
Item ID
31AF
Collection
Subject Files
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1. Invitation to a masquerade party at Ross Field. Sent to Miss Alice Grandy, signed by Mildred Hoeppel. A copy of the original owned by Anthony W. Wilkinson. 2. Calling card of Miss Alice Louise Grandy. A copy of the original owned by Anthony W. Wilkinson. 3. Photograph of three Grandy siste…
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1. Invitation to a masquerade party at Ross Field. Sent to Miss Alice Grandy, signed by Mildred Hoeppel. A copy of the original owned by Anthony W. Wilkinson.
2. Calling card of Miss Alice Louise Grandy. A copy of the original owned by Anthony W. Wilkinson.
3. Photograph of three Grandy sisters: Alice, Myra (Gae), and Helen. Copies and enlarged from the original owned by Anthony W. Wilkinson.
4. Receipt for $7.00 received from Mrs. H. Grandy for rent of "cottage at Arcadia." A copy of the original owned by Anthony W. Wilkinson.
5. (A & B) Report card for Alice Grandy, grade 7, 1919-1920 from Arcadia City Public School. A copy of the original owned by Anthony W. Wilkinson.
6. Water receipt for Geo. W. Grandy from City of Arcadia Water Department, September 1916. A copy of the original owned by Anthony W. Wilkinson.
7. (A & B) Letter with picture from Fred V. Sampson to Alice Grandy, October 1918. A copy of the original owned by Anthony W. Wilkinson.
8. (A & B) Location notice for quartz claim "Princess Alice" filed by Fred V. Sampson and Geo. W. Grandy, October 5, 1932. A copy of the original owned by Anthony W. Wilkinson.
9. (A, B & C) Statement, with envelope, from Anita Baldwin to Mrs. E. H. Grandy, March 27, 1919. A copy of the original owned by Anthony W. Wilkinson.
10. Deed of Trust between Anita Baldwin and George and Edith Grandy, September 1928.
Subjects
Grandy Family
Item ID
96AF
Collection
Subject Files
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The founder of Focus on the Family, James Dobson, will resign as president and chief executive. Dobson formed the beginnings of Focus on the Family in 1977 in Arcadia and moved to Colorado Springs in 1991.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 2003
Pages
p. D5
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 2003
Pages
p. D5
Subjects
Dobson, James
Focus on the Family
Item ID
25735AN
Collection
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Mr. and Mrs. M. Joseph Cork and family learn about new Paramedic program of the Arcadia Fire Department from fireman Mike Pauro.

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Date
April 1975

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Date
April 1975
Subjects
Cork, M.Joseph family
Fire Department
Firemen-Pauro, Mike
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
118
Collection
Photographs
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Family Festival Productions Inc. moves its Friday night Family Street Fair from Monrovia to downtown Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 28, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 28, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Family Festival Productions Inc.
Street fairs
Item ID
34374AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Focus on the Family, and Arcadia-based Christian organization dedicated to the preservation of the home, is about to move into new offices in Arcadia. The organization, which has grown rapidly over the past few years, currently has 310 employees and occupies offices in 7 separate buildings in Arcadia. The new building, located on Foothill Blvd., will be completed around the first of October.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 5, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 5, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Focus on the Family
Item ID
1622AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Harry and Sarah Sneider, personal fitness trainers from Sneiders Family Fitness, Inc., are profiled.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 24, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 24, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Sneiders Family Fitness, Inc.
Item ID
811AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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An Arcadia family celebrates six living generations.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 12, 1987
Pages
p. B1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 12, 1987
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Seabold, Hortense
Varner, Frances
Seabold, Carol Eugene
Bessex, Todd
Murset, Jeanne
Bessex, Jason
Item ID
28260AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's Focus on the Family has a "handshake agreement" to move to Pomona. The 5th largest employer in Arcadia, with 400 workers, will move everything except a warehouse in Monrovia, to Pomona.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 21, 1987
Pages
p. A-2
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 21, 1987
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Focus on the Family
Item ID
1624AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council approved a 45-day moratorium on the processing of multi-family housing projects until new city controls are in place.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Multi-family housing
Item ID
30773AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Mayor Peter Amundson defends his speaker of choice at next month's Mayor's Community Breakfast. He has invited H. B. London, of Focus on the Family, a conservative Christian group that opposes same-sex marriage. Residents and activists upset about this choice are organizing two counterevents of their own. Activists are planning a "peaceful" demonstration March 4 outside Arcadia Community Center and a bar-b-que at Pasadena's Unitarian Church for all families. Focus on the Family was founded in Arcadia by Dr. James C. Dobson and believes marriage is meant to be between a man and a woman. Amundson said the event is not about sexuality but about the Arcadia family.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32339
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 25, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 25, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Amundson, Peter
Mayor's Community Breakfast
Focus on the Family
Gay rights
London, H. B., Jr.
Item ID
32537AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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H. B. London, Jr., of Focus on the Family, a conservative Christian group that opposes gay marriage, spoke at the 2011 Mayor's Community Breakfast, about the importance of compassion and unconditional love in the family. Outside there were some 90 protestors that support the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 5, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 5, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Amundson, Peter
Mayor's Community Breakfast
Focus on the Family
Gay rights
London, H. B., Jr.
Protests
Item ID
32540AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Food critic Merrill Shindler writes about comfort food and mentions two in Arcadia: Din Tai Fung (dumplings) at Westfield Santa Anita mall and Moffett's Family Restaurant, which serves chicken pies.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 12, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A13
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 12, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A13
Subjects
Din Tai Fung
Food
Moffett's Family Restaurant
Restaurants
Shindler, Merrill
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Focus on the Family, Arcadia's 5th largest employer, has run out of room and may have to leave town. The mushrooming non-profit organization with a Christian radio, publishing, counseling, film and television ministry, could leave within 6 months to a year.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 7, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 7, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Focus on the Family
Item ID
1623AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A South Korean fugitive named Bae Chang-kul was captured in Arcadia and has been returned to his native country, where he is accused of stealing $37 million from his company's account in January 2003. The 48-year-old has been living in Arcadia with a long-expired visa.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 21, 2010
Pages
p. A7
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 21, 2010
Pages
p. A7
Subjects
Bae, Chang-kul
Crime and Criminals
Fugitives
Item ID
32431AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Harry Snyder, 52, has set an American record for bench pressing 350 lb. in the Master's Division (50 to 55 years old) of the American Drug Free Powerlifting competition. He is profiled.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 1993
Pages
p. H-16 photo; Hometown section
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 1993
Pages
p. H-16 photo; Hometown section
Subjects
Snyder's Family Fitness see also Harry Sneider, Sneider's Family Fitness
Item ID
151AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Four members of Reyes family start at Arcadia High School. All their names start with J and all are in different grade levels.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 3, 2015
Pages
p. 16
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 3, 2015
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Foran, Ryan
Reyes family
Item ID
34483AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Harry and Sarah Scieder are personal trainers who run Sneider Family Fitness Inc. out of their Arcadia home.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 12, 1999
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 12, 1999
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
Subjects
Business & Industry - Sneider Family Fitness, Inc
Sneider, Harry and Sarah
Item ID
17763AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The City of Arcadia's contribution to the cost of the 2011 Mayor's Community Breakfast will total $4795. The event drew protestors upset about the mayor's choice of Reverend H. B. London, of conservative Christian group Focus on the Family, as keynote speaker. London received a standing ovation.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 17, 2011
Pages
p. A4
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 17, 2011
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Amundson, Peter
Mayor's Community Breakfast
Focus on the Family
Gay rights
London, H. B., Jr.
Protests
Item ID
32551AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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