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The Los Angeles Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed to donate the Hugo Reid Family Statue to the city of Arcadia. The city will relocate the statue from Arcadia Community (County?) Park to the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum. The article includes some history about Hugo Reid.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31291
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 24, 2003
Pages
p. 18
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 24, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Reid, Hugo
Statuary
Item ID
31486AN
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The statue saluting Hugo Reid and his family will be donated to Arcadia by the county if the city pays cost of moving it and restoring the parkland. It will be moved to a spot near the Arcadia Historical Museum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30578
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 19, 2002
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p. 14
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 19, 2002
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
Hugo Reid statue
Statuary
Item ID
30766AN
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A Scots or Scottish pioneer Hugo Reid, came to Southern California in 1832, from Scotland. He was the first private owner of Rancho Santa Anita and an elementary in Arcadia carries his name.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 9, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 25
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 9, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 25
Subjects
Reid, Hugo--biography
Item ID
33507AN
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A profile of Hugo Reid Elementary School Principal, Paul Kearns.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25904
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 30, 1997
Pages
p. 6
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 30, 1997
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Schools - Hugo Reid Elementary
Kearns, Paul
Principals
Educators
Teachers
Item ID
26104AN
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Profile and biography of jockey George Woolf, also known as Iceman. Woolf rode race horse Seabiscuit to fame in 1938. He died in 1946. There is a statue in his memory at Santa Anita Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33305
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 2, 2001
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p. 1, 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 2, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 9
Subjects
Jockeys
Statuary
Woolf, George
Item ID
33501AN
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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
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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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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 Founder's Day Program at Hugo Reid Elementary School includes recognition of outstanding community service.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 12, 2001
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p. 6
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 12, 2001
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Brody, Ginger
Foster, Don
Harrison, Connie
Herman, Fran
Hugo Reid Elementary School
Service awards
Volunteers
Item ID
29403AN
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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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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 5, 1998
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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
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26624AN
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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
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Libby, Carol
Gilb, Charles
Gilb, Ruth
Item ID
26680AN
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Writer Charles Cooper recounts the history of the Los Angeles County Arboretum, including previous landowners Hugo Reid and Elias J. ("Lucky") Baldwin.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 13, 2003
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p. 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 13, 2003
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. ("Lucky")
Los Angeles County Arboretum - history
Rancho Santa Anita - history
Reid, Hugo
Item ID
31234AN
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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
Item ID
27630AN
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An exhibit at the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum showcases the Seabiscuit memorabilia collection of Lisa Ramaci, other private collectors, and the Museum's collection.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
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p. 15
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Ramaci, Lisa
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum - exhibits
Seabiscuit (race horse)
Item ID
31989AN
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On September 1, Van Nuys-based BEGL Construction Company will begin construction on the Ruth and Charles Gilb Historical Museum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27691
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 17, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 17, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Museums - Ruth and Charles Gilb Historical Museum
Item ID
27888AN
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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
Pages
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
Item ID
30297AN
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Arcadia Museum Foundation raises $450,000, approaching goal of $500,000, for Education Center at the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum, with a barbecue on August 26, 2012.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33152
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 6, 2012
Pages
p. 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 6, 2012
Pages
p. 11
Subjects
Arcadia Museum Foundation
Fundraisers
Item ID
33349AN
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Lucky Baldwin statue unveiled in Arcadia. See also VF "Statuary."

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 18, 2013
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p. 1, 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 18, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 3
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Gibson, Heather
Gibson-Viera, Margaux
Paredes, Alfred
Statuary
Item ID
33682AN
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Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum's Foundation reveals plans for a 2600 square feet education center building and lecture hall.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 13, 2011
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p. 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 13, 2011
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Dunn, Dana
Lauber, Floretta
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Item ID
32803AN
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An 8-foot tall bronze tribute to Arcadia's official bird, the peacock, will be unveiled August 5, as part of the city's centennial celebration. The statue will be located in the fountain at Peacock Corner, in the front of Arcadia County Park, at the southwest corner of Huntington Drive and Santa Anita Avenue. The sculptor of the peacock is Dave Chapple and the sculpture cost $30,000.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
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p. 20
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
Pages
p. 20
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 2003
Artists
Chapple, Dave
Statuary -- Peacock Corner
Item ID
31945AN
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Anita Baldwin statue to be unveiled at Le Méridien Hotel in Arcadia The Anita May Baldwin statue at the Le Méridien Hotel will be unveiled on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021 at 11 a.m. Anita is the daughter of city founder, Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin. The statue will be featured on the opposite end of the Huntington Drive islands’ hotel property. “We are very excited to be bringing Anita back to Arcadia,” said Mayor Sho Tay in a statement released by the city. “I would like to thank the Shen, Liu and Chen Families, Jeff Lee, the Dextra Baldwin McGonagle Foundation, Heather D. Gibson and Margaux L. Gibson, and the Arcadia Historical Society, for their generous donations.” “On behalf of the Baldwin family, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the Arcadia City Council, the Arcadia Historical Society, the Le Méridien Hotel and all those who have supported this effort to pay homage to my great-great grandmother, Anita May Baldwin,” said Margaux Gibson. “This magnificent statue of Anita will showcase a strong woman who was ahead of her time. I am proud to call Anita May Baldwin my great-great grandmother, and I am truly proud to be a part of this historic project.” The Anita statue was sculpted by local artist and southern California native Alfred Paredes — who created the Lucky Baldwin statue on the corner of Huntington Drive and Holly Avenue — and is aptly named, “A Legacy of Charity” in honor of Anita’s contributions to life in early Arcadia and throughout California.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 7, 2021
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p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 7, 2021
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Baldwin, Anita
Gibson, Heather D.
Gibson, Margaux L.
Le Meridien Hotel
Paredes, Alfred
Public Art
Statuary
Statues
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