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Our e-calendar, available to Members and Non-Members alike, is designed to keep our supporters informed about happenings and upcoming events at Pasadena Museum of History.
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Featured Event
Museums of the Arroyo (MOTA) Day
Sunday, May 17, Noon to 5:00 pm
The twenty-sixth annual MOTA Day offers a free afternoon of local history and fun for all ages, at six museums located along the celebrated Arroyo Seco in Los Angeles and Pasadena. PMH visitors are invited to view When Johnny Came Marching West and Thaddeus Lowe: Chief Aeronaut of the Union Army, peek into the Fenyes Mansion, see a Civil War re-enactor encampment featuring the 71st Pennsylvania Company B, plus enjoy a craft with Art2Go. 
PMH activities are supported in part with funds received from the Tournament of Roses Foundation.
Free activities, tours, and exhibitions are also open at the Gamble House, Heritage Square Museum, the Lummis Home and Garden, the Los Angeles Police Museum, and the Southwest Museum. Visit www.museumsofthearroyo.com for details. Tickets: Free, no reservations required
Image: 71st Pennsylvania Company B display at the Lincoln Memorial Shrine, 2015
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Current Exhibitions
When Johnny Came Marching West: How the Civil War Shaped Pasadena
Kathryne Beynon Foundation Exhibition Hall
On view through September 20
When Johnny Came Marching West explores the profound impact Civil War veterans had on the city and surrounding communities. This year marks the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War. California played a surprisingly important role in the conflict, with contributions of both men and materials, and after the war, large numbers of veterans, both Union and Confederate, emigrated West. This exhibit, curated by local historians Janet Kadin and Nick Smith, highlights and reveals intimate stories of some of these veterans and personalizes a war that is often mentioned only through its bloody battles and great loss of life. Artifacts and photographs drawn from the collections of PMH, as well as private and institutional lenders, documenting Civil War-era medicine, mourning practices, and letter-writing are displayed. Textiles, photographs, and other items from veterans and their social organizations are also on view, including period weapons and a Women's Relief Corp charity quilt depicting Civil War imagery.
 Thaddeus Lowe: Chief Aeronaut of the Union Army Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Gallery
On view through September 20
Entrepreneur Thaddeus S.C. Lowe (1832-1913) is well-known in Southern California for his gas manufacturing plants and electric incline railway, but he also had an amazing career as a civilian aeronaut in the Union Army. This exhibit, curated by Michael Patris of the Mount Lowe Preservation Society Collection, illustrates his life during and after the Civil War and displays some Lowe mementos including his personal gloves, worn at a dinner party at the White House and preserved by the Lowe family.
The exhibitions are sponsored in part by Dr. & Mrs. Michael Kadin, Mudd & Michael Patris, and the Paloheimo Foundation.
Images: top: Portrait of Thomas Ellsworth (1840-1911), who received the Medal of Honor during the Civil War (Tintype Collection); bottom: Thaddeus Lowe (Courtesy of Michael Patris and the Mount Lowe Preservation Society Collection)
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Upcoming Events
 Member Appreciation Days
May 8, 9, & 10
PMH Members can use their membership card twice a year to receive reciprocal free admission and a 20% discount in the stores of other Southern California institutions. View a list of sixteen participating institutions for May's Membership Appreciation Days (MADness) on our website. Not yet a member? Join today!
Civil War Medicine, On the Crossroads of Healing
Thursday, May 14, 6:30 pm
Bert J. (Hans) Davidson, physician and Executive Director of the Southern California Medical Museum, will present on the medical care administered during the Civil War before the development of modern evidence-based medicine. Overwhelmed by infectious diseases, lack of trained doctors and supplies, and without a concept of hygiene, soldiers faced a high mortality rate both on and off the battlefield.
Tickets: Members $15, General $20. Advanced reservations required. Reserve online or call 1.800.838.3006.
Please visit our website for more information on these and other programs, including Sunny Tales. Image: Pasadena Colorado Street Bridge throw pillow, which is available for sale in the Museum Store.
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Image: Thomas Croft, nd (Main Photo Collection) 
