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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
Happy Birthday Pasadena: Forward Motion!
Presented by PMH & the City of Pasadena
Sunday, June 28, 1:00 to 4:00 pm
Everyone is invited to join the free community festivities at
Happy Birthday Pasadena: Forward Motion! View fascinating cars, bicycles, and other vehicles that were innovative for their time - both a century ago and today. Mayor Terry Tornek will cut the cake at 2:30, marking Pasadena's 129th year since incorporation. Explore companion exhibitions When Johnny Came Marching West: How the Civil War Shaped Pasadena and
Thaddeus Lowe: Chief Aeronaut of the Union Army and the Finnish Folk Art Museum. Enjoy a slice of complimentary birthday cake, entertainment, and a craft workshop.
Free admission & parking
Image: Lemonade Brigade, Duarte, Happy Birthday Pasadena, 2012
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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
 Sunny Tales about Tea
Wednesday, June 3, 11:00 am
Listen to stories about tea told by Sunny Stevenson at Pasadena Museum of History.
Stay after for a simple tea themed craft and activity in the exhibition When Johnny Came Marching West. Sunny Tales are suitable for preschool age children and are offered the first Wednesday of the month at PMH and the second Wednesday at the San Rafael Branch of the Pasadena Public Library.
Tickets: Free, no reservations required
 Thaddeus Lowe, Union Army Chief Aeronaut
Thursday, June 4, 6:30 pm
Join exhibition curator Michael Patris of the Mount Lowe Preservation Society Collection for an in-depth discussion of Thaddeus S.C. Lowe's amazing career as a civilian aeronaut fighting for the Union Army. In 1859, Lowe built the largest balloon ever made at that time and his trial flights led to Lowe creating and holding an air-speed record that would stand for decades.
Tickets: Members $15, General $20. Advanced reservations required. Reserve online or call 1.800.838.3006. Event ticket includes admission to the exhibition galleries before or after the lecture (doors open at 6:00 pm) and a complimentary reception.
Images: top: detail of Redwork quilt, circa 1900 from the Collection of Dr. Carole Morton; bottom: Lowe during the War (Main Photo Collection, M12-13)
Please visit our website for more information on these and other programs, including Kenton Nelson: American Idealism on June 16.
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