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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
Darkly Adorned: Mourning and the Civil War
Tuesday, August 18, 6:30 pm*
Join us for a lecture by Kevin L. Jones, from FIDM Museum, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Los Angeles, as he presents an overview of the stages of mourning for women during and after the Civil War and touches on the fashionableness of this style of dressing during the 1860s. Jones will also address the design and production of mourning apparel in connection to mid-nineteenth century social history.
Tickets: Textile Arts Council Members $10; Members $15; General $20. Advanced reservations required; tickets can be purchased online, or by calling 1.800.838.3006, ext. 1.
*Please note that this event was originally scheduled for July 21.
Image: The Soldier's Memorial, New York: Published by Currier & Ives, circa 1863. Hand-colored lithograph. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division
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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
 Up, Up, & Away Sunny Tales
Wednesday, August 5, 11:00 am to Noon
Join Sunny Stevenson for stories about flight and hot air balloons at Pasadena Museum of History. Stay after for a hot air balloon craft or to view the hot air balloon basket in the exhibition Thaddeus Lowe: Chief Aeronaut of the Union Army.
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.
Don't forget about our Contemporary History Makers Gala recognizing the Honorable Bill Boggard on September 25! Visit the Contemporary History Makers page of our website for more information.
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