The Chamberlain House (1912)
Similar to some of Pasadena’s ultimate bungalows in style and individuality, the custom designed house is accentuated with fundamental arts and crafts style details.  The architect is unknown, however, there is speculation that it may have been designed by one of the numerous architects who apprenticed under Charles and Henry Greene.
 
Speaker: Barbara Brackman
Barbara writes about quilt history online and in books. She also designs fabric for quilters and has based several lines on William Morris designs. Her next collection will be called The Morris Apprentice, featuring designs of John Henry Dearle. She has a book coming in July with a new version of a 1930s quilt. The Garden Quilt: Interpreting a Masterpiece includes a pattern for a quilt by Arts & Crafts designer Rose Kretsinger.
 
Lecture:  Patchwork & Embroidery for the Arts & Crafts Home
Barbara will show examples of Arts & Crafts designs adapted for modern techniques and reproduction cottons. She’ll discuss quilts for walls, beds and tables adapted from London and Glasgow to Paris and Vienna.

Altadena Historical Society will be hosting three separate Sunday afternoon lectures from 2 to 4 PM at the following historic properties: 

June 3, 2012, at the Chamberlain House (Built in 1912). The lecture topic is "Patchwork and Embroidery for the Arts and Crafts Home".

July 15, 2012, at the Andrew McNally House (Built in 1887). The lecture topic is "The History of the McNally House".

August 12, 2012, at the Keyes Bungalow (Built in 1911). The lecture topic is "The History of the Companion Dog in America, 1900-1920".

Each will include an informal tour and a brief talk followed by refreshments.

Tickets to each function are sold separately. Because seating is limited to 30 people per event, we expect tickets to sell out quickly. Reservations will only be secured by receipt of a check or money order mailed to AHS, 730 E. Altadena Drive, Altadena, CA 91001. Or visit us on a Monday or Tuesday between 9 AM and noon to purchase your tickets.

Ticket prices per event:
$25 for members
$30 for non-members

Please click on the Coming Events section of the website for further information.

May 14, 2012: Author and historian Elizabeth Pomeroy and Arroyo Foothills Conservancy Executive Director John Howell will speak about The Past and Future of Millard Canyon.

May 14, 2012  7: 30 pm, 730 E. Altadena Drive, Altadena, CA 91001

Programs are free and open to the public.

2012 Premium Membership Gift: -- Four limited edition reproduction vintage postcards featuring Altadena scenes (backs of postcards are blank).  See Membership page for details.

January 23, 2012 : Historian and Author Sergeant John Stanley will lecture on the history of the Altadena Sheriff’s Station, from its opening in 1927 through 1950. With plenty of interesting anecdotes, crime details and colorful stories that took place under the tenure of six captains, the program will also feature numerous rare photos.

January 23, 2012  7: 30 pm, 730 E. Altadena Drive Altadena, CA 91001

Programs are free and open to the public.

October 17, 2011 : Our annual October program will take place tonight  at 7:30 pm in the Altadena Community Center.  We will be sharing all the new research we've dug up in rare pictures, interesting facts and good stories, including -- and we find this particularly intriguing -- how most of the people who built the grand homes were interconnected either through business, relatives, friends or hometowns.  So please join Altadena Historical Society and the hard-working Tour Committee including Mary Lou Langedyke, Kathy Hoskins, Paula Wegner and Jane Brackman for a program about the Mariposa Street Neighborhood Tour.

Histories, Mysteries & Gossip Galore

7: 30 pm, 730 E. Altadena Drive Altadena, CA 91001

Programs are free and open to the public.

Be sure to stop by and read our new Mystery Photo Blog. AHS has over 1000 photographs that give us the big picture of our community's history. But sometimes we're stymied by the little details in the picture. We're appealing to our readers to help us out. On this blog, we post photographs that are missing important parts of their stories.  We would love to hear your thoughts on these photos, and we hope that they will generate a lot of discussion.

October 2011 : Don't miss our annual History and Mystery Tour featuring the houses, stories, and mysteries of East Mariposa Street between Lake and Maiden Lane on October 23, 2011 from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.   Tickets are $15 for members, $20 for non-members, and $25 dollars at the door.  Call AHS for more information at (626) 797-8016.  You can order tickets online at http://altadenahistoricalsocietytour.eventbrite.com/.

July 2011 : On Monday, July 25, 2011, at 7:30 pm,  AHS held an exciting lecture telling the story of the transfer of the Cobb Estate from private hands to our community's most treasured park.  Our guest speaker was Bob Barnes.

• See images from our recent program on the Cobb Estate.
• Read a transcript of the presentation by Bob Barnes.

Available Now : Beautiful High-Resolution facsimiles of Orange Crate Labels from the Pasadena Orange Growers Association (ca. 1909). Make a donation to AHS today and get yours!