Altadena Historical Society (AHS), a non-profit organization, was founded in 1935 to gather, preserve, and make available information about the people, places, and events that have shaped the community in the past.
AHS publishes a quarterly newsletter, The Echo, which highlights upcoming program topics, articles of local historical interest, archival donations, research requests and society activities.
AHS also hosts quarterly informational programs for members and the public at the Altadena Community Center. Our volunteers regularly provide historical presentations to youth, senior and school groups to promote interest in Altadena's history.
The Altadena Historical Society is proud of its own 70 year history. We are one of the oldest volunteer organizations in the community.
Altadena Historical Society News
The Day the Rocks Fell
Posted by AHS on 2013-05-14 13:30:01 CDT 
Interview in the Pasadena Independent Star News, Sunday Feb. 8, 1959:
The three surviving Drew family members, Dorothy Drew Schaefer, George G. Drew and Helen Gregory (photo lower right) recall the dramatic events the night boulders crashed through the Rubio Pavilion,
“dropping it in a tangled mass of wreckage into a roaring torrent of water 100 feet below.”
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AHS Quarterly Meeting and Lecture
Posted by AHS on 2013-04-16 12:58:29 CDT 
AHS Quarterly Meeting and Lecture
Join us on Monday, April 22, 2013, at 7:30 pm in the Altadena Community Center, 730 E. Altadena Drive, Altadena, CA 91001.
The landmark Scripps Home, which was located at the corner of El Molino and Calaveras, is gone forever. But AHS is keeping the story of this beloved institution and its role in the community alive. A century’s worth of residents’ memorabilia, photos, scrapbooks and ephemera was given to AHS in 2011.
Professional historian and archivist Tim Gregory organized the more than 1500 documents. Please join us to hear Tim discuss the collection and the history of the home. You’ll also have an
opportunity to look at some of the most significant parts of the collection.
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AHS Quarterly Meeting and Lecture
Posted by AHS on 2012-12-18 14:15:09 CST 
AHS Quarterly Meeting and Lecture
Join us on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 7:30 pm in the Altadena Community Center, 730 E. Altadena Drive, Altadena, CA 91001.
Ian will discuss the legacy of his father, artist Charles White, one of the greatest socially conscious figurative lithographers of the 20th century.
Programs are free and open to the public.
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AHS Quarterly Meeting and Lecture
Posted by AHS on 2012-08-21 13:40:41 CDT 
AHS Quarterly Meeting and Lecture
Join us on Monday, October 22, 2012 at 7:30 pm in the Altadena Community Center, 730 E. Altadena Drive, Altadena, CA 91001.
Mike Manning will cover the history of the Mount Lowe Railroad. A major project for the AHS in 2013 will be to digitize its Mount Lowe Collection, funded by a grant from Southern California Edison. The collection will then be available online.
Programs are free and open to the public.
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2012 Premium Membership Gift
Posted by AHS on 2012-08-21 13:10:22 CDT 
2012 Premium Membership Gift: -- Four limited edition reproduction vintage postcards featuring Altadena scenes (backs of postcards are blank). See Membership page for details.
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AHS Quarterly Meeting and Lecture
Posted by AHS on 2012-04-16 11:45:18 CDTMay 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.
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AHS Quarterly Meeting and Lecture
Posted by Marlane on 2012-01-16 13:20:18 CST 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.
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AHS Quarterly Meeting and Lecture
Posted by AHS on 2011-10-17 13:12:08 CDTOctober 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.
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AHS has a new Blog
Posted by AHS on 2011-08-29 13:04:00 CDTBe 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.
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History and Mystery Tour
Posted by AHS on 2011-07-25 14:08:45 CDTOctober 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/.
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730 E. Altadena Drive Altadena, CA 91001-2351
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