Once-popular trails in the front range of the San Gabriel Mountains that have fallen into disrepair or disappeared will be rediscovered by historian Paul Ayers. Ayers, an attorney and San Gabriels historian, will illustrate his talk with some of the… Read More »April 23, 2018: Historian Paul Ayers to discuss “The Lost Trails of the Altadena Foothills”
A vintage photo of the JPL rocketry team taking a break from motor-testing in the Arroyo Seco. Yes, those are sandbags. Photo credit: NASA/JPL The little-known stories of California Institute of Technology’s rocket-development programs in the 1930s and ‘40s at… Read More »Learn about Caltech’s JPL rocketry programs during the 1930’s and ’40s
The Altadena Historical Society continues its series of public educational exhibits on people and events from Altadena’s fascintating past. “Inspired by the San Gabriels: Five Men and the Mountains” presents the unique personalities and accomplishments of Theodore Lukens, Will Thrall, Don… Read More »Inspired by the San Gabriels: Five Men and the Mountains
On Thursday, October 26, The Mt. Lowe Brewing Company will donate 10% of the day’s profits to the Altadena Historical Society. Buy yourself a craft beer between 6 and 9 pm and help AHS.(Check out the food trucks, too!) What… Read More »October 26, 2017: Raise a glass for AHS at the Mt. Lowe Brewing Company
Sometimes called “Southern California’s John Muir,” Will Thrall dedicated his life to the preservation of the San Gabriel Mountains. Thrall’s acclaimed biographer, Ronald C. Woolsey, will present a program on his life story at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23 at… Read More »Oct. 23: Noted biographer to discuss the life of Will Thrall, hiker, writer, conservationist, explorer