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Behind the Scenes Postscript: The Owners of the Workman House, 1899-1917

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  • Posted on February 21, 2021
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Behind the Scenes Preview: Early Descriptions of the Workman House, 1856-1865

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  • Posted on February 20, 2021
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Gold, Guns and Growth Preview: The Land Claim for Rancho La Puente, 1852-1859

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  • Posted on January 9, 2021
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Saying Goodbye to Josette Laura Temple (1936-2020)

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  • Posted on November 18, 2020December 30, 2020
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Moving to the Siberia of Mexico Wrapup: The Workman and Temple Families as Immigrants to California

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  • Posted on July 26, 2020December 30, 2020
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Moving to the Siberia of Mexico Preview: The Workman and Temple Families and their Journeys to California

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  • Posted on July 25, 2020December 30, 2020
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Volunteer Spotlight: Liam Del Banco

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  • Posted on May 15, 2020December 29, 2020
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Volunteer Spotlight: Sarah Markiewicz

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  • Posted on April 15, 2020December 29, 2020
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Volunteer Spotlight: Elsie Voong

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  • Posted on March 11, 2020December 29, 2020
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(Re)Imagining Mexican Music and Theatre in Southern California from 1850 to 1930 with John Koegel

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  • Posted on March 1, 2020December 29, 2020
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  • A Man’s “Disquisition on Female Beauty” and Other News in “The Club Woman” Magazine, Los Angeles, 1 March 1910
  • Portrait Gallery: A Cabinet Card Photograph of Manuel S. Carrizosa, 28 February 1896
  • Working the Land: An Eggstrordinary Opportunity At the Runnymede Colony Deluxe, Reseda, 27 February 1926
  • Through the Viewfinder: A Snapshot on Spring Street Looking North from Between 3rd and 4th Streets, Los Angeles, April 1902
  • The Workman Brothers in Missouri, Part Three

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March is #WomensHistoryMonth. Our newly updated blog makes it easy to curate posts by topic. Come and read some fascinating stories about women in Los Angeles including Clara Shortridge Foltz (1849-1934), the first female lawyer on the West Coast of the US and the earliest advocate for an office of public defender.
This beautifully ornamented gold ring with an inset of granite featuring veins of gold was given by F.P.F. Temple to, as best we can tell, his sister-in-law Cassandana Temple, whose great-great-grandson Douglas MacDonald donated it recently to the Homestead.
Winston Churchill, President Taft, and a chocolate pie walk into a bar. The bartender says, “Is this some kind of joke?” We don’t know either, but check out our blog post to discover the connection that sent us into the kitchen! #ArchivesCooking
"Long before Disneyland — even before Walt Disney moved here, in the summer of 1923 — Angelenos had the choice of dozens of themed mini-amusement parks right here. In carnival L.A., you could visit not just one but two ostrich farms, not just one but two private zoos, a monkey farm in Culver City and another in the Cahuenga Pass, and at least two lion farms: Jungleland, originally Goebel’s Lion Farm, in Thousand Oaks, and Gay’s Lion Farm, in El Monte, the place that MGM’s trademark snarling lions called home."
Before we had #BlackHistoryMonth, we had Negro History Week, established in February 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, the second Black American to earn a Ph.D. in history from Harvard University. Initially he chose the second week of February in recognition of the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. The week-long celebration was officially extended in 1976 by President Gerald Ford to “honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.”
How do you describe a cafeteria to a friend in 1906 🤔: “You pick up a tray, walk along a counter, see dozens of different kinds of tempting food, select what you want and as much as you want, carry it to a table and start operations.” 😂

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