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Walter Temple and his children, 1926. From the Homestead Museum Collection.
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Father’s Day: A surprising history

  • by lhc123
  • Posted on June 13, 2014January 8, 2021
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On corsets, crinolines, and cinching

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  • Posted on June 10, 2014January 8, 2021
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A “hot” new discovery in the Workman House!

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  • Posted on May 23, 2014January 8, 2021
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Hitting the Road in the 1920s

  • by lhc123
  • Posted on May 22, 2014January 8, 2021
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A Closer Look at the White Glove Tours

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  • Posted on May 15, 2014January 8, 2021
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Clearing the Tables: Uninstalling an Exhibit

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  • Posted on May 6, 2014January 8, 2021
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Postcard of Glendale Sanitarium, ca. 1910s.
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California: A Health-Seeker’s Paradise?

  • by lhc123
  • Posted on April 22, 2014January 8, 2021
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Who has the best volunteers? We do!

  • by lhc123
  • Posted on April 17, 2014January 8, 2021
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A whole lot of shaking (& other natural disasters)

  • by lhc123
  • Posted on April 8, 2014January 8, 2021
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Aw, nuts! A recipe for Walnut Cream Ice

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  • Posted on March 27, 2014January 8, 2021
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  • “There Is No Government and No Law in California”: Early News from Gold Rush California in the “New York Tribune,” 14 April 1849
  • Descriptions of Greater Los Angeles in the “Report of Explorations for Railroad Routes from San Francisco Bay to Los Angeles, California,” 1854-1855
  • “Looking to the West to See How It Should Be Done”: The “Proceedings of the Sixteenth National Conference on City Planning,” Los Angeles, 7-10 April 1924, Part Three
  • Doing Double Duty on the History of the Workman, Temple and Boyle Families in the 1860s

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We always know that spring is in full swing when our Lady Banks rose bush is blooming. It is said to have been planted in 1860 by William and Nicolasa Workman to celebrate the birth of their first granddaughter, Lucinda Temple.
Once again, vaccinations are "quite the rage"! This clip from the LA Star newspaper ran August 8, 1868, when people were clamoring for the smallpox vaccine, which happens to be the first successful vaccine developed.
"Of course there are the streets and schools and buildings that bear their name. The history of the Workman family is forever entwined with that of the San Gabriel Valley and Los Angeles. But what I love most about this immigrant tale is how true it is for any family: one ancestor decides to strike out to a new place and the roots they establish make for one thrilling, tragic and altogether human story."
For the Temple family, it was quite a decade. They began the 1860s with a flood forcing them to flee their home on a raft and dealing with a devastating drought, but ended it as likely the wealthiest family in a rapidly growing greater Los Angeles.
#HappyEaster! This postcard from our collection shows a Sunrise Service @hollywoodbowl in 1929. 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of this tradition, which will be virtual this year.
People find value in the Homestead’s collection near and far! 🙌 This 1890s cabinet card photograph of the Los Angeles Oil Field is featured in new documentary short for the University of Virginia's Religion, Race & Democracy Lab called “God $ Green,” the story of how potent forces came together to mount an army of climate change skeptics in the name of God, country and capitalism.

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