Arcadia Historical Society presents the 2025 Kentucky Derby Garden Party on May 3 We are very excited to announce our BIGGEST event of the year – a Kentucky Derby Garden Party! The event will be held Saturday May 3rd from 1:00-4:00 pm. Tickets are $25. Due to limited seating, RSVP’s are required by Friday, April…
Arcadia Public Library & Arcadia Historical Society Present The SGV in 1877, through the Lens of Carleton Watkins Carleton E. Watkins was born in NY and came west in 1849 with his friend Collis P. Huntington, hoping to make a fortune in California gold. Instead of mining, Watkins chose photography and later became widely regarded…
Looking Ahead… and Looking Back with the Arcadia Bulletin – Winter 2023 Click here to view a PDF of the Arcadia Bulletin’s Winter 2023 Edition
“History tells us why we are the way we are, hopefully we learn the lessons of it.” This was a quoted response from March’s Community Connection speaker, Ed Andersen of the Arcadia Historical Society, to the statement by historian David McCullough, “History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are…
On Sunday, November 12th, the Arcadia Historical Society celebrated its 65th birthday with a Mystery Dinner at Prince Erik Hall. Based on a real murder case that occurred at a gas station that once existed on Foothill Blvd., guests had to choose the murder from a cast of characters, helped along by clues placed at…
Join the Arcadia Historical Society for a Mystery Dinner! Tickets are now on sale. Please RSVP by November 4th.