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Summer 2018 Message

Happy Summer, everyone!

Hope ParrishI would like to begin this letter by applauding our Programs VP, Ryan Vincent, for inviting LA84’s Wayne Wilson to present a wonderful program about our city’s involvement with the 1932 and 1984 Olympic Games. If you missed it, you will be able to view it on our website soon, under “View Our Videos on YouTube.”

Since the Installation of Officers, we have received some very generous items into the Society’s collection. Many of you remember the large city photos on the walls in Roll n’ Rye. We now have three of them. If you were a student at Culver High from 1962-1982, you may remember our drama teacher,Sandford Bodger. His collection of photos, programs, and posters from the Fall productions and Spring musicals are now part of our collection. How many of you remember hearing about the Egyptian House? To date, there has only been one photo that I have ever seen. That all changed when longtime resident Steve Peden left instructions to his family to donate his entire Egyptian House collection to the Society. We now have many photos, newspaper articles and, most significantly, two beautiful wood columns that once adorned the walls inside the house. May was National Historic Preservation month. With all our newly acquired gifts, we are doing our part in preserving our history.

Our Museum and Costumes committees have been doing lots of Spring cleaning! Art and Ellen Litman’s Museum Committee is doing such a great job getting our collection files organized! Denice Renteria and I are looking forward to the new shelving that will support our costume collection.

None of this would be possible without all of you. I look forward to seeing you soon at our July 18 General Meeting and Program!

Until then, remember: history is fun!

Hope

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