Curators’ Choice: Objects Selected from the Museum’s Collections

April 12 to July 27, 2008

AUDIO TOUR BY CELL PHONE

 

Free Audio Tour by Cell Phone

(no cost except your minutes)

Dial 626.628.9690 followed by the item number and the pound sign (#)

Hear Museum staff, guest corators and volunteers talk about some of their favorite things in the collections of Pasadena Museum of History.  Each message is between 30-60 seconds.

1# Jeannette O'Malley, Executive Director

How do our collections grow?

2# Betsy Behny

What can you learn from an old magazine?

3#Lynne Emery

Did people really swim in suits like this?

4# Carol Watson

Can you "fight City Hall?"

5# Roberta Martinez

Are there "untold" stories of Pasadena?

6# Gary Cowles

How could a garden this large disappear?

7# Tim Gregory

Where do you look to uncover the history of your home?

8# Kirk Meyer

Was there really a "Millionaire's Row?"

9# Anne Scheid

What did City Hall look like before it was finished?

10# Sid Gally

How does Sid research those history columns in the Pasadena Star News?

11# Elizabeth Pomeroy

What did the Arroyo look like 100 years ago?

12# Bob Bennett

Was there music before ipods?

13# Eric Haack

If you went on a four month trip to Mexico what would your travel journal look like?

14# Michelle Turner

What are some of the more whimsical artist-made greeting cards in the PMH collection?

15# Marion Kovinick

Why was the cherry blossom dinner such a coveted invitation?

16# Cedar Phillips

What kind of history can an old spoon and bowl tell?

17# Brad Macneil

How did kids amuse themselves 100 years ago?

18# Ardis Willwerth

Was this lace made by hand or machine?

19# Bill Warren

Do maps always tell the truth?

21# Betsey Smalley

Who wore Asian clothing in Pasadena in the era of the Mansion?

22# Laura Verlaque

What is so special about a pencil sharpener?

26# Janet Kadin

Who are these dramatic-looking people?

Thank you to Guide by Cell for this trial demonstration.