Monterey Park Historical Society

All signs points to the fundraiser for the #MontereyPark Historical Museum! Only a few hours away. Please come by between 7pm and 9:30 pm tonight. Cost for this Moon Festival themed event is only $15 which includes entertainment, food/drink sampling and craft for kids. Thanks to sponsors Art of Tea, Tang Gong Seafood Restaurant, TeaAmi and SCE for making this possible.

A reminder the fundraiser for the Museum is taking place on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 between 7 to 9:30 pm. Entitled "Mid-Autumn Festival", the event will feature entertainment, food/tea sampling, a costume contest, and calligraphy by a local artist as well as a performance of the traditional "guzheng", a traditional zither-like instrument with a long history dating back many Chinese dynasties. Karaoke fans are encouraged to sing for a donation. This is a kid-friendly eve...nt with free lantern making taught by our dedicated museum volunteers. Everyone is invited to observe the moon through the #MontereyPark's own observatory. Entry donations from $15 ($5 discount if you come in traditional regalia). Please RSVP so we can get a more accurate count to [email protected]. Pay for entry at the door. Thank you for supporting the #MontereyParkMuseum! See more

Explore the DIVERSITY of #MontereyPark. Come see the new exhibit at the #MPKMuseum. We are open on the weekends 2 pm to 4pm.

The Chamber is helping to raise funds for the #MontereyParkHistoricalMuseum with a Mid-Autumn Moon Festival collaborative mixer/party at Garvey Ranch Park! Stop by Wedsneday, September 11, 2019 between 7 and 10 pm to sample delicacies from #MontereyPark"s newest restaurant #TangGongSeafoodRestautant and local tea purveyor the #ArtofTea. Your $15 entry includes museum, entertainment and an opportunity see the moon (and other heavenly bodies) from Monterey Parks very own observatory. Wear a Chinese costume for an entry discount and opportunity to win $100! RSVP to [email protected].

The Observatory at Garvey Ranch park is holding an event! https://www.facebook.com/events/2210556995939187/permalink/2230711870590366/

If we added a way to donate to the museum here on our facebook page, would you be more inclined to donate?

It was late into the "Roaring Twenties" when a Greek immigrant by the name of Peter Snyder began development of a residential subdivision named the Midwick Hills Estates, approximately a half mile from the Midwick Country Club. Intending it to be a Beverly Hills or Bel Aire of the eastside, Snyder built a waterfall down a 240-foot hillside and on the opposite end, a Spanish-styled sales office for his Estates. The building completed in 1928, was named "Jardin El Encanto" (the Enchanted Garden). It is one of the few historic buildings left in the City and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Today, it houses the offices of the Greater Monterey Park Chamber of Commerce.

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The Exhibit Committee has decided on a name! They are working on getting a collar and tag with the sheep's new name. Updates will be posted.

Thank you for voting in our polls! The top three names (Monty Wooly, Curly, and Ardiak) will be given to our committee this weekend for the final decision. Look out for an update sometime next week!

The Society held its annual #ClassicFilmScreening on July 31, 2018. This year's movie was "The Diary of Anne Frank" (1959) featuring Millie Perkins and Shelly Winters as the abrasive Mrs. Van Daan. Ms. Perkins attended the screening in person as a special guest of Professor Foster Hirsch who is a native of Monterey Park and now a Professor of Film Studies in New York. A banquet was held for Ms. Perkins after the screening at Empress Harbor Restaurant. The screening is a partnership with Friends of the Library.

What should we name our sheep?! 3/3