Annual Meeting: Eternal River
The Historical Society of Pomona Valley's annual meeting will be held on Sunday March 25, 2007 at 6 p.m. Festivities will include dinner, silent auction and speaker Dr. Tom Wing, whose inventions will be on display as part of a new exhibit. A book about his life, Eternal River, by daughter Carolyn Wing Greenlee, will also be available for sale. Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for children. The event will be held at the Pomona Ebell Museum of History, located at 585 E. Holt Avenue in Pomona. For information call 909-623-2198.

Stories of the Pomona Valley

Are you a resident of Pomona, LaVerne, Montclair, Glendora, Mt. Baldy, Claremont, Azusa, Ontario, San Dimas, Guasti, Upland, Chino, Chino Hills, Covina, W. Covina, Rancho Cucamonga, Diamond Bar or Walnut?

If so, the Historical Society of Pomona Valley invites you to share your Stories of the Pomona Valley. Visit the Pomona Ebell Museum of History on one of the following dates (2/17, 3/17, 4/21, 5/19) or set up an appointment to come in and share your stories as we make digital copies of you family and other regional photos for inclusion in our permanent archives.

Help us document the rich tapestry of history in the Pomona Valley -- your history -- and let your voice be heard.

Photo scanning and oral history interviews will be conducted at the Pomona Ebell Museum of History from 9 am to noon and 1 pm to 4 pm on the following dates:

Saturday, February 17, 2007
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Saturday, May 19, 2007

The museum is located at 585 E. Holt Avenue in Pomona. For information or assistance call 909-623-2198.

This project is made possible in part by a grant from the California Council for the Humanities as part of its statewide California Stories Initiative. The Council is an independent non-profit organization and a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For more information on the Council and the California Stories Initiative visit www.californiastories.org.

Author Lecture: Making Lemonade Out of Lemons
Presentation, Refreshments, and Book Signing: Friday, February 9, 2007 6:30 pm - 8 pm. Admission to the lecture is free.

Out of the lemons handed to Mexican American workers in Corona, California -- low pay, segregated schooling, inadequate housing, and racial discrimination -- Mexican men and women made "lemonade" by transforming leisure spaces such as baseball games, parades, festivals and churches into politicized spaces where workers voiced their grievances, debated strategies for advancement, and built solidarity. Using oral history interviews, extensive citrus company records and his own experiences in Corona, Jose Alamillo argues that Mexican Americans helped lay the groundwork for civil rights struggles and electoral campaigns in the post-World War II era.

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Haunted Mansion - Premature Burial
In October of 2006 the Phillips will again be opened to explore one of the most frightening Victorian themes -- premature burial. You will find yourself in the middle of a Victorian nightmare worse than death itself. Poe himself felt this truth was more horrifying than fiction. It would be a grave error to prematurely think of this event as being an "Ordinary Halloween Haunted House."

Join the undead on:
October 20 & 21 (6:30-11:00 PM), $15
October 27 & 28 (7:00-11:00 PM), $15

$2.00 discount on all presale tickets, Tickets can be purchased in Pomona at the Garden, Frantz Cleaners or at the Historical Society of Pomona Valley's office.

For more information on this exciting and terrifying event, visit premature-burial.com

Screening of "The Mortuary" Featuring the Historic Currier House

Join us for a screening of The Mortuary, the film that captured the haunted nature of the Historic Currier House in Pomona, and a conversation with the filmmakers:

The Doyle family moves to rural California to start a new life; perhaps a strange choice because their new life takes on the form of running the long abandoned Fowler Brothers Funeral Home. The locals fear the place, and there are whispers around town that the land the home lies on is haunted. The Doyle family will soon discover that something lurks beneath the soil -- something that raises rotten corpses from their long forgotten graves and feeds on death itself.

Date: August 25, 2006
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: The Pomona Ebell Museum of History
585 East Holt Blvd., Pomona CA
Price: $3
This movie is rated R for horror, violence and gore, brief sexuality, nudity and language. Children under 17 require accompanying parent or legal guardian.

Call 909-623-2198 for more information
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Tea, Conversation & Book Signing with Elizabeth Pomeroy

On Sunday, August 20, 2006 from 4pm to 6pm, come share a vivid conversation over tea with Elizabeth Pomeroy, author of several books on Southern California history. She will portray margaret Collier Graham, the turn of the century author known as "the first literary lady of the foothills."

The author will be signing titles such as John Muir: A Naturalist in Southern California and Lost and Found: Historic and Natural Landmarks of the San Gabriel Valley.

Admission to the lecture is free and books are available for $17 each in the Historical Society gift shop. The Pomona Ebell Museum of History will be open for viewing.

The Historical Society of Pomona Valley is located at 585 East Holt Avenue in Pomona California. For questions or further information, please call 909-623-2198.
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