Posted 6/22/14 – Introducing Lizzie of Sierra Madre’s Lizzie’s Trail Inn And Creator of Delicious Chicken & Ravioli Dinners By Jeff Lapides On Saturday, June 28, 2014, the Sierra Madre Historical Preservation Society will host its…
Press Release posted 6/14/14 – On the west side of the Mount Wilson Trail, Lizzie’s Trail Inn had its start about 1890 as a lunch stand and coffee shop. Walt Douglas ran this stand in 1905….
Press Release posted 4/14/14 – Sunday, April 27th, the Sierra Madre Historical Preservation Society (SMHPS) will have a pre-renovation open house and program at the 1887 Blumer Farmhouse, 390 Olive Tree Lane in Sierra Madre. …
Posted 2/17/14 – This Thursday, Feb. 20th, from 7 to 9pm as part of the Sierra Madre Public Library’s One Book, One City event, the Sierra Madre Woman’s Club and the Sierra Madre Historical Preservation…
Posted 11/30/13 – The Sierra Madre Historical Preservation Society has announced that Michele Zack, author of the Sierra Madre Centennial book “Seeking the Better Life in Sierra Madre”, will be available this Saturday at the SMHPS…
Posted 10/12/14 – The 2013 Sierra Madre Honors… Dinner and Awards was held on Thursday, September 12th at the Villa del Sol d’Oro on the Alverno campus. Sierra Madre Honors… is the City’s opportunity to recognize and honor the…
Press Release posted 6/22/13 – Saturday, July 20, from 5pm-8pm, the Sierra Madre Historical Preservation Society will be serving a Chicken & Ravioli Dinner at Mt. Wilson Trail Park, 189 East Mira Monte Avenue. We…
Posted 2/21/13 – Following a standing room only presentation by author Dan King two weekends ago (see video below the photo gallery for the entire presentation), the Library continues its One Book, One City celebration of…
Press Release posted 10/10/12 – If you missed it the last time, you have a second chance to see this interesting program! By special request, local resident Joe Feeney will present his talk on the…
Posted 7/22/12 – New Sierra Madre Historical Preservation Society (SMHPS) president Amy Putnam kicked off the SMHPS annual meeting with lots of welcomes, thanks and acknowledgments Thursday night. She welcomed all members in attendance and…
Press Release posted 7/14/12 – Join the Sierra Madre Historical Preservation Society (SMHPS) at their annual meeting for a lively program of early “talking machines” presented by James Constantian. He will share little known facts…
Posted 1/18/12 – “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes”, containing the first twelve short stories about the famous detective by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, will be honored during February at the Sierra Madre Public Library as…
I recently received a request from a reader to post some history of Sierra Madre street names, i.e., Michillinda – Michigan, Illinois and Indiana merged. Sounded like a good idea, and since I recently saw…
Posted 11/2/11 – Please join the Sierra Madre Historical Preservation Society on Friday November 4, 2011 at 7 pm at the Library, 440 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.. Local resident Joe Feeney will highlight the advent…
Sept. 4th, 2011 – The Sierra Madre September Chamber Mixer will celebrate the 80th birthday of the Sierra Madre Historical Preservation Society, complete with birthday cake and the Society’s famous old-time lemonade. The “Birthday Party”…
