The Monrovia Historical Museum wishes to acknowledge and thank the Monrovia Fire Department for their recent work to get the Fire Department exhibit completed and ready for viewing. We, at the museum, certainly understand and appreciate the constraints in their grueling schedule! And so it goes without saying that all their hard work and efforts deserve much accolade! A big shout-out to Fire Chief Jeremy Sanchez for “lighting the fire” on this endeavor (pictured above with Vicky Hansen, MHM board member and exhibit chair), as well as  Captain Brannigan Scott for leading his team to this exhibit's completion! Bravo, gentlemen!

Capt. Scott, Brian Cofield, Frank Droege, Joseph Jansen, Nick LaCroix, Rudy Libra, Josh Lin, as well as Joseph Nevarez and Randy Towns (pictured with Capt. Scott) worked diligently and with much attention to detail. Together, they have made it possible for the museum, once again, to proudly showcase this section in our West Wing. And a very special and BIG Thank You goes to Tom Ruzika of Ruzika Lighting for his ongoing and immeasurable contribution to enhance and illuminate all our exhibits! 

In addition to a fireman's pole, vintage artifacts and photos, also included in the exhibit is a documentary video chronicling the history of the Monrovia Fire Department with interesting timeline of events that would make every Monrovian proud and thankful to be part of this city. 

Thank you, Monrovia Fire Department, for completing this exhibit, but most of all, for your integrity, selfless service and commitment to make Monrovia a better and safer place for its citizens!

On July 11, the City's recreation coordinator for the youth program, Hailey Villalobos, led a group of 37 high school students to the Monrovia Historical Museum (MHM) for a private, educational tour. The group comprised those students who were accepted to the Youth Employment Services (YES) Summer Internship program, sponsored by the City of Monrovia's Community Services’ Recreation Department.