​​Our historic home exhibit continues to advance, thanks to the generous support of local businesses and contractors. Click here to see the images and the full story. 

Did you know about "Aunt Kate" Wright? 
by Sarah Farmer Earll (former MHM Board Member, written originally in June 2022)

While Pottenger’s Sanatorium led the way for tuberculosis treatment in Southern California in the early 1900s, their clientele was almost exclusively white. The Jewish Consumptive Relief Association started a free non-sectarian tuberculosis sanatorium in nearby Duarte, which became the City of Hope National Medical Center. Others relied on Kate Wright for care.   

The Monrovia Historical Museum wishes to give special acknowledgment to our dedicated City Manager, Dylan Feik.  Read the full article here. 

This story has been moved to "Museum Happenings" under our Musings blog > here's the link to read the full article. 

(Contributing Author: Linda Taubenreuther, Monrovia-based freelance writer)

In a city filled with architecturally significant places of worship, Monrovia's Saint Luke's Episcopal Church is a standout. The Romanesque beauty at Wildrose and California is dazzled with 46 massive jewel toned stained glass windows by Judson Studios, America's oldest family-run stained glass company. This year, as Judson's ongoing restoration addresses any bowing,  reglazing and resealing issues, it's time to take a closer look at these masterworks. Here's the link to St. Luke's stained glass windows. 

Soaring above eye level on the north and south sides of the building, the brilliantly hued eight-foot windows are backlit at night. Each is a symbol-rich portrait of an Old or New Testament figure. Subjects include a Creation window plus dazzling depictions of Moses parting the Red Sea and Jesus walking on water. The only non-Biblical subject, the last to be dedicated in 1984, features renowned author and Anglican theologian C.S. Lewis, considered by many to be one of the 20th century’s greatest writers and teachers.

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