Lemon Grove Historical Society

May 5 at 1:30 p.m.
THE GROWN-UP PUPPET SHOW: AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME
Punch and Judy, move over. Your eternal marital strife (played to moppets, yet) gets its comeuppance from the San Diego Guild of Puppetry, our new cultural partner in the "Arts and Music" series at Lee. The Guild will debut its work-in-progress, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by the great American humorist, James Thurber, in the Lee House on May 5 at 1:30 p.m.
Brainchild of the prolific Guild director, Lynn Jennings, grown-up puppet shows, such as the new Goldilocks: The Nursing Home Version (coming to Lee this fall), deal with aging, happiness, work, marriage and other adult concerns. By the way, our special puppet shows are a princely $2 for everyone. Bring a friend!

MAY 21, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
LEMON GROVE COMMUNITY FESTIVAL DAY
The parade is at 10 a.m. and the festivities are from 11 - 6 p.m. in Civic Center Park between Olive and Main Streets with the gorgeous Parsonage and Lee House as a backdrop. Come for picnics, music, games and events for the whole family. The Historical Society will run a puppet-making workshop for ages 6 - 10 in the Gazebo Courtyard behind the H. Lee House. Fun for all!

JUNE 2 at 1:30 p.m.
ANNUAL MEETING WITH GRAHAM MITCHELL
It has long been a Society tradition to hear from the City Manager at the June annual meeting. Whither Lemon Grove? Our own Graham Mitchell will be on hand on June 2 at 1:30 p.m. with an update on the exciting Downtown Village Specific Plan. Many recall his terrific lecture on the Civil War and his Virginia forebears-so get set for a terrific meeting replete with swearing in of the new board, Pete Smith's jokes and anecdotes, and cake and punch.

JUNE 7 at 6 p.m.
HISTORY ESSAY AWARDS
At the City Council meeting on June 7 at 6 p.m. we'll present the awards to our third grade contestants in the Treganza Annual History Essay Contest. Our superb Education Chair, Dorothy Scott, is stepping down after many years of service to this vital part of our activities. Bravissimo, Dorothy, master teacher and true friend of historical studies and historic preservation, for all that you have done!

JUNE 11
RUMMAGE SALE
Give us the wretched refuse of your teeming closets and we will give them
new life in a fundraiser for the Sister Museums and our programs. Call
619-698-1605 and we'll pick up your castoffs for the June 11 rummage sale
behind The Parsonage Museum, 3185 Olive.

ON DISPLAY IN THE PARSONAGE MUSEUM OF LEMON GROVE

"The Kumeyaay: At Home in the World"
Beautiful murals depict the world of the Kumeyaay in Lemon Grove in 12,000 B.C. when vast sweeps of oak savannah and a river dominated the area. The coming of the Spanish conquistadors and the Catholic hierarchy in the mid-18th century is drama-tically portrayed. Century-old artifacts, along
with photographs of a leading contemporary Kumeyaay family flank the life size figures.
Created by our artists-in-residence, Kathleen Strzelecki and
Janne LaValle, the murals are unique among museum exhibits in San Diego
County.

"The Art of The Treganzas"
Hammered copper and brass artifacts, paintings and drawings, and Arts and
Crafts furniture created between 1906 - 1935 by this pioneer Lemon Grove
family whose members also won renown in architecture, optometry and anthropology.

"Lemon Grove: 1892 - 1935"
The homes and families of pioneer fruit growers are shown in rare photographs, along with artifacts, in this colorful, informative display
that details the agricultural roots of the town and the beauty of the landscape at the turn of the century. Call
619-460-4353 for more information.


UPCOMING EVENTS: May 5 at 1:30 p.m. THE GROWN-UP PUPPET SHOW: AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME Punch and Judy, move over. Your eternal marital strife (played to moppets, yet) gets its comeuppance from the San Diego Guild of Puppetry, our new cultural partner in the "Arts and Music" series at Lee. The Guild will debut its work-in-progress, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by the great American humorist, James Thurber, in the Lee House on May 5 at 1:30 p.m. Brainchild of the prolific Guild director, Lynn Jennings, grown-up puppet shows, such as the new Goldilocks: The Nursing Home Version (coming to Lee this fall), deal with aging, happiness, work, marriage and other adult concerns. By the way, our special puppet shows are a princely $2 for everyone. Bring a friend! MAY 21, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. LEMON GROVE COMMUNITY FESTIVAL DAY The parade is at 10 a.m. and the festivities are from 11 - 6 p.m. in Civic Center Park between Olive and Main Streets with the gorgeous Parsonage and Lee House as a backdrop. Come for picnics, music, games and events for the whole family. The Historical Society will run a puppet-making workshop for ages 6 - 10 in the Gazebo Courtyard behind the H. Lee House. Fun for all! JUNE 2 at 1:30 p.m. ANNUAL MEETING WITH GRAHAM MITCHELL It has long been a Society tradition to hear from the City Manager at the June annual meeting. Whither Lemon Grove? Our own Graham Mitchell will be on hand on June 2 at 1:30 p.m. with an update on the exciting Downtown Village Specific Plan. Many recall his terrific lecture on the Civil War and his Virginia forebears-so get set for a terrific meeting replete with swearing in of the new board, Pete Smith's jokes and anecdotes, and cake and punch. JUNE 7 at 6 p.m. HISTORY ESSAY AWARDS At the City Council meeting on June 7 at 6 p.m. we'll present the awards to our third grade contestants in the Treganza Annual History Essay Contest. Our superb Education Chair, Dorothy Scott, is stepping down after many years of service to this vital part of our activities. Bravissimo, Dorothy, master teacher and true friend of historical studies and historic preservation, for all that you have done! JUNE 11 RUMMAGE SALE Give us the wretched refuse of your teeming closets and we will give them new life in a fundraiser for the Sister Museums and our programs. Call 619-698-1605 and we'll pick up your castoffs for the June 11 rummage sale behind The Parsonage Museum, 3185 Olive. *ON DISPLAY IN THE PARSONAGE MUSEUM OF LEMON GROVE* "The Kumeyaay: At Home in the World" Beautiful murals depict the world of the Kumeyaay in Lemon Grove in 12,000 B.C. when vast sweeps of oak savannah and a river dominated the area. The coming of the Spanish conquistadors and the Catholic hierarchy in the mid-18th century is drama-tically portrayed. Century-old artifacts, along with photographs of a leading contemporary Kumeyaay family flank the life size figures. Created by our artists-in-residence, Kathleen Strzelecki and Janne LaValle, the murals are unique among museum exhibits in San Diego County. "The Art of The Treganzas" Hammered copper and brass artifacts, paintings and drawings, and Arts and Crafts furniture created between 1906 - 1935 by this pioneer Lemon Grove family whose members also won renown in architecture, optometry and anthropology. "Lemon Grove: 1892 - 1935" The homes and families of pioneer fruit growers are shown in rare photographs, along with artifacts, in this colorful, informative display that details the agricultural roots of the town and the beauty of the landscape at the turn of the century. Call 619-460-4353 for more information. The Parsonage is open on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission $2; $1 for children and students under 18; free for historical society members. Weekdays by appointment for groups of six or more between 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Researchers and students by appointment ($10 search fee for archival materials plus cost of photocopying). Call 619-460-4353 to reserve. Tea, coffee and refreshments for tour groups are served in the H. Lee House Cultural Center at an additional $2 per person. Please pre-order this service by calling 619-460-4353. The Great Hall of the H. Lee House Cultural Center and the second floor Clemshaw Reading Room can be rented for social events, meetings, classes, etc. Please note that this historic site has handicapped access only throughout the first floor. For rental rates, capacity and other information, please call 619-460-4353 or fax to 619-462-8266. To rent the Gazebo Courtyard behind the H. Lee House, or Civic Center Park, please call the City of Lemon Grove at 619-825-3800.		We invite you to visit beautiful City Center Park in midtown Lemon Grove, home of The Sister Museums -- the 1897 Victorian Parsonage Museum and the 1928 Tudor Revival H. Lee House -- and, soon, the new Lemon Grove Community Library. Our park is a center of learning and culture for all ages, where you can explore civic and architectural history, take in a jazz concert, learn cabinet-making or embroidery, or just eat lunch by the fountain while you enjoy the rose garden in the "Best Climate on Earth." For continuing information about museum hours and Historical Society activities, you'll only have to access this Web site. You are the kind of traveling companion we cherish, for it is your lively interest in the arts and humanities that keeps America's cultural life thriving and ever-new.	The H. Lee House The Parsonage Museum The Lemon Grove Historical Society, 3185 Olive Street P.O. Box 624 Lemon Grove, CA 91946 lghistorical@yahoo.com