Happy Holidays! We hope you enjoy the holiday season. We are reflecting on the entire year which began with the commissioning of the Moulton Ranch Center mural, a Moulton roundup in Maxwell, CA and the Nellie Gail Moulton exhibit closing in San Clemente, CA. Thank you all for your ongoing support. We look forward to […]
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Moulton Museum | November 2020
Happy Thanksgiving! “The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies.” -Abraham Lincoln, Proclamation of Thanksgiving, October 3, 1893 Lincoln & Moulton History J. Tilden Moulton (1808-1881), a Boston lawyer and Lewis’ father, was a personal friend of President Lincoln. Moulton was “Master in Chancery and was […]
Moulton Museum | October 2020
Happy Fall Equinox! With the official start of fall, we hope these historical images from past harvests inspire your own local celebrations. Take a look at this image of Nellie Gail in costume, circa 1892. Nellie wore a theater type costume with a crown, fan, and Japanese kimono. (2019.11.01.04) As you can imagine, Nellie has a love for […]
Moulton Museum | September 2020 Newsletter
Lewie and Charlotte Moulton Mathis, circa 1955 Julian Moulton Collection (2018.46) Labor Day Labor Day marks the unofficial last days of summer. We are starting to transition into the fall months and harvest season. We recognize the incredible contributions of the agricultural and ranching community to sustain society. This farm-to-table model has been the tradition […]
Moulton Museum – August 2020 Newsletter
Showcasing the Moulton Museum’s latest film of the Nellie Gail Moulton Exhibit We hope you enjoy this guided tour at Casa Romantica with Jane Barnes, Nellie’s granddaughter. This exhibit will be shown until September 6, 2020. It is temporary closed, but will reopen based on statewide and county guidelines. The gallery is located at 415 […]
Timeline for Creation of Laguna Woods
Catherine Brians Speaks at Kiwanis Club
The Laguna Woods Kiwanis Club gave a warm welcome to our own Catherine Brians, Chief Communications Officer for the History Center of Laguna Woods, at their September meeting. Catherine spoke about the Center and gave a bit of history before playing a 1972 narrated slide show. It was great fun to see old pictures, such […]
The Story behind the Laguna Woods Surge Tower
The Story of the Leisure World Globe
by Barbara Letter, Digital Archivist of the Laguna Woods History Center The Story of the Leisure World Globe 062019
Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris Tours the Village
JULY 26, 2019 On Tuesday, July 23, Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris, whose 74thDistrict includes the Orange County communities of Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Laguna Woods and Newport Beach, visited the Village to learn more about it and the Residents who live here. After meeting with VMS Staff, Assemblywoman Petrie-Norris, District Coordinator Liz McNabb […]