Winners for both the 3rd and 8th grade Lemon Grove History Essay Contest were announced at the Lemon Grove City Council Meeting on April 16th.
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History Alive Lecture Series April 4th: Our own Ilse Hanning!
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“Den Mother, Heroine, Wit, Raconteur & Civic Activist”
Please join us at the Lee House Cultural Center on January 4th at 7:00 pm to hear Ilsa Hanning speak on My Life in Lemon Grove
LGHS History Mural Returns to 3308 Main Street!
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Ten panels were removed a year ago to facilitate construction of a sidewalk along the length of the historic 1912 Mission Revival bakery building. They returned once construction was completed. Section One, The Kumeyaay World, was originally installed in 2006! The entire project, designed by Kathleen Strzelecki and Janne LaValle won the Governor’s Historic Preservation Award.
LGHS Announces the Winners of the 33 Annual Dr. Amorita Treganza 3rd Grade Essay Contest
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LGHS Announces the Winners of the 33 Annual Dr. Amorita Treganza 3rd Grade Essay Contest
Parsonage Museum Opens New Exhibit June 10 2023: MARCHING FORWARD
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Parsonage Museum Opens New Exhibit: MARCHING FORWARD the History of the Lemon Grove Women’s Club 1913 – 1998. Special Exhibition Opening on June 10 from 4 – 6 pm
May 4th History Alive Lecture Series: Retired U.S. Army Master Nurse Donna Lupinacci Presents Comparing Responses to the 1918 & 2022 Pandemics
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Back by popular demand Donna Lupinacci will reprise her lecture on the 1918 Influenza Pandemic & contrast with the official handling of Covid-19
HISTORY ALIVE! Just In Time For the Holidays – The Music of John Doan
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LGHS rings in the holiday season with the ever popular musician, musicologist, comedian and Emmy nominee John Doan
LGHS Honors Lemon Grove’s Newest Public Mural: The Lemon Grove Incident
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Mark Lane, CEO, Minority Humanitarian Foundation, organized a superb dedication on March 19, 2022 of the new mural on the wall of 7963 Broadway. The artist, Mario Chacon, was present, along with a who’s who of the Mexican American community in Lemon Grove and environs.
Ken Kramer’s “All About San Diego” features Treganza Park Dedication
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Ken Kramer features Treganza Heritage Park Dedication in his latest installment of “All About San Diego” Public TV Series Ken Kramer is the much-praised chronicler of the folklore and “people…
1953: When the Fur Flew – The way we were
In the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic we recall a parallel time in our town replayed here from the pages of the Lemon Grove Review. There was nothing simple about Easter weekend in The Big Lemon when local controversies vied with the Cold War for headline space. L’Affaire Bunny: The Easter Bunny hopped for some 3,000 Lemon Grove kiddies after an eleventh hour save by local business women, spearheaded by Mrs. Robert Browne, who snagged $100 in donations in a single morning.