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Poster for Old Time Days Museum Exhibit

Join the Lemon Grove Historical Society as we host a special Exhibition Opening for our newest exhibit Lemon Grove’s OLD TIME DAYS!  December 5th at 4:30 pm.

From the late 1940’s until its replacement with Lemon Grove’s Annual Bonfire in 2004, Old Time Days was the most celebrated event in our town.  Originally called ‘Pow-Wow Days’, this event culminated with the annual parade that just about everyone in Lemon Grove participated in. It was a not-to-be-missed moment each year so make sure you don’t miss this exciting new special exhibit at the Parsonage Museum that looks back on our community spirit.

Located at 3185 Olive St, Lemon Grove CA 91946

LG Museum Sign

The museum is open  Saturdays, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. or by appointment: weekdays between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. for tour groups and classes

Call us at (619) 460-4353 or email us for more information about current and upcoming exhibits

The Parsonage Museum of the Lemon Grove Historical Society presents both long standing exhibits central to the understanding of Lemon Grove history and rotating displays highlighting special topics from our archives and special collections. In this manner we hope to keep our museum fresh and ever changing.

Please visit us for a look back in time in Lemon Grove!

Standing Exhibits

  • The Parson’s Study
  • Recreation (Clabby Gallery)
  • The Story of a Building / The Sonka Store

Rotating Exhibits

Winter 2026

  • Lemon Grove’s Old Time Days

Past Exhibits

  • Marching Forward – The History of the Lemon Grove Women’ Club
  • The Treganza’s a Lemon Grove Family
  • Miller Dairy
  • Restoration and Rebirth – Atherton Chapel to Parsonage Museum
  • A Century of Girl Scout Achievements 1918-2018
  • Miller Dairy Remembered
  • The Art and Wit of Don Porcella
  • In the Garden: New Landscapes by Ed Roxburgh
  • Furnishing Lemon Grove (Smith Gallery)
  • The Good Family:  Legacy of a Lemon Grove Family
  • Tony Sonka:  The Force that Built Lemon Grove
  • Story of the Lemon Grove Post Office
  • Richard DeRosset: Seascapes
  • Kathleen Strzelecki: Faces and Souls
  • Story of Lemon Grove Little League
  • Remembering Lemon Grove’s Movie Theaters: Cinema-Dine, Ace Drive-In, Grove Theatre
  • The Kumeyaay
  • Historic Homes
  • Memories of Chester and Billy (with Friends of the LG Library)
  • Vernon Allen: A Retrospective
  • Domestic Life (The Way We Were)
  • Story of Lemon Grove Schools
  • The Great Lemon Grove Mission Rancho Horse Show & Rodeo (1941 – 1957)
  • Lemon Grove in World War II
  • The Treganza Family in Lemon Grove
  • The Sweating Beast: Plowing the New Town of Lemon Grove
  • Lemon Fruit Packing
  • Remembering Lemon Grove’s Movie Theaters
  • Children’s books & cap pistols (glass counter)