Archives - Recent Donations

Our thanks go out to the following people for considering and including the Historical Society.  These individuals help us share our history and achieve some of our new goals regarding our new location in the Walker House. 

Recent Donations

A BIG Thank You goes to our local ADP.  They made a $500.00 donation to the Society. 

Past Donations

Not long ago we received a great deal of items from Judy Stover including High top shoes, leather French gloves, maps and railroad schedules of 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition San Fransicso, Bonita High School programs for football, commencement, girl reserve banquet and more.  Books Judy donated include the Brides' Cookbook (c. 1917) The Store of our Pomona Imperial Valley 1901 - 1915, Sacramento Valley and Foothill Counties of California 1915, Southern California (c. 1914) Los Angeles Today  Jan. 1, 1915 and from the San Dimas Drug Company the 1948 Family almanac and Dr. Miles Cookbook.  Our thanks also goes to Ed and Gail Hartman for their donation of a book titled Victor Fleming, an American Movie Master. 

Our thank you goes to the following individuals for making a contribution to the Society in honor of Elva Gary:  Carol Bartels, Linda Couch, Julie Henry, Johnnye Johnson and Susan Johnson.  Elva was a member for many years as well as past member of the Board of Directors.  Thank you to all.

A big thank you goes to James McCants, Michael Patris and Helen Foland.  James donated a vintage Ruud Cast Iron Gas Hot Water Heater, circa 1900, and a Nail Stripper, circa 1913. 

Michael Patris made a monetary donation during the Westerners Fandango which is greatly appreciated.  Helen Foland also made a monetary donation. 

All donations continue to support our efforts of preserving and sharing our history.

A huge thank you goes to the San Dimas Corral of Westerners for their monetary donation in support of our bookcase dreams.  Our thanks also goes to Curt & Glenda Morris, Dave & Kim Bratt, John & Susan Davis, Don & Margie Green, Bill & Joyce Emerson, Dave & Chris Harbin, and Sharon Long.  Additionally, a matching contribution Thank You goes to the business of Hart & Cooley.  These contributions are helping the San Dimas Historical Society be one of the premier societies in the southland.  We are becoming able to offer more and more in the way of historical information and research with supporters like you. 

Donations can be monetary or historical but that is not all.  Our office and services are enjoying the donation of a Dell V305 All in One Inkjet printer from Paul and Willa McClure.   Ralph and Peggy Thomas donated an HP Business Inkjet printer. 

A wonderful, seven drawer flat file was donated by John Lockwood.  This will help us better preserve and utilize our collection of maps.

We thank all of our contributors for thinking of the San Dimas Historical Society and allowing us to continue our mission with the history of San Dimas and our surrounding community.