Upcoming Events
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Home Tour
The Alameda Legacy Home Tour takes place Sunday, September 26, 2010, from 11 am until 5 pm. For more info, please visit: http://www.alameda-home-tour.org/
REMEMBER to PRINT your PayPal receipt. It will be your voucher ticket(s) to exchange for the Legacy Guidebook that includes the ticket/map. Guidebooks will be available at the Alameda Museum from Sept. 22 – 25 only during business hours which are W, TH, F 1:30 – 4pm and Sat. 11 – 4pm. Thanks for supporting our biggest fund raising event!
Kids & Queen Victoria
1998: Important Beginnings
AAPS and the Alameda Museum share a significant anniversary. Thirteen years ago each organization initiated an event that spotlights historic preservation, vintage architecture, and history here. AAPS inaugurated the Historic Preservation Awards, and the Museum began the "Kids & Queen Victoria" exhibit. Now both events are going strong at thirteen years of age, and they have been incorporated into the official Historic Preservation Season in Alameda. (We have to call it a season because too many events are scheduled to fit into one month.)
"Kids & Queen Victoria" originated at the Alameda Museum in 1998. It is the only show throughout the land devoted to writing, art, crafts, and sculpture produced by students in Kindergarten through 5th grade studying the Victorian era in Alameda. Local luminaries preside over the opening reception, including the late Mayor Ralph Appezzato, Mayor Beverly Johnson, Council members Frank Matarrese and Doug deHaan, and Superintendent of Schools Ardella Dailey. Somehow Queen Victoria herself learned about this display named in her honor, and each spring she assumes the body and attends the show. The children serenade her with God Save the Queen and The Alameda Anthem; they bow or curtsy in proper greeting, and then she makes her progress through the Museum to review their art. The opening reception this year is Saturday, May 1, 2010, 11:00 until noon. City Council Member Marie Gilmore will welcome the families, preside over the ceremony, and introduce the Queen. Practice your bow or curtsy; then greet the Queen with a dignified "Good morning, Your Majesty." The show is cosponsored by the Historical Advisory Board, the Alameda Museum, and the Alameda Education Foundation. For information leave a message at (510) 748.0796.
Image: Queen Victoria (played by Edison School teacher Connie Turner) greets Otis School student Marcy Jackson. Credit: Richard Knight
Phyllis Diller Exhibit
Phyllis Diller is an "Organ Donator" to the Alameda Museum. Features in the exhibit is her treasured antique pump organ, clothing, and memorabilia. The Diller family lived in Alameda in the 40's, then in the 60's she became famous. It all started in Alameda! Note: Please see the Summer 2009 edition of the Museum Quarterly for an extended article about Phyllis Diller.
Meyers Studio Debut
Tucked away on the grounds of the Meyers House Museum is a newly rejuvenated gem. The Mission style studio was completed in 1935 and designed by Mildred Meyers for her father, Henry. He was the influential Alameda architect responsible for the Posey Tube, the Veteran’s Building, and many other institutional structures, as well as a handful of Island residences. The Meyers House and Studio are open from 1-4 p.m. the fourth Saturday of each month at 2021 Alameda Avenue between Willow and Chestnut Streets. Admission is $4. For information: (510) 865.1767.
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Annual Membership Luncheon
Our 2010 luncheon took place on Saturday, March 27. 