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Hands on History
Shadow Puppet Theatre
This month’s craft is a shadow puppet theatre.
Crayon Stained-Glass Window
An at home craft of a stained glass window!
Trolleys of Santa Monica
This month we will be learning about the trolleys of Santa Monica
Chinese New Year
This Hands on History workshop will explore the history of the Chinese American community in Santa Monica and Southern California, including the celebration of Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year, or the lunar New Year, begins on January 28, 2017. 2017 will be a year of the rooster.
The Tongva
When Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portola set up a camp for his party to rest near modern-day Santa Monica in 1769, this area was populated by the Tongva Gabrielino Native Americans. During this Hands on History workshop participants will learn more about the original inhabitants of this area and what their daily life was like.
Old Soldier’s Home
View the exhibition on the history of the Old Soldiers’ Home followed by activity of creating cards to be sent to veterans and active-duty service members to be received in time for Veteran’s Day.
Land Grants and Spanish Settlement
This month’s workshop is about Land Grants and how the Spanish and, later, Mexican governments encouraged the settlement of California through a land grant system.
Pacific Ocean Park
The theme of this workshop will be Pacific Ocean Park, in operation from 1958 to 1967.
