May 24th 7pm at the Museum,
across the parking lot from the main library.
Press Release:
First Ever Hawthorne Museum Wins Council Approval
Former Police Station to be leased to Historical Society
After 90 years of cityhood, the City of Good Neighbors will have a museum in which to display its colorful past. At the Tuesday, March 27th Hawthorne City Council meeting, the council approved a lease with the Hawthorne Historical Society for a portion of the former Hawthorne police station. The site which is located across the street from the current city hall will soon display photos and memorabilia from such former Hawthorne residents like Marilyn Monroe, the Beach Boys, Jack Northrop, Jim Thorpe, and Sonny Bono. In addition, Mattel, Northrop Aircraft, the Cock-a-too Inn and SpaceX all will be highlighted for their roles in Hawthorne's past and present.
The Hawthorne Historical Society was organized in 2010 with the goal of finding a location to display the many photos and memorabilia of a city well known for its colorful and sometime notorious characters. "We've been waiting for this day for a long time. Finally we will have a place to show our residents and visitors what Hawthorne was really like and tell the stories of the well known people who have called Hawthorne home.", commented Tom Quintana, the city's public relations officer and Historical Society director. The renovations to what originally was the city council chambers and then became the police detectives bureau will begin immediately. Plans call for an early summer museum opening.
Officers
President: Norb Huber
Vice President: Dick Huhn
Treasurer: Gary Parsons
Secretary: Donald Rowe
Directors
Executive Director: Tom Quintana
Public Outreach: Gordon Mego
Archiving Administrator: Sean Hansen
Archiving Administrator: Bob Fraser
Art Director: Christopher Ide
Hospitality Director: Lillian Renee O'Neill
Website Administrator: John Baker
Charter Members
| Ken Adams | Richard & Alice Huhn | Henry & Judy Ramirez |
| Mike Babineau | Christopher Ide | Allen & Betty Richards |
| John Baker | Yvette Johnson | Arnold & Rochelle Rothans |
| Manuel & Herminia Balboa | Daniel & Stella Juarez | John Rout |
| Salvador & Nadia Barrera | Betty Keel | Donald Rowe |
| Jan & Judy Blomsterberg | Charles Kelley | Joyce Savisky |
| Alicia Brewster | Nilan Kincald | Donald Scheliga |
| Patrick Burris | Rhonie Lenhart | William & Alvy Shultz |
| Dennis Carden | Darlene Love | Sharon Skaff |
| Teresa Cella | Bob Marsella | Richard & Mary Sloan |
| Jane Comitz | Karen Matani | Jon Sloey |
| Michael Cox | Don & Marcia McIntire | Clinton Smith |
| Glenn Crist | Gordon Mego | Robert & Carol Steinhauer |
| Kathleen & Juan DeMesa | Nilo Michelin | Sandra Suarez |
| Newell Endicott | Jerry Miles | Werner & Sherry Szilas |
| Bob Falconer | Moneta Gardens Improvements | Dixie Tobey |
| Robert & Karen Fraser | Alexandre Monteiro | Maureen Trott |
| Bob & Janice Givens | Helen Morgan | Barbara Ulrich |
| Larry Guidi | Norm Morton | Olivia Valentine |
| Tim & Loretta Hagerty | John Noyes | David Waggoner |
| Sean Hansen | James & Lillian Renee O'Neill | Gertrude Waggoner |
| Mark Hardison | Jim Osborne | Barbara Westrope |
| Hawthorne American Legion | Gary & Cindy Parsons | Women's Club of Hawthorne |
| Norb Huber | Tom Quintana |