Paul Spitzerri presents, "Judge Silent & the Rancho Los Alijos

Charles Silent was hardly a quiet public figure, having made a name for himself in northern California, territorial Arizona and in greater Los Angeles during the late 1800s and early 1900s. He was a lawyer, banker, real estate developer and much more during his remarkable career and was best known in his time for the creation of the exclusive Chester Place residential tract in Los Angeles, the development of the towns of Inglewood and Redondo Beach, and his spectacular Rancho Los Alisos, a country retreat in the foothills of Glendora. Homestead Museum Director Paul R. Spitzzeri will discuss Silent’s life and work, including Los Alisos.

Monday, March 24th, 2025

Meeting starts: 7:00pm
Doors Open: 6:30 pm

This event is FREE and open to the Public.
Refreshments will be served.
RSVP appreciated!

Paul Spitzerri is the Museum Director at the Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum, where he has worked since 1988. He has a B.A. and M.A. in History from California State University, Fullerton and has written on California history for such journals as California History, Southern California Quarterly, California Legal History and Journal of the West, and in the anthologies Law in the Western United States, Encyclopedia of Immigration and Migration in the American West, and Icons of the American West.  His biography on the Workman and Temple families is an Award of Merit winner from the American Association for State and Local History and he writes nearly daily on regional history on The Homestead Museum Blog.

General Membership Meeting Tasks:

• Slate for the 2025-2026 Board of Directors Announced

This is a meeting of the General Membership and a presentation of the Glendora Historical Society hosted by the Glendora Public Library.