El Segundo Historical Committee

05/07/2026

Hope to see you tonight at 6:00!

03/22/2026

It’s Clean-Up Week in El Segundo, so please be on the lookout for El Segundo history, artifacts, and memorabilia! If you find any photos, programs, newspapers, roster books, directories, etc. that you are considering getting rid of, please contact us and we’ll be happy to come pick them up and add them to our archive! Just today, we found these great community cookbooks! Maybe your name is in one!

02/13/2026

“At 96, Polly Schneider has become an esteemed local elder and one of Hermosa Beach’s longest residents.”

“Palmatary informally ordained Schneider as the Patron Saint of Hermosa Beach, introducing her to the museum audience as a “firecracker,” “dynamic” and “earnest.”

“The isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic inspired Schneider to start posting her beach-side memories onto the residents’ forum.

“I was in my house, and nobody would let me out!” Schneider told the audience.

“Memories of South Bay hippies, late nights at The Lighthouse, run-ins with Linda Ronstadt at the effervescent Insomniac Cafe before her big break, and even discovering her first husband was cheating with her best friend —all were stories posted for the community to read.”

https://easyreadernews.com/hermosas-patron-saint-turns-viral-facebook-posts-into-memoir/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAP8gFJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEepWrQfjHVk5bSG2C_04xHg6ygiMECD1dPIYpHTN8oOgOK_OJXhtSv2p8JhDQ_aem_U2YUYw3CKvnc0HN71JfRCA

- by Laura Garber There is a gained charisma, a developed charm that comes from living over 70 years in a stubborn, slow-burn beach city where sand dune

02/10/2026

In case you missed our February 5, 2026 talk with Julie Peterson Stolnack about her adventures as the Second City Rover, you can watch it at the link in the comments!

Fourth generation El Segundo native, Julie Peterson Stolnack celebrated her 60th birthday in 2024 by "covering the 5.5 one block at a time." In other words, she walked every single block of El Segundo's 85 miles of roads! Along the way, she brought sponsors who donated to many worthy local causes and shared her wealth of El Segundo history!

11/06/2025

09/08/2025

In case you missed our September 4, 2025 meeting with special presentation by Holly Lipscomb on the History of Richmond Street School:

Recorded September 4, 2025 at the El Segundo Public Library, Sue Carter Community Room. Holly Lipscomb presents the history of Richmond Street School in El ...

08/08/2025

Watch the video of the August 7, 2025 El Segundo Historical Committee Meeting with special presentation, "South Bay Aerospace Origins" by Mark Shoemaker.

August 7, 2025El Segundo Friends of the Library Presents: A Presentation on the Key Players and Events of the Early Days of Aviation by Mark ShoemakerHermosa...

06/18/2025

This Saturday, June 21, 2025! Please join us for a very special day!

04/01/2025

We hope you can join us on Thursday to hear from the business owner and citizen who has taken up the cause of doing something special with the Christmas Tree that was recently removed from Library Park.

03/06/2025

The Historical Committee is meeting tonight at 6:00 PM at the El Segundo Public Library.