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Rialto Historical Society & Museum

Rialto Historical Society & Museum Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the 1907 First Christian Church, now home to the

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"Wilma Jean Morgan Randall was born February 8, 1920 at the old Ramona Hospital in San Bernardino to Mr. and Mrs. Albert...
05/22/2022

"Wilma Jean Morgan Randall was born February 8, 1920 at the old Ramona Hospital in San Bernardino to Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Morgan of Rialto. She lived with her parents and brother Al until she attended college. She earned her BA in Early Childhood Education from Mills College and married B. Michael Randall. Together they raised 3 daughters. Serving the community was always part of Jean's life whether working at the Rialto Historical Society, teaching generations of students, or visiting elderly friends. Her involvement was a way to carry on her family traditions as her parents were always her role models. Her father was a citrus grower and philanthropist who served on the first city council, introduced lights and electricity to packing houses and invented a citrus preservative that he donated to the industry. He supported the 1st Rialto baseball team, contributing lighting and bleachers for nighttime baseball. Her mother and grandmother were founding members of the Rialto Woman's Club in the early 1900's and helped establish the city library with the Woman's Benefit Society. Jean served as the Mills College Alumni Representative, and was active in Girl Scouts, Campfire Girls, Ticktockers National Charity League, Junior League, and PTA. She was superintendent and trustee for the Congregational church in Rialto for 20 years. She began her teaching career when her last daughter left for college and, after her retirement, was a reading consultant. She was president of the Rialto Historical Society for 12 years."
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sbsun/name/wilma-randall-obituary?id=33607682

Pacific Electric 1299 on Riverside Avenue in downtown Rialto, 1951, today 1299 sits in carbarn 4 at the Southern Califor...
01/09/2022

Pacific Electric 1299 on Riverside Avenue in downtown Rialto, 1951, today 1299 sits in carbarn 4 at the Southern California Railway Museum.
http://www.erha.org/pe1299h.htm

11/27/2021

Christmas Open House
Friday, December 3rd, 2021
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Light Refreshments and Musical Entertainment

One of our windows in the former First Christian Church sanctuary, a reproduction in glass of 's "Christ in Gethsemane".
11/09/2021

One of our windows in the former First Christian Church sanctuary, a reproduction in glass of 's "Christ in Gethsemane".

A  railfan charter on Riverside Avenue at Rialto Avenue in 1950, with City Hall visible behind.
11/09/2021

A railfan charter on Riverside Avenue at Rialto Avenue in 1950, with City Hall visible behind.

11/06/2021

If you were a time traveler ... wouldn't it be amazing to see the Inland Empire before urban sprawl, when Pacific Electric red cars rolled through eucalyptus trees and called on small town stations? Exhibit A: Cars 1221 & 1209 meeting in Rialto in the 1940s. This was the junction of the San Bernardino and Riverside lines on PE's Eastern District. (Photo by Harold Stewart)

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Rialto Historical Society, Rialto, California

Rialto Historical Society, Rialto, California

At the corner of Riverside Ave. and Second St. in Rialto, California, you'll find what has been called "the best kept secret in Rialto." The cornerstone of the historical society is the old Christian Church. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the church, built in 1907, retains its ...

10/10/2010

Monthly meetings and weddings to resume upon completion of repairs to our historical church building. The museum remains open on Saturdays and Wednesdays in the old Sunday school annex.

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205 N Riverside Avenue
Rialto, CA
92376

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(909) 875-1750

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Hello, does this organization still exist? The webpage is gone, the most recent post here is 10 years old, and nobody answers the telephone. I hope you're still around. Thanks.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1546507808835176/?ref=share New Rialto Group Please Join the Community another way to spread events, news, updates ,meetings, work, get to know your fellow Rialto residents ects...
Where can I find a copy of Roy Bemis" history of the Rialto Adobe? I am the great granddaughter of Louisa Virginia Anderson Gillespie Weiser who lived on Foothill Blvd. Her mother Eliza Singleton Robinson Anderson Ousterhout had a house on the corner of Highland Ave and Linden. Her last husband was Jerry Ousterhout.
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