H Lee House Cultural Center

11/19/2024

The Lemon Grove Historical Society invites you to the City Government of Lemon Grove's annual community bonfire on Friday, December 6 from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Treganza Heritage Park, 3200 Main St. in Lemon Grove.

Tour the Parsonage Museum, enjoy visits with Santa at the Lee House, and find great holiday gifts at the gift shop. Plus, there will be music with a live band, a game truck, crafts, inflatables, free cookies, hot chocolate and popcorn, more foods for purchase, welcoming remarks from the mayor, an ugly sweater contest and more.

It is a Lemon Grove tradition dating back to the first Lemon Grove community bonfire in 1915 when members of the Grove Community Club built a bonfire in front of the schoolhouse at Central and Main Streets and served refreshments at the adjacent clubhouse (known today as the Parsonage Museum).

10/22/2024

What does it take to survive persecution and exile?

The story of Greta Taussig and Rudy Gans offers answers to this tantalizing question. Born in Linz, Austria, Greta emigrated to London after the country's incorporation into the Third Reich, eventually enduring the horrors of the Blitz. Rudy was able to make his way to Shanghai after imprisonment in the notorious Dachau concentration camp. Along their arduous journey, each experienced the life-saving kindness of courageous strangers.

At this special talk, their son Bob shares their thought-provoking story, supplemented by a display of artifacts and original documents.

Before his retirement, Bob (J.D., UCLA) was the general counsel of a publicly traded company doing business in the U.S. and overseas. A passionate believer in the lessons of the Holocaust, he is co-chair of Welcome Home, an organization dedicated to assisting refugees legally residing in San Diego.

When: Thursday, November 7th at 7 p.m.
Where: H. Lee House, 3205 Olive Street, Lemon Grove, CA
Cost: FREE with free parking in Treganza Heritage Park

10/01/2024

It is this Thursday at the H. Lee House!

04/29/2024

HISTORY ALIVE presents Joyce Moore of Thrive Lemon Grove Thursday, May 2nd at 7 pm. History Alive is a program of the Lemon Grove Historical Society.

Meet Joyce Moore of Thrive Lemon Grove.

Articulate and multi-talented, Joyce will will be our speaker at our next HISTORY ALIVE Lecture this Thursday, May 2nd.

Ms. Moore will explain what her organization does to help our city thrive. Their purview is huge, doesn’t settle for second-best, and has a list of achievements a mile long.

Joyce, a major civic hero, helms Thrive Lemon Grove and is on the board of our gorgeous Community Garden, located in Treganza Heritage Park.

What: History Alive Lecture featuring Joyce Moore
When: Thursday, May 2 at 7pm
Where: H Lee House Cultural Center, 3205 Olive Street, Lemon Grove
Cost: Free with free parking in Treganza Heritage Park

04/24/2024

The City Government of Lemon Grove recently planted a Magnolia tree at the H Lee House.

03/05/2024

This Thursday at the Lee!

Busy Bee Garden Co-op
History Alive - this Thursday, March 7th
7:00pm at the H. Lee House
3185 Olive Street, Lemon Grove

Come hear from the leadership of the local Busy Bee Garden Co-op, Chelsea Gastelum and Juliet DiAmicis! On Feb. 25 this amazing group started working on a pollinator garden at the Lee House and Parsonage Museum.

Lemon Grove will be the place to be for all our little pollinators come spring while they stop at the Community Garden then Treganza Park and then off to the Lemon Grove Bistro back garden which was also orchestrated by the Busy Bees!

Lemon Grove Historical Society is pleased to welcome Chelsea and Juliet to enlighten us all on Thursday March 7 at the Lee House at 7:00 pm to share their road to making the world a more beautiful place.

02/16/2024

Coming to the Lee: It is a History Alive presentation!

Thursday, March 7 at 7:00pm
H. Lee House
3205 Olive St., Lemon Grove

Whether you're a seasoned gardener or a nature lover, come and discover how you can contribute to making Lemon Grove a more beautiful place to live in.

Come join the founders of the Busy Bee Garden Co-op to learn about the garden projects around town, the connection of native plants to help our local pollinators, and how creating gardens helps foster community togetherness. Chelsea Gastelum will be discussing the benefits of California native plants and how they attract birds, bees and butterflies for a more biodiverse Lemon Grove. Chelsea aims to inspire others to love and appreciate native plants with eco-conscious gardening and living landscapes.

Juliet DiAmicis runs the community outreach portion of Busy Bees and will show you how you can follow our projects and be part of our Hive. Juliet will spotlight some of our volunteers and help explain how Busy Bees is neighbors helping neighbors create pollinator gardens.

Join us for a History Alive Lecture
When: Thursday, March 7 at 7:00pm
Where: H. Lee House Cultural Center, 3205 Olive St., Lemon Grove
Cost: FREE with free parking in Treganza Heritage Park

01/04/2024

It is "History Alive" on Thursday, January 4th at 7 p.m. at the H Lee House! Come see us!

Join us for "History Alive" to start of the new year with Sarah Lewis and Cynthia Hughes-Doyle who will detail what’s happened with our archive of 50 years of editions of the Lemon Grove Review.

Sarah and Cynthia are both member of the Lemon Grove Historical Society's Board of Directors. They will explain how YOU can access this weekly chronicle of life in our town.

These ladies are responsible for this remarkable project, involving weeks of labor by these two heroines. And they did it so that you may revisit the past, research and remember.

When: Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024 7:00 p.m.
Where: H Lee House. 3502 Olive Street, Lemon Grove
Cost: FREE with free parking in Treganza Heritage Park.