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March 2025

February 2025

Commemorating Black History Month 2025
02/28/2025

Transportation at the Pasadena Village
02/28/2025

A Look at Proposition 19
02/27/2025

Behind the Scenes: Understanding the Pasadena Village Board and Its Role
02/27/2025

Beyond and Within the Village: The Power of One
02/27/2025

Celebrating Black Voices
02/27/2025

Creatively Supporting Our Village Community
02/27/2025

Decluttering: More Than The Name Implies
02/27/2025

Hidden Gems of Forest Lawn Museum
02/27/2025

LA River Walk
02/27/2025

Message from the President
02/27/2025

Phoenix Rising
02/27/2025

1619 Conversations with West African Art
02/25/2025

The Party Line
02/24/2025

Bluebird by Charles Bukowski
02/17/2025

Dreams by Langston Hughes
02/17/2025

Haiku - Four by Fritzie
02/17/2025

Haikus - Nine by Virginia
02/17/2025

Wind and Fire
02/17/2025

Partnerships Amplify Relief Efforts
02/07/2025

Another Community Giving Back
02/05/2025

Diary of Disaster Response
02/05/2025

Eaton Fire: A Community United in Loss and Recovery
02/05/2025

Healing Powers of Creative Energy
02/05/2025

Living the Mission
02/05/2025

Message from the President: Honoring Black History Month
02/05/2025

Surviving and Thriving: Elder Health Considerations After the Fires
02/05/2025

Treasure Hunting in The Ashes
02/05/2025

Villager's Stories
02/05/2025

A Beginning of Healing
02/03/2025

Hectic Evacuation From Eaton Canyon Fire
02/02/2025

Hurricanes and Fires are Different Monsters
02/02/2025

January 2025

Family Beginnings and Who We Are Now

By John Tuite
Posted: 02/24/2021
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Gentlemen of the Village!  Welcome to Spring, Clocks forward, and St. Patrick’s Day!

Most all of the things we've discussed have asked the question, “Who are you?”

We’ve looked at nature, nurture, personal experience, the impact of choices we’ve made, the effects of relationships we’ve enjoyed, the period of history we’ve lived in!

Today I ask you to take a deep look at the nature and impact of your family history. It seems to be an accepted fact that our ancestry including the country we claim as our origin, the history of our parents and generations of grandparents have a decided influence on who we are, our expectations, as well what we name as our legacy, the record of our time on earth, what we have done with our gifts, how we multiplied the human inheritance we were given. 

My parents were immigrants from Ireland, so I feel close to the history of their families and travels, but even if someone is two or four generations removed from their place of origin there remains ties that cannot be denied, plans that were laid in place, expectations of historical outcomes that those ancestors had. Let’s look at that history and how we fit into the picture of what they saw ahead.

Take aim with your monocular at your family beginnings, and tell us something of what you see.  Share with us some of the pride you feel about what you have contributed to the record of your family name and history.

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