Pacoima Historical Society News

PHS, Museum of the SFV to Host Black History Month Celebration Exhibit

On Sunday, February 19, the Pacoima Historical Society is collaborating with the Museum of the San Fernando Valley to present a gala...

Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez, Pacoima Historical Society Recognize 1965 North Valley Broncos

On June 4, 2022, Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez, in conjunction with the Pacoima Historical Society recognized the North Valley Bronco...

PHS Hosts "Latino Heritage Day" at Museum of the San Fernando Valley

Pacoima Historical Society co-hosted Latino Heritage Day at the Museum of the San Fernando Valley on Saturday, October 8, 2022, at the...

Pacoima Historical Society Collaborates with UCLA to Shift 'Black Narrative'

UCLA Collaboration Shifting the Narrative: Black LA On March 1, 2022, PHS President Crystal Jackson presented the local history of...

Pacoima's Own, Alex Padilla, Elected to US Senate

Pacoima has always taken pride in its political activism in this country. Now, with the election of Alex Padilla to the US Senate, one of...

Pacoima's Hidden Marilyn Monroe Connection

In 1962, ten years after a major African American migration blanketed Pacoima, a young 22-year-old San Fernando High graduate, Lionel...

Amazing Book Places Pacoima at Center of American History

Since our nation's birth, Pacoima has become a microcosm of America's social development and evolution. Now a comprehensive book about...

Prudencio Gomez - One of Pacoima's Earliest Trailblazers

Prudencio Gomez was born in the country of Spain in 1900, and immigrated to the Pacoima area in 1916. He picked fruit for a living and...