Distinguished Resident – Nat King Cole

Born in Montgomery, Alabama on March 17, 1919, this future musical legend began playing the piano at age 4 through lessons from his mother, a […] Read More

Feel the Rain

“Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.” That’s a popular quote that has been attributed to Bob Dylan and Bob Marley (it’s easy […] Read More

January is the Quietest Month

The month of January occurs from just about the beginning of winter and lasts through its middle. In many parts of the country, it is […] Read More

Looking Ahead to a New Year

Quote: “An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.” ― […] Read More

Our First Christmas

It had been three months since the big stock market crash on Black Monday, October 29, 1929. Things were tense around our town since then […] Read More

Distinguished Resident – Jimmy Stewart – It’s a Wonderful Life

“Strange, isn’t it? Each man’s life touches so many other lives. And when he isn’t around, he leaves an awful hole, doesn’t he?”   One […] Read More

Distinguished Resident – Bob Baker: Puppet Master

“Nothing is as important as passion. No matter what you want to do with your life, be passionate.” – Jon Bon Jovi   History is […] Read More

Forest Lawn Promise

“You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.” – Henry Ford   Since we each began to talk and socialize with […] Read More

Funeral Potatoes

“Food is symbolic of love when words are inadequate.” – Alan D. Wolfelt For humans to survive, we need water, air, shelter, and food.  Of […] Read More

The 70 Year Journey of the Forest Lawn Museum

Forest Lawn shall become… a place where artists study and sketch; where schoolteachers bring happy children to see the things they read of in books…” […] Read More