In the MEZZANINE GALLERY

TRASH TO TREASURES

New Perspectives on Surplus of the Past

In the YOUTH GALLERY

PUBLIC RECEPTION  5 PM, Thursday, May 26

for art exhibition:

YOUTHFUL VISIONS - Paintings by student artists, Robert Down Elementary School, Pacific Grove 

Location:  Upper level - Monterey Peninsula Airport Terminal

Courtesy Parking:  Present parking ticket at reception for validation

Upstairs Gallery

AGAINST THE ODDS:  Pioneer Women of Monterey County

Whether labeled “hell on wheels,” “pillars of the community” or “grand dames of local society,” the energy, wisdom and strength of the women featured in this exhibition were forces to be reckoned with during their lifetimes. 

Photo: Dr. May C.E. Gydison
Born circa 1862

Physician

Dr. May Gydison received her medical education at the Omaha
Medical College in Nebraska, and spent one year of study in
Europe, chiefly in the large hospitals of Germany and
Denmark. After her return from Europe she graduated from
the Woman's Medical College, of Chicago, Illinois, and this
completed her course of studies. She practiced her profession
one year in Omaha, then in 1884 moved to Salinas with her
parents and established her medical practice. She later opened
a small hospital for women which was the only one of it's kind