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Stop by the Mullin Automotive Museum and get your Passport 2 History book stamped while you experience the magnificent art and history of some of the most elegant automobiles ever made. See the Events section below to learn more about the upcoming event:
Style, Beauty and Wearing the Right Car: A History of the Concours d'Elegance. |
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PASSPORT 2 HISTORY MONTHLY NEWSLETTER August 2017, Vol. 65
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What better way to show gratitude to our California heritage than to pay homage to a variety of historical sites that played a part in it: see who they were, how they lived, and what they contributed to the development of the Golden State. You'd be surprised at what you'll find! Grab a "Passport 2 History" passport book from any of our 86 participating locations for $5 per passport book and begin your historical journey! As you visit each participating location, be sure to get your passport book stamped, receive potential special benefits and win prizes! Listed below are the latest events, exhibits and announcements from our participating historical sites and museums.
For the latest Passport 2 History video,
click here
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at the Leonis Adobe or any of the participating sites for $5 & explore 86 historic sites in Southern & Central California.
Collect "Passport 2 History" seals and collect prizes!
...Stamp your passport to the past and discover the future!
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Did you know the Leonis Adobe Museum and Ranch is the Los Angeles
Historic-Cultural Monument #1 and is
located in beautiful Old Town Calabasas, CA?
To learn more about the Leonis Adobe Museum, be sure to view KCET's "
Visiting with Huell Howser: Leonis Adobe" episode, available online at YouTube.com or click here to see it now!
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UPCOMING LEONIS ADOBE MUSEUM EVENT:
Stay connected with the Leonis Adobe Museum on:
Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Yelp and Instagram.
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Sat., September 2
11:00 AM
Campo de Cahuenga
"Yoga with Catrinaq"
Restore - Relax - Reset
Local Artist, Performer, and Yoga Instructor Catrina Q will hold a complimentary Vinyasa Flow class on a first come first served basis.
Bring your yoga mat, towel, and water.
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Sat., September 2
1:00 PM
Pleasant Valley Historical Society
"Don and Doña BBQ"
Tickets:
$75 for adults
$15 for children under age 13
It's time again for the Pleasant Valley Historical Society to honor the men and women who, over the years, have made Camarillo and its environs a wonderful place to live. Each of the honorees has contributed far above what is normally expected of a good citizen; they have made a difference in the community through their professional and volunteer efforts for at least twenty years.
Please join us in honoring this year's dignitaries, who are:
Karen Allen, Ana Maria Blattel, Martin Daly, Rita Faulders, Dante Honorico, Grace Martinez, Mrs. Gloria Miele, Gloria Miele Ph.D, David Schlangen, and Jerry Scott.
They will be honored on Saturday afternoon, September 2, in the Camarillo Community Center, 1605 Burnley Street, Camarillo. The public is invited to join these festive activities, which include a Santa Maria Style Barbeque, a silent auction, and an opportunity to mix and mingle with well-wishers. This is one of the most looked forward to events in town; the honorees are well chosen, the food is excellent, and a good time is had by all.
Paid reservations are available by mail to PVHS, P. O. Box 570, Camarillo, CA 93011-0570. Tickets will be held for you at the door. For more information, call 805-482-3660. Seating is limited so make your reservations early. Doors open at 1 PM, honorees introduced at 2 PM, meal service follows.
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Tues., September 5
1:00 PM
Lanterman House
"Re-Opens for Public Tours"
Adults: $5
Seniors & Students: $3
Kids 12 and under: FREE
Lanterman House will re-open to the public!
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Thurs., September 7
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Rancho Los Cerritos
"School Docent Training Begins"
This eight-week training prepares volunteers to guide school tours. Adobe Days Revisited, our award-winning school program for local fourth-graders, supplements the state history curriculum. Docents will learn about the people who lived and worked at the Rancho in the 1800s and will help students step back in time with first-person accounts from the period
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Sat., September 9
1:00 PM
Bolton Hall Museum
"Tuskegee Airmen Red Tail Pilot"
Parking is available a few doors uphill at the Elks Lodge. All are welcome to attend and entrance is free.
Suggested donation is $3.
Bolton Hall Museum, the home of Little Landers Historical Society, announces the beginning of the Fall season for the Second Saturday monthly programs at Bolton Hall. The September 9th program guest is Lt. Colonel Robert Friend, a WWII Tuskegee Airman.
Lt.Col. Friend served with the 332nd Fighter Group flying numerous missions during the war and is one of just seventeen remaining Tuskegee Airmen. The 332nd Fighter group was formed from flyers who entered a special WWII program in Tuskegee, Alabama for military flight training for non-whites. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was instrumental in the creation of the program.
Bring your questions for Lt. Colonel Friend and join us for his historical presentation on September 9th.
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Sat., September 9
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Rancho Los Cerritos
"Dancing in Old California"
We will invoke a 19th-century style fandango in celebration of California statehood on September 9, 1850. A dance lesson, covering waltzes, polkas, and set dances like the Spanish Waltz and El Coyote, will be followed by two sets of live music and dancing. Dance lessons at 4pm; live music and two dance sets at 5pm. Music will be provided by The Wayfaring Sisters, who specialize in the popular and folk music of 19th Century America. Walter Nelson will emcee. This event takes place outside in the Rancho's lovely back garden. Period entertainment and light refreshments included, and costumes are encouraged. $25. Tickets
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Sat., September 9
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Olivas Adobe
"Music Under the Stars"
Music Under the Stars is wrapping up, only two shows left. 9/2 Fantastic Diamond is SOLD OUT!
Tickets still available for 9/9 Lisa Haley & the Zydekats.
For tickets call (805) 658-4726 M-F 8am-5pm Ventura Parks,
Recreation & Community Partnerships. Full series may be found at
cityofventura.net/mus
In addition to the great party bands and the big dance floor, there is a food and coffee truck at each show, as well as a full beverage bar. You are also welcome to bring your own food and beverages.
All concerts are $20 per person, extra for optional table reservation. So, what are you waiting for? Call that number before they all sell out.
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Tues., September 12
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Mullin Automotive Museum
"Style, Beauty and Wearing the Right Car: A History of the Concours d'Elegance"
Leslie Kendall, Chief Curator of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, will cover the history of the Concours d'Elegance from its beginnings in the early 1900s to the present day. Attendees will learn how the Concours d'Elegance originated, how it influenced automobile designers and why it has taken its current form.
Reservations required. Admission is $40 per person.
Mullin 1000 Club members are free of charge.
Please call 805-385-5400 for information or to make reservations.
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Thurs., September 14
7:00 PM
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
"Ocean Trilogy"
$20 (SBMM members) $30 (non-members).
SpectorDance and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (http://www.spectordance.org/ocean-trilogy) have joined forces to create Ocean Trilogy, an exciting multi-disciplinary performance piece about the challenges confronting our ocean, the discoveries and hopeful possibilities from cutting-edge ocean science research, and the importance of partnerships and policies in addressing the critical issue of ocean health. Based on interviews with a wide variety of ocean experts, Artistic Director Fran Spector Atkins and Media Artist William Roden, integrate sound bites from these interviews, stunning underwater visual images, varied music and dance to create a composite form that communicates science in a way that is informative, uplifting and reaches people's hearts.
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Fri., September 15 - Sun., September 17
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
The Gamble House
"Bookstore Tent Sale"
Join us for the first annual bookstore tent sale featuring many rare and out of print publications from the Greene and Greene Archives. Additional bookstore stock including items by local artists and arts and crafts favorites will be on sale.
or call
626-449-4178 for more information
Receive additional savings on marked sale merchandise:
30% off general public
40% Friends of the Gamble House members with coupon*
*Coupons sent to members via email. Members with valid member id cards are also eligible to receive this discount. Coupons can not be combined for greater discounts, valid Sept 15-17 only.
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Sat., September 16
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Rancho Los Cerritos
"Stories from the Garden: African Plants"
Plant expert Frank McDonough visits the Rancho from his home base at the Los Angeles Arboretum to discuss African Plants. Learn about these warm-weather plants' journeys to California.
$8 general/$5 students with valid ID. .
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Sat., September 16
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Ojai Valley Museum
"Family Fun Day"
FREE Admission
A free event with hands-on activities for young and old including an art activity, history hi-jinks and museum exploration to learn about the fascinating Ojai Valley.
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Sat., September 23
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Camp Roberts Museum
"Museum Day at Sculpterra Winery
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Enjoy military displays and booths, Army vehicles, Color Guard, live music by MONTE MILLS and the Lucky Horseshoe Band, patriotic addresses by civic and military leaders, classic and vintage cars, silent auctions & raffle prizes, premiere wine tasting, free giveaways, and more surprises! Delicious hot Santa Maria-style barbecue beef sandwiches and soft drinks available.
FREE ADMISSION!
RIDE THE CHINESE ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN!
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Sat., September 23
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
The Muckenthaler
"Annual Gala: Rum Runner Cruise"
Tickets; $100
Because this is a special-event fundraiser, no discounts are available.
It's 1927! Board the SS MUCKENTHALER when, during the 1920s and 30s, thirsty Americans would travel on these "booze cruise ships" past the three mile limit of America's shores to escape the confines of Prohibition. Join costumed passengers and crew of the SS MUCKENTHALER, enjoy a delicious dinner, "cut a rug" on the dance floor as a live band plays music of the 20s and 30s, and try your luck at activities to raise funds for the Muckenthaler's Educational Programming. Explore the ship and meet her crew and notable passengers as we transform the Muckenthaler into a 1920s cruise ship... and no need to worry about getting seasick! Bon Voyage!
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Sun., September 24
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Ojai Valley Museum
"TOWN TALK: Wildlife in the Valley"
Explore the wildland-urban interface of the Ojai Valley with field scientist Jenny Fitzgerald and learn how wildlife impacts people and people affect local wildlife. $5 admission; FREE for current Museum Members.
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Thurs., September 28
7:00 PM
Gamble House
"THE ARCHITECTURE OF HEALTH:
An Architectural Response to an Epidemic
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$15 FoGH Members
$20 Non-Members
In this lecture historian Ann Scheid will discuss how sleeping porches became a desireable feature of many dwellings and how architects such as Charles & Henry Greene, Myron Hunt, Gordon Kaufmann and Frederick Roehrig responded to the tuberculosis epidemic in a city where the climate drew many health-seekers.
At the turn of the 20th century tuberculosis accounted for approximately one in five adult deaths, affecting every part of society. The main treatment available, was living and sleeping out of doors. It was believed that a strong constitution, developed by a vigorous outdoor life, was the best way to cure and prevent tuberculosis. Patients visited sanitariums where they slept on "cure porches" and were encouraged to exercise vigorously. Schools and other institutions were also redesigned to foster the outdoor life.
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"Titanic" Wallace Hartley's sheet music - Wallace Hartley was the band leader who continued to play as the ship sank. The sheet music was recovered from his body a week after the ship sank
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Currently Ongoing
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
and Museum
"TITANIC"
May 27, 2017 - January 7, 2018
Titanic at the Reagan Library is a fascinating look at Titanic, combining real artifacts with the real stories of the people onboard the ill-fated ship. This new exhibit tells the story of the unsinkable ship in a way no museum has done before. Artifacts from passengers, dispersed over time, will be reunited in this exhibit for the first time in over 100 years. This brand-new 10,000 square foot exhibition, reuniting hundreds of Titanic artifacts that have not been together since the ship's fateful night in 1912 with material and artifacts from the 1984-1985 discovery of the Titanic as well as with items from the 1997 movie, is a first-of-its-kind exhibition not seen anywhere else before.
This is not a traveling exhibition. To see the story of the Titanic told in such a unique way, visitors must come to the Reagan Library. Whether you are a fan of genuine history or larger-than-life Hollywood, this is truly an once-in-a-lifetime exhibition that sheds light on the Titanic in a first-ever way no museum has attempted before!
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Now - October 15, 2017
THE DOCTORS HOUSE, AS SEEN
"THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD"
Twenty five years ago Isabelle Meyer, then Director/Curator of the Doctors House Museum, had a marvelous idea. Having been a teacher in the Glendale Unified School District, she knew what fertile minds young children have, so she theorized that special tours of the Doctors House would be a wonderful way to teach children about life in the Victorian era. The backdrop was easy, our very own authentic Queen Ann Victorian house in Brand Park. She chose her audience carefully. "Third graders are perfect," she thought. Their brains absorb everything, and they still sort of respect adults at that age. Thus was the beginning of Doctors House "School Tours."
July 15 was the opening of our newest exhibit "The Doctors House, as Seen Through the Eyes of a Child," which will officially open to the public on Sunday, August 6th, and continue through October 15, 2017. This is an excellent chance to view the archived artwork and thank you letters from all of the elementary school children who have benefited from a school tour over nearly three decades. Experience how they react to the chores that were routine for kids during the Victorian Era. Learn some of the interesting medical superstitions and homespun medications that were common at that time. And hear from the students themselves their favorite Victorian games played on their visit to the Museum. This visit to the Doctors House will definitely make you smile. Open Sundays, beginning in August, from 2-4pm. The Doctors House in located in the northwest corner of Brand Park, 1601 W. Mountain, Glendale 91201.
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Now - December 31
El Paso de Robles Area Historical Society at Carnegie Library
Free: "Randal Gene Young Photos Collection"
The El Paso de Robles Area Historical Society is exhibiting another group of extraordinary photographs from the Randal Gene Young collection at the Carnegie Library. Produced from the Society's scans of photographer Richard J. Arnold's glass plate negatives, these beautiful prints give us a unique view of life in San Luis Obispo County at the end of the 19th century.
Mr. Arnold's most significant contribution to early California photography was his choice to photograph all sorts of people, not limiting his subjects to paying clients. While most commercial photographers at the time photographed the wealthy and elite on commission, Arnold did not limit the diversity of his subjects based on their financial means. While he took commissions and ran a successful studio in San Luis Obispo, he was endlessly drawn to all types of people and his body of work presents a prescient vision of California's cultural diversity.
Admission is Free, the exhibit will run through December 31, 2017.
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July 8 - September 24, 2017
Ojai Valley Museum
"Protecting The Ojai: Ojai Valley Land Conservancy"
Examine the forces and people that shaped the movement to preserve the valley environment, and how local open spaces are being used today. Visit
OjaiValleyMuseum.org for details.
General Hours: Tues. - Sat., 10 a.m. - 4 p.m./Sun., 12 p.m. (noon) - 4 p.m.
Location: 130 W. Ojai Ave., Ojai, CA 93023
Phone: (805) 640-1390
Website:
OjaiValleyMuseum.org
"Passport 2 History" discounts (w/P2H passport): 50% Off General Admission, 10% Off Museum Store Items.
Call Ojai Valley Museum for details.
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Currently Ongoing
Mullin Automotive Museum
"Citroën: The Man, The Marque, The Mystique"
Come experience a sampling from one of the most innovative French automobile manufacturers of the 20th century, Citroën! These fascinating automobiles encompassed technology way ahead of their time, in futuristic bodies. Come enjoy some of the best examples built by this marque in a retrospective exhibit at the Mullin Automotive Museum.
Reservations required. Semi-Private tours held Tuesdays at 10 AM and Thursdays at 11 AM for $40 per person. Saturday admission is Adults $15, Seniors $12 (65+), Children $8 (3-11), Children under 2 & active Military with ID FREE.
Please call 805-385-5400 for information or to make reservations.
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Currently Ongoing
Pleasant Valley Historical Society Museum
"Hello! -- Antique Phones Exhibit & Silent Auction"
Bill Doctorman, who recently died at the age of 89, had an extensive collection of historic phones. He willed that collection to the Pleasant Valley Historical Society(PVHS). Receipts found for phones that were purchased in his home state of Illinois indicate that he had been accumulating them for most of his lifetime.
The PVHS museum currently has about 100 phones on display from the late 1880's through the 1980's. Included are the wooden (usually oak) farm phones of various styles through the candlestick and art deco phones. It is fascinating to see how creative American manufacturers could be. We also have some European phones that illustrate the standardization of style throughout the world.
We received over 200 phones from the Doctorman legacy and will be having a silent auction offering the excess to the community. In the meantime, stop by to see this unusual exhibit, including a set-up for young children to experience "dialing" a telephone.
Operating Hours:
Saturdays and Sundays from 12 - 4 PM.
Come by and say "hello"!
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Now - Dec. 2017
African American Firefighter Museum
"Burning Bright: African American Women in the Fire Service"
You're invited to the African American Firefighter Museum's exhibit
"Burning Bright: African American Women in the Fire Service" with an opening r
eception & celebration on Sunday, March 19, 2017 from 1 pm - 4 pm.
African American Women have played a major role in the fire service ever since the 1800's when a slave named Molly Williams served as a volunteer firefighter in New York City. Today, African American Women play a significant role in the fire service nationwide. Currently, 5 African American women serve as Fire Chiefs of municipal city and county fire department's across the United States.
Here in Los Angeles, the beginning of African American women in the fire service started in 1978 when Carlesta Wells became the first African American woman paramedic hired by the Los Angeles Fire Department. She was followed by Michelle Banks in June of 1984.
We are proud to acknowledge that our first President was Firefighter/Lead Paramedic Michelle Banks of the LAFD (pictured). Firefighter Banks was instrumental in the opening of the Museum. She served as President from 1997 to 2003. Michelle retired in 2016. She is now the Vice President of the African American Firefighter Museum.
There are many women serving in the fire service today as chief officers, company officers, dispatchers, arson investigators, training officers, paramedics and fire chiefs.
Museum
Hours: Sundays 1pm - 4pm
& Tuesdays/Thursdays 10 am - 2 pm
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The Olivas Adobe Historical Interpreters, welcome you to come for a docent led history packed tour. Tours are given Saturday and Sunday's starting at 11:00, with the last tour departing at 3:00. Come and travel back in time to the Rancho Period at the home of Don Raymundo Olivas, his wife Teadora, and their twenty one children.
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Feb. 14 - Dec. 21
Lanterman House
"The Legacy of Frank Lanterman: 1901-1981"
The Lanterman House presents "The Legacy of Frank Lanterman," an exhibition giving insight into the multi-faceted life of this famous La Cañada resident. From his early days as a musician and political activist to his 28-year term in the California State Assembly, Frank Lanterman was always a champion for the local community. The exhibit will run from February 14 through December 21, 2017.
Watch for exhibition-related events throughout the year on our website.
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Currently Ongoing
Juan Matias Sanchez Adobe Museum & Historic Site
"The Vietnam War"
The Vietnam War was the second-longest war in United States history, after the war in Afghanistan.
Commitments to the people and government of South Vietnam to keep communist forces from overtaking them reached back into the Truman Administration. Eisenhower placed military advisers and CIA operatives in Vietnam, and John F. Kennedy sent American soldiers to Vietnam. Lyndon Johnson ordered the first real combat by American troops, and Richard Nixon concluded the war.
Despite the decades of resolve, billions and billions of dollars, nearly 60,000 American lives and many more injuries, the United States failed to achieve its objectives. Learn about Montebello's Reggie J Rodriguez who made the ultimate sacrifice and is honored by having a city park named after him.
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Pleasant Valley Historical Society & Museum
Free: "Allis-Chalmers WD Row Crop Tractor"
The Pleasant Valley Historical Society & Museum has received a working tractor to be part of their permanent display. Lou Oliver of Camarillo and a member of the Topa Flywheelers Tractor Club has given his fully restored 1952 Allis-Chalmers WD row crop tractor to the Museum.
"Allis," as she is called, was purchased new in 1952 from Power Tractor by the Tanaka Bros. Farms. She worked well and hard for over forty years. She was restored by Leonard Oliver and brought back to Camarillo in 2006 by Lou. On a bright, sunny morning in late November, members from PVHS met at a ranch in the Las Posas Valley where Allis was stored. She started right up and drove onto the flatbed that took her to the Museum where she now resides. Plans are underway to build her a protective home that would be in keeping with her history.
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Currently Ongoing
Camp Roberts Historical Museum
"75th Diamond Jubilee Anniversary"
It has been 75 years since Camp Roberts first opened as the United States Army's largest basic training installation, just before our nation entered World War II. For the last 30 years, the volunteers at the Camp Roberts Historical Museum have been preserving and relating the camp's important history-as the US Army's largest basic training camp, through its 45-year history as the main training site for the California Army National Guard.
While there are always new exhibits for our guests to enjoy, our biggest project lately is a big expansion of our Afghanistan Exhibit, which focuses on our California Army National Guard units and our partner nations from around the world that are working hard under NATO and the UN to stabilize the government and train its police and armed forces. The work is finished now, and we invite you to come and enjoy it, along with everything else we offer. We think you'll be amazed at all the exhibits in both our historic buildings, plus all the tracked and wheeled vehicles and helicopters. We're the largest Army museum in California, and the state's official military museum.
Admission is always free. We invite everyone to visit the Museum when it is open to the public (free) every Thursday and Friday, 9 am to 4 pm. Our two large historic buildings full of exhibits will take you through the camp's entire history.
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Saturday, September 2
1:00 PM
2017 Don and Doña Honorees Announced
It's time again for the Pleasant Valley Historical Society to honor the men and women who, over the years, have made Camarillo and its environs a wonderful place to live. Each of the honorees has contributed far above what is normally expected of a good citizen; they have made a difference in the community through their professional and volunteer efforts for at least twenty years. Please join us in honoring this year's dignitaries, who are:
Karen Allen, Ana Maria Blattel, Martin Daly, Rita Faulders, Dante Honorico, Grace Martinez, Mrs. Gloria Miele, Gloria Miele Ph.D, David Schlangen, and Jerry Scott.
They will be honored on Saturday afternoon, September 2, in the Camarillo Community Center, 1605 Burnley Street, Camarillo. The public is invited to join these festive activities, which include a Santa Maria Style Barbeque, a silent auction, and an opportunity to mix and mingle with well-wishers. This is one of the most looked forward to events in town; the honorees are well chosen, the food is excellent, and a good time is had by all.
Tickets are $75 for adults and $15 for children under age 13. Paid reservations are available by mail to PVHS, P. O. Box 570, Camarillo, CA 93011-0570. Tickets will be held for you at the door. For more information, call 805-482-3660. Seating is limited so make your reservations early. Doors open at 1 PM, honorees introduced at 2 PM, meal service follows.
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Wednesdays, Aug 16 - Sept 23
Adamson House
"Volunteers/Docents Training"
MALIBU, Calif. - California State Parks is excited to announce that it is recruiting volunteers/docents to be trained in conducting public tours of the historic Adamson House and tours of Malibu Lagoon. The training will be held on Wednesday afternoons from August 16 -September 23, 2017.
Prospective docents will participate in a six-week training course, held once a week for three and one half hour sessions. Trainees hear from expert speakers on pertinent topics such as; Rindge/Adamson Family history, architecture, artists and tile design - Chumash history and the biological diversity of the Malibu Lagoon. Docents will learn techniques on how to conduct effective tours.
Successful docents are expected to commit a minimum of eight hours a month to give house tours, group tours and children tours to the public. In addition to the minimum commitment, there are many other volunteer and enrichment opportunities including; periodic lectures and museum visits.
If interested in becoming a docent at the Adamson House, please contact [email protected] or (310) 456 8432 Box 6# for more information.
The Adamson House is a 1930 Spanish Colonial Revival residence adjacent to Surfrider Beach, built by Rhoda Rindge Adamson (daughter of Frederick Hastings Rindge and May Knight Rindge, last owners of the Malibu Spanish land grant) and her husband, Merritt Adamson. The Rindge/Adamson families have a significant place in Southern California history. The home retains most of the family's furnishings from the 1930s to the 1960s and features extensive tile work from the family's famed Malibu Potteries. The residence and collection offer a glimpse into Malibu's past
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* Kindly note that while we strive to list the most accurate information available at the time of publishing this newsletter, it is always best practice to contact the site / museum directly to confirm the dates and times of any events, exhibits or announcements you are interested in attending to ensure full accuracy of the information listed. Thank you!
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