PASSPORT 2 HISTORY MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
February 2019, Vol. 83
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This Month's Featured P2H Site:
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The
Muckenthaler Cultural Center
was once home to Walter and Adella Muckenthaler. Built in 1924 at a cost of $35,000, the 18-room, 8.5-acre mansion was donated to the city of Fullerton in 1965 by Harold Muckenthaler. The Muck was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
Today, you can check out over 60 performances, gallery exhibits, festivals, and special events each year. The Muck also offers arts education classes and serves more than 41,000 people annually at its 25 outreach sites.
Shadowball: The "Cool Papa Bell" Story
7:30
PM | Thursday | Feb 28
It was once said about Bell that he was “so fast he could turn out the lights and be in bed before the room got dark.” With Spring training in session, come celebrate the start of baseball season with this one man show about the greatest outfielder in Negro Leagues history.
Admission
Non-Member: $30
Student/Senior: $20
Member: $15
Jazz Festival Preview Reception - Order your Season Package soon!
6:30
PM | Wednesday | Feb 13
Jazz Fest Season Ticket Holders Exclusive!
Join the Muckenthaler for performances by trio-KAIT with Kait Dunton. Featuring Jake Reed, Cooper Appelt, and Grammy-winning Jazz piano brilliance from Bill Cunliffe. Not a season ticket holder? Sign up online
HERE
or sign up the night of the event.
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About the Passport 2 History Program*
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Passport 2 History unites the sites, collections, experiences, and organizations that tell the story of Southern and Central California and its people.
Get to know the amazing people and cultures that made California what it is. See how they lived and learn what they contributed to the development of the Golden State. Travel back in time through living history museums, reenactments, and beautifully preserved historic sites. Or visit exhibits showcasing the works of up-and-coming local artists. With an amazing variety of sites, P2H has something for everyone!
Passport 2 History celebrates the institutions that do all this and more. We proudly invite you to enjoy all they have to offer. Participating sites submit events, exhibits, and announcements to be included in this newsletter each month. Keep scrolling to browse this month's activities.
For more details, visit us at our website
passport2history.com
or check out our social media pages below.
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How it Works:
Pick up a
"Passport 2 History"
passport book at any of our participating sites for $5 and explore 83 historic sites in Southern and Central California.
Collect "Passport 2 History" stamps when you visit each participating site. You'll get special benefits and prizes.
When you collect stamps from all participating institutions, be sure to return your passport book to the Leonis Adobe Museum for your prize.
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Check out YouTuber Look Who's Blogging's visit to the International Printing Museum!
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Open to the Public
Fridays 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Saturdays 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sundays 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Plus special events - see below!
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Passport 2 History is brought to you by the Leonis Adobe Museum in beautiful Old Town Calabasas. The Leonis Adobe Museum is Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #1 and a functioning ranch - complete with farm animals!
To learn more about the Leonis Adobe Museum, be sure to view KCET's
Visiting with Huell Howser
episode about the Leonis Adobe, available online
here, on YouTube
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Leonis Adobe Museum 2019 Events
The Leonis Adobe Museum school tour program keeps the staff hard at work this time of year! We're pleased to share our schedule of annual events in the mean time. Mark your calendars!
Springtime at the Adobe
| Sat, Apr 13
| 1:00-4:00 PM
Lil Ranchers Summer Days
| Tues, Jul 9, 16, 23, 30; Aug 6,13 | 9:30-11:30 AM
Pumpkin Party
| Sat, Oct 26
| 1:00-4:00 PM
Holiday Roundup
| Sat, Dec 7
| 2:00-5:00 PM
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Announcing 3rd Weekend Discounts in the Gift Shop!
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Every third weekend throughout the spring, we're offering a 20% discount on all purchases in the Leonis Adobe Museum shop! Visit during regular weekend hours to take advantage.
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Sat, Feb 2
10:00 AM
Planes of Fame
Living History Flying Day: P-47D Thunderbolt
Planes of Fame Air Museum (Chino, CA) presents its monthly Living History Flying Day on February 2, 2019, featuring the P-47D Thunderbolt
Dottie Mae
. A speaker panel of distinguished aviation experts, historians and veterans is featured, followed by a question & answer period and flight demonstration when possible. The P-47D Thunderbolt
Dottie Mae
will be on display and perform a flight demonstration at noon (subject to change).
Admission
General: $15
Children 5-11: $6
Under 4: FREE
Parking is free!
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Sat, Feb 2
2:00 PM
Lanterman House
The Architecture of Health: An Architectural Response to an Epidemic
Lecture
will be held off-site at the
La Cañada Flintridge Public Library.
The Lanterman House is proud to sponsor a free lecture by historian Ann Scheid. Scheid will discuss how the 19th century tuberculosis epidemic influenced Southern California architecture, using examples from the work of architects such as Charles & Henry Greene, Myron Hunt, Gordon Kaufman, and Frederick Roehrig. At the turn of the twentieth 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 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 sanitariums were also redesigned to foster the outdoor life.
Ann Scheid is a member of the Gamble House staff and heads the Greene & Greene Archives at the Huntington Library.
The lecture is free to the public. No reservations required.
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Sat, Feb 2 - Sun, Feb 3
Sat 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sun 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Strathearn Park
Civil War Days
Step back with us to another place and time, when President Lincoln could take a break from his Washington duties to give a speech on the steps of our Strathearn House. Here, costumed civilians, as well as soldiers from the North and South stand ready in their camps, eager to tell their stories to passing visitors. Sergeants drill groups of local boys and girls curious to experience military life. Skirmishes, as well as artillery, infantry, and cavalry demonstrations will take place throughout the weekend.
Food for purchase will be available from Ventura BBQ Co. and Cocteles la Princesa.
Admission
Adults: $7
Children 5-12: $3
4 and Under: FREE
Active/Retired Military w/ ID: $5
Advance Purchase Tickets
: $5 (Available
HERE
)
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Sun, Nov 4
1:00 - 4:00 PM
Dudley Historic House
Docent-Led Tours
The 1892 Dudley Historic House Museum will be open for docent-led tours from 1 to 4 p.m. accompanied by period music. Admission is free. The museum is located at the corner of Loma Vista and Ashwood streets in Ventura. For information please call (805) 642-3345 or visit the website at
www.dudleyhouse.org
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Thurs, Feb 7
5:00 - 8:00 PM
El Presidio de Santa Barbara
Free 1st Thursday:
Presidio Pastime by Candlelight
Enjoy a rare opportunity to visit the Presidio by candlelight and travel back in time to over two centuries ago. Discuss colonial California with the Presidio officers, experience a cooking demonstration in
la cocina
, enjoy stories by an open fire, and join in the music and dance of early California.
SBTHP thanks Los Soldados del Real Presidio de Santa Bárbara, Luis Moreno and friends, Baile de California, and the many volunteers who bring the Presidio to life for this special evening.
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Fri, Feb 8 - Sun, Feb 10
12:00 - 3:00 PM
Heritage House
Be My Valentine or Not: Victorian Traditions for Valentine's Day
Please join us on February 8-10 or February 15-17, 2019 from noon to 3 p.m. for our Heritage House Valentine presentation of “Be My Valentine or Not: Victorian Traditions for Valentine’s Day.”
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Sat, Feb 9
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Motte Historical Museum
7th Annual Open House
Please join us as the Motte Family opens their doors to treat you to a wonderful museum tour of classic cars, community history, live entertainment and complimentary raffle prize drawings.
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Sat, Feb 9
1:00 PM
Bolton Hall Museum
Is My House Historic?
Little Landers Historical Society announces the next in its series of monthly 2nd Saturday historical educational programs. The City of Los Angeles has designated over 1100 sites as Historic Cultural Monuments; many of them are residential homes. February’s program will let attendees know how to determine whether their home or another interesting site is historic.
Our speaker for this program, author, historian, and preservationist Charles J. Fisher, has successfully steered well over 100 sites through the process to achieve monument status. Mr. Fisher will talk about the benefits of Historic Cultural Monument designations and will tell us what makes a structure or location historic. Even visitors who may not be interested in pursuing monument status will learn how to research the history of their homes and other sites.
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Sat, Feb 9
1:00 - 3:00 PM
Banning Museum
Friends of Banning Museum 14th Annual Valentine's Tea & Tunes
Reservations required.
Guests are invited to celebrate Valentine’s Day inside the Banning Museum’s historic Stagecoach barn. Presented in a vintage setting, an elegant luncheon will be served on exquisite fine china with a special selection of teas chosen for the occasion. There will be live entertainment provided by renowned harpist Katrina Saroyan and complimentary tours of the Museum and Visitor Center. A special exhibit has been assembled in the Museum especially for this event as well as a Victorian Fans exhibit in our Visitor Center. Don’t forget to don your hats, gloves and finery as there will be a gift awarded for the “Best Hat.”
Tickets sell out quickly for Valentine’s Tea and Tunes and space is limited. The cost is $65.00 for Friends of Banning Museum members and $75.00 for non-members. Please call Friends of Banning Museum at (310) 548-2005 for reservations or for further information.
Admission
Members: $65
Non-Members: $75
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Thurs, Feb 14
7:00 PM
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
Great Whites & Mermaids: The Underwater Photography of Ralph A. Clevenger
What a better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than a date with
Great Whites & Mermaids
? A look back at some of Ralph Clevenger’s underwater adventures over the past 45 years, including an in-depth view of the underwater photography course he taught at Brooks Institute of Photography. Clevenger will show portfolios and share stories of his commercial assignments, stock photography, and personal work.
Ralph’s award-winning photography can be seen on his website:
www.ralphclevenger.com
,
and you can follow his adventures on Instagram at @ralphwildshot.
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Fri, Feb 15 - Sun, Feb 17
12:00 - 3:00 PM
Heritage House
Be My Valentine or Not: Victorian Traditions for Valentine's Day
Please join us on February 8-10 or February 15-17, 2019 from noon to 3 p.m. for our Heritage House Valentine presentation of “Be My Valentine or Not: Victorian Traditions for Valentine’s Day.”
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Sat, Feb 16 - Sun, Feb 17
12:00 - 4:00 PM
Channel Islands Maritime Museum
Art Comes Alive
Did you know that when “Art Comes Alive” life is so much more interesting? Join the Channel Islands Maritime Museum on Saturday, February 16 and Sunday February 17, 12-4 PM as friends of the museum dress up in costume and activate the spirit of various paintings, ship models, and time periods featured in the pieces on display in the galleries. The characters, brought to life, will share stories and facts about the pieces they represent, creating an exciting experience unlike any other in the hallways and galleries of the Museum.
The event is family friendly and guests are encouraged to come in maritime themed costumes, or as a favorite maritime character or artist!
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Sun, Feb 17
1:00 - 4:00 PM
African American Firefighter Museum
Open House
The African American Firefighter Museum (AAFFM) hosts our annual Open House, Sunday February 17, 2019. Enjoy free Museum tours, discover antique fire apparatus and artifacts relating to the remarkable history of African-American firefighters, and hear the inspiring stories of pioneering firefighters who served in Old Station 30. Located on historic Central Avenue, Old Station 30 was one of the City of Los Angeles’ two segregated fire stations. In 1997, Old Station 30 was dedicated as the African American Firefighter Museum to honor and share the stories of the African-American firefighters who bravely paved the way for future generations. This historic site is designated as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument and included in the National Register of Historic Places.
This year’s Open House features a lecture by the AAFFM’s longtime Historian, and Los Angeles County Fire Captain, Brent F. Burton. Captain Burton will present the rich history of African-American firefighters beginning in the 1800s, through the civil rights movement, to present day. Captain Burton’s dynamic presentation style and expertise have long captivated Museum visitors of all ages. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to learn more about our courageous fire service men and women.
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Sun, Feb 17
6:00 PM
International Printing Museum
Building Elaborate Illustrations One Minuscule Piece at a Time
A talk with Jen Farrell of Starshaped Press
For 20 years, Jennifer Farrell of Starshaped Press has focused her letterpress work around metal type and ornament. From rigid cityscapes to organic shapes, each elaborate form challenges the limitations and physicality of the type itself. Jen will be discussing how she addresses a project from initial sketch to final print, sharing solutions for complicated designs and detailing the process through images and support materials she’ll be bringing to the lecture.
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Sat, Feb 23
8:30 - 11:00 PM
Olivas Adobe
Ghost Walk
Ghosts aren’t only to be experienced on Halloween but can be experienced anytime. You have the opportunity to be part of a unique nighttime tour of the historical 1847 Olivas Adobe. Bring flashlights, cameras, and any ghost hunting tools you might have as we seek the ghost lady who is said to walk here and the mysterious phantom dog.
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Thurs, Feb 28
7:00 PM
Chumash Indian Museum
Speaker Series: Tribal Relations with the Forestry Services
with Pete Crowheart Zavalla
Pete Crowheart Zavalla will be discussing his important work as the Tribal Liaison for the many California tribes that work with the Los Padres National Forest.
This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a nonprofit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit
www.calhum.org.
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Thurs, Feb 28
7:30 PM
Muckenthaler Cultural Center
Shadowball: The "Cool Papa Bell" Story
It was once said about Bell that he was “so fast he could turn out the lights and be in bed before the room got dark.” With Spring training in session, come celebrate the start of baseball season with this one man show about the greatest outfielder in Negro Leagues history.
Admission
Non-Member: $30
Student/Senior: $20
Member: $15
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Opening Feb 2!
Through Mar 30
Juan Mattias Sanchez Adobe
Portolà Expedition: 250 Years
The Portolà expedition of 1769–1770 that was the first recorded European land entry and exploration of the interior of the present-day U.S. state of California. It was led by Gaspar de Portolà, governor of Las Californias, the Spanish colonial province. The expedition led to the founding of Alta California and contributed to the legitimacy of Spanish territorial claims in the disputed and unexplored regions
along the Pacific coast of North America.
The Free Company of Volunteers of Catalonia, commanded by Lieutenant Pedro Fages and a detachment of 25 Volunteers were part of the expedition. After 110 days at sea, the Volunteers arrived at San Diego Bay in April 1769. By this time, over half the soldiers and most of the crew were incapacitated with scurvy. Twelve Volunteers succumbed to illness while awaiting the arrival of the overland arm of the expedition under Captain Fernando Javier Rivera y Moncada, who arrived a month later. Despite these privations, the Volunteers helped to established San Diego and Monterey, building the missions and presidios, and remained as the first garrison of the Presidio of Monterey, under Fages' command. Volunteers accompanied Fages on expeditions to explore the San Francisco Bay region in 1770 and 1772.
One of the Volunteers, Jose Antonio Yorba, who retired in California, settled in what is now Orange County to become the patriarch of an important Californio family. The city of Yorba Linda is named for the Yorba family.
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Closing Feb 17!
California Oil Museum
Insectology: An Up Close Look at Bees, Bugs, and Butterflies
Buzz on down to the California Oil Museum for our newest exhibit,
Insectology: An Up Close Look at Bees, Bugs, and Butterflies
!
Immerse yourself in a cocoon of facts, photos, and buggy specimens! Enjoy some of the most beautiful specimens flying, crawling, walking, and swinging on this earth.
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Through Mar 10
California Oil Museum
Hot Wheels Exhibit
Who
: Hot Wheels and Toy Fans of Any Age
What
: An Amazing Hot Wheel Collection from BMH Hobbies
Where
:
T
he always fascinating
California Oil Museum
When
: November 17 through March 10, 2019
Why
:
Because we love Hot Wheels!
Do you remember playing with your first Hot Wheel? The fun of driving it around the make-believe race track in your parent’s kitchen? Using a shoe box for a garage or finally receiving a track for Christmas? This is your chance to relive that wonderful childhood memory and pass it on to your little ones!
Hot Wheels is celebrating its 50th Anniversary, and collectors Brian and Maria Hernandez are lending their extensive Hot Wheel collection to the California Oil Museum in celebration of the Silver Anniversary of this historic die-cast model car we grew up with. The exhibit will have some very rare cars such as the “Sweet Sixteen,” the first set of Hot Wheels cars sold by Mattel on May 18, 1968, eleven of them designed by Harry Bentley Bradley.
Come to the California Oil Museum’s South Gallery to see this remarkable collection of Hot Wheels through the years!
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Through Mar 18
Channel Islands Maritime Museum
Monsters: Alive and Well and Living in the Deep
Opening Reception:
Wed., Jan 9
5:30 - 7:30 PM
That newspaper headline says it all. It could be 2018, 1918, 1818, or if daily newsprint had been invented, 318 BC in Greece. Countless headlines such as this reach back hundreds of years, and the story is essentially the same. Some “sea monsters” are both age-old and current, yet we still know little about them. Do Monsters actually lurk in the deep? Well, from Jan 9th to March 18th, come by the Maritime to find out. “Monsters of the Deep: Fact or Fiction” is the next exciting exhibit in the Farr Gallery at Channel Islands Maritime Museum. Works by local artisans, images, and stories of the deep will be featured; a historical background for deep-sea exploration and an ecological perspective on life in the ocean’s depths. Family friendly – great for all! The public is invited to the opening reception January 9, 2019, 5:30-7:30 PM.
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Through Mar 24
Santa Barbara Historical Museum
The West-Dressed Woman
Opening Reception
Oct 18, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
The role of guest curator for this special exhibition is held by Sharon Bradford. She will highlight the fascinating collection and shed light on some of the most influential and illustrious women in Santa Barbara history.
The landmark exhibition is being sponsored by the Whittier Foundation and the Costume Council.
For more information about the Council,
click here
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Through Mar 31
Pasadena Museum of History
New Installations:
SOMETHING REVEALED;
California Women Artists Emerge, 1860-1960
Pasadena Museum of History is proud to present this landmark fine art exhibition of over 250 works, offering a new appreciation of the women who defied gender and expectation in an era of inequality. Although some achieved name recognition, the exhibition focuses on historically important yet unknown and underappreciated artists and the role they played in shaping California’s arts and culture over 100 years. In order to showcase as many works as possible, the galleries will be partially re-installed with numerous additional artworks in January 2019.
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Ongoing
Maritime Museum of San Diego
Man-of-War: Adventures Aboard a Fighting Ship
Staged aboard His Majesty's sixth-rate British Royal Navy frigate,
HMS Surprise
, the new exhibit transports visitors back in time 200 years to the wooden world of the fighting sailing ship. This interactive exhibit encourages visitors of all ages to learn what it was like to live as cabin boy, marine, sailor, midshipman, surgeon, and captain on a "man-of-war" from the age of sail.
According to Dr. Raymond Ashley, Ph.D., K.C.I., President/CEO of the Maritime Museum of San Diego, "Man-of-War is an adventure the entire family can enjoy without leaving the dock." Walk the length of her gun deck, sit in the captain's cabin, visit the surgeon's berth, and stand at the helm. You'll see and hear the sights and sounds of dramatic battles at sea, with
Surprise
's fearsome guns answering those of her enemies. Dr. Ashley adds, "Much like all of our interior and interactive exhibits on display throughout the Museum's historic fleet, this experience aboard
HMS Surprise
is free and included with general admission to the Maritime Museum of San Diego."
HMS Surprise
is a replica of that most famous ship in author Patrick O'Brien's series of historical novels chronicling the naval career of Captain Jack Aubrey. In 2003 she was featured in the 20th Century Fox epic drama
Master and Commander
, starring Russell Crowe in the role of Aubrey. Since then the
Surprise
has been part of the Maritime Museum of San Diego's fleet of historic and replica vessels.
Maritime Museum's Librarian, Curator and Collections Manager Kevin Sheehan, Ph.D. adds, "we encourage visitors to learn about some of the curious expressions that sailors used to describe their life on board, find out how to fire one of the guns, and experience the thrill for adventure that called so many to this life, despite its hardships."
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Ongoing
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Rancho Los Cerritos
Tibahangna to Today: Stories of the Tongva People
Join us to celebrate our new exhibition of artifacts, photographs, and historical documents highlighting the history and culture of the Tongva/Gabrielino people. To learn more or RSVP, click below:
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Ongoing
Mullin Automotive Museum
L'Epoque Des Carrossiers - The Art and Times of the French Coachbuilders
Our newest exhibit will bring together a group of the finest French automobiles in the world to tell the story of the most prominent companies in the emerging automotive market. Starting from the day of horse-drawn carriages through the first understandings of aerodynamic form, this collection is one not to be missed!
Cars include several of the finest from the Mullin Collection:
1936 Bugatti 57SC Atlantic
1939 Delahaye 165, and the 1935 Voisin Aerodyne, winner of the
2011 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance!
Reservations required.
Admission
Adults: $16
Seniors: $13
Please call 805-385-5400 or visit
our website
for information or to make reservations.
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Adamson House
2019 Docent Training
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 Wednesdays from February 20 - March 27, 2019.
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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 and content specialists 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 or more to give house tours, group tours and children's tours to the public. In addition to the minimum commitment, there are many other volunteer and enrichment opportunities including periodic lectures and cultural field trips.
If interested in becoming a docent at the Adamson House, please contact:
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 to contact the site / museum directly to confirm the dates and times of events, exhibits, and announcements listed. Thank you!
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