PASSPORT 2 HISTORY MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
May 2020, Vol. 98
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We're back with another digital edition of the P2H newsletter, full of #MuseumFromHome goodness for you and your family!
Between incessantly cleaning our houses, baking mountains of sourdough, and spoiling our pets rotten, Team P2H has been keeping in touch with our partner sites on how they're keeping busy during these unprecedented times. And they
are
keeping busy! P2H sites are churning out backyard activities, virtual tours, and social media updates galore. You may not be able to visit in person, but you can still #MuseumFromHome; read on to see how!
If you missed last month's newsletter, you can also explore P2H through our Google Earth map. Zoom in to street view to explore historic neighborhoods. Click site pins to learn more and find a link to each site's webpage. We're excited to have added new sites just this year - and we're still growing!
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If you're experiencing difficulties, copy and paste the following link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1GwBzFZYtRNNXL5Os7U19z-IfyXIYugMX&usp=sharing
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Help Document a Historic Moment
Passport 2 History partner sites are collecting stories and material relating to the historic moment created by COVID-19. You can help future generations understand the experience of living through this unique period in our lives by contributing your thoughts and photographs to museum archives.
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Little Landers Historical Society Seek COVID-19 Stories, Thoughts, Photos
Bolton Hall Museum/Little Landers Historical Society
Are you keeping a journal or record of your thoughts? Are you taking photos? Subjects you might want to write about and share with Bolton Hall Museum are:
How has your life and the lives of those you love changed?
How are you keeping in touch with family and friends?
Are you leaving your home for neighborhood walks, food shopping, necessary appointments or work?
How does it feel to see empty shelves and closed restaurants and other businesses?
How are you filling your time at home? New activities? More time for other activities that there never seemed to be enough time for?
Are you working from home?
If you have children at home, what are their days like?
Did you get the virus? How was your care and recovery?
Anything else that you would like to share with future generations?
Your "stories" can be sent as notes or short answers to the above questions or any other subjects that relate to this historical event, or a paragraph, an article or a longer journal and can be transmitted by regular mail or e-mail to:
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Documenting COVID-19 in the Crescenta Cañada Valley
Lanterman House
The Lanterman House has launched a new project titled "Documenting COVID-19 in the Crescenta Cañada Valley." We are asking local residents to share their stories during this challenging time.
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Rapid Response Collecting at the Museum of Ventura County
Museum of Ventura County
Submit your stories, videos, and photos to the Museum of Ventura County via the link below to help document this historic time we’re living through.
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Learn About Our World & Community with Free Museum Learning Resources
Museum of Ventura County
The Museum of Ventura County is committed to providing educational resources during this difficult time so children and their families can continue to learn and participate from the comfort and safety of their home. That is why the museum has launched a series of Virtual Learning Modules for the whole family to participate in!
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Keep Up with the California Oil Museum’s Newsletter
California Oil Museum
Receive the California Oil Museum’s email newsletter with educational materials, resources, and more! #MuseumFromHome
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BENEATH THE ROCKS: The Archeological Digs of the Ancient Indian Village of Tujunga
Bolton Hall/Little Landers Historical Society
The Bolton Hall Museum 2nd Saturday Program is available on YouTube. Presented by The History Hunter, Craig W. Durst.
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Follow @CAOilMuseum
California Oil Museum
Join us for
#MineralMondays
,
#WomenInSTEMWednesdays
, and
#FossilFridays
on social media: @caoilmuseum
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Keep Up with Rancho Los Alamitos for Activities, Videos, & More
Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch & Gardens
Follow along with Rancho Los Alamitos’ social media series, #RanchoFromHome, on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We regularly post highlights from our gardens, barnyard, historic house, and archives to give our followers a taste of a visit to the Rancho while we remain closed to the public for the duration of the COVID-19 crisis. And check out the Virtual Visits page on Rancho Los Alamitos’ website, too. We will continue to update this page with discussion and activity prompts, videos, and other virtual experiences. Our physical doors are closed, but our virtual doors remain open!
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Check Out the Rancho Camulos Museum’s Web Resources
Rancho Camulos Museum
During our hiatus from docent-led tours, Rancho Camulos Museum invites you to explore the history, myth, and romance of Old California online. The Rancho Camulos Museum website is a storehouse of information and a gateway to additional resources.
There you can learn about the history of Rancho Camulos, its buildings, the families who lived there, and why this National Historic Landmark is recognized as the “Home of Ramona.”
The website Gallery section includes vintage images and links to extensive Del Valle and Rubel Family Album collections that are housed on the SCVTV platform. The collection includes numerous articles, photographs, videos, documents, and reports.
The website Resources section includes Associated Links to other storehouses of Rancho Camulos information such as the Seaver Center at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, the Huntington Library, the Autry, and the Online Archive of California. In the next few months, the Rancho Camulos Museum will be adding a section on artifacts currently in the collection.
Please consider getting to know us online until we can meet again in person.
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Online Exhibit:
California Cool: Mid-century Modernism on the Central Coast
Museum of Ventura County
The Museum of Ventura County is excited to present a detailed virtual tour of the
California Cool: Mid-century Modernism on the Central Coast
exhibit!
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Los Angeles Maritime Museum's historic photograph collection is online!
Los Angeles Maritime Museum
Interested in this history of Los Angeles harbor? You've come to the right place! The Los Angeles Maritime Museum is in the midst of a large-scale digitization project, with new images added weekly. Subjects include boatbuilding, fishing, the Navy, World War II shipbuilding, and even Hollywood celebrities!
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Interactive 360 Tour of the L.A. Maritime Museum
Los Angeles Maritime Museum
Follow the circles on the floor plan to zoom in on your favorite artifacts! The tour includes both floors of exhibits and the research library. Special thanks to the Friends of the Los Angeles Maritime Museum and the Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council for their financial support.
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Take a stroll through the 1897 Shotgun House with our new virtual tour!
Santa Monica Conservancy
Step inside the Santa Monica Conservancy’s 1897 Shotgun House, the last intact one in Santa Monica. Our new virtual tour takes you through the three board-and-batten rooms where you can explore Santa Monica history and learn about preservation. Look behind the walls and flooring to reveal vintage materials, and see if you can find the one original window in the building.
You can also download our free Shotgun House brochure to learn about the house’s journey from its original location to its current home.
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Tour the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum Online
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum
With the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum closed to the public until further notice (due to COVID19), please enjoy this brand-new virtual tour of the Museum!
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FREE Virtual Tours on Instagram, Tuesdays at 10am
Mullin Automotive Museum
Live Virtual Tours temporarily available while the museum is closed.
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Discover the Neighborhood: Third Street Neighborhood Historic District
Santa Monica Conservancy
Explore Santa Monica’s first historic district neighborhood, designated in 1990, which protects a high concentration of historic structures exemplifying the early development of Ocean Park. The area preserves many circa 1900 bungalows as well as structures from the late 1800s, including landmarks like the 1893 Hostetter House and what may be the oldest wooden structure in Santa Monica.
Our free digital download enables you to view architectural and historical highlights of the district and learn about the evolution of the neighborhood from the comfort of your own home. If you do go outside to view the sites listed, please remember to put six feet of distance between you and others.
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Explore the Leonis Adobe Online!
Leonis Adobe Museum
While the grounds are closed, you can still explore Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #1 through Google 360. Or soar over the museum in
this video from KTLA
!
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About the Passport 2 History Program
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Step 1:
Get Your P2H Passport Booklet!
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Step 2:
Visit great institutions!
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Step 3:
Share your adventure!
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Make the most of P2H!
Visit every site?
Bring your completed booklet to P2H HQ at the Leonis Adobe Museum for a prize!
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About Us
Passport 2 History unites the sites, collections, experiences, and organizations that tell the story of Southern and Central California and its people.
We celebrate the institutions that take visitors back in time, showcase local experiences and talent, and preserve the artifacts and monuments of our state's rich heritage. We proudly invite you to enjoy all they have to offer. Participating sites submit events, exhibits, and announcements to be included in the regular monthly newsletter.
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Passport 2 History is facilitated by the
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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 operates as a living history museum.
Feed animals and explore one of the oldest residences in Los Angeles County. Learn the story of Miguel Leonis, a French Basque immigrant who became the King of Calabasas, and Espiritu Leonis, his Chumash-Tongva commonlaw wife who, following Miguel's death, won a 16-year court battle for a wife's share of his estate despite the odds against her.
To learn more about the Leonis Adobe Museum, check out KCET's
Visiting with Huell Howser
episode about us, available
on YouTube
!
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