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Sunday, January 2, 2011

San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands

San Bernardino County Museum
2024 Orange Tree Lane
Redlands, CA 92374
909-307-2669
http://www.sbcounty.gov/museum/

Tues-Sun, holiday Mondays: 9a-5p
Holiday Mondays include: Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day and Columbus Day.
Closed New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

Adult: $8
Senior (60+), Military: $6
Student (with I.D.): $5
Child (5-12) $4
Child <5, Museum members: Free
A variety of educational programs and tours can enhance your visit for modest additional fees.

Parking is free

The San Bernardino County Museum, in Redlands, California, is a regional museum with exhibits and collections in cultural and natural history. Special exhibits, the Exploration Station live animal discovery center, extensive research collections, and public programs for adults, families, students, and children are all part of the museum experience.

Their collections have the following general divisions: Anthropology, Biological Science, Geological Sciences, History, Archives, and Textiles.

The museum features a number of guest lectures, readings, demonstrations, discovery activities, field trips, and programs for families, scouts, and schools.

Branch Museum Sites in Redlands, Yucaipa, Colton, Chino, Rancho Cucamonga, and Daggett.

Contact the Museum for latest information.

Perris Valley Museum, Perris

Perris Valley Museum
Santa Fe Depot
120 4th Street (at D Street)
Perris, CA 92570
951-657-0274
http://www.perrisvalleymuseum.org/

Thurs-Sun: 12p-4p
Free
Docent tours are available on request.

There is lots to see at the recently renovated Santa Fe Depot, home of the Perris Valley Museum, in downtown Perris. It's a great place to relive your childhood, teach your children and grandchildren their local history, or just simply have a look inside that building you have been driving by for so long.

The Perris Depot is often described as one of the most elegant of the nation's few surviving small town railway depots. It was designed by noted railroad station architect Benjamin Franklin Levet at the behest of J.W. Nance, a prominent Perris builder and investor.

Built of red brick, the Perris Depot is a classic example of High Victorian style. Most small town stations were built using standard frame construction. The depot is still at its exact original site, and has remained basically unchanged from its original design and construction. Furthermore, it represents a very important architectural genre: Queen Anne. It is among the very few of the original buildings of this style that today survives intact and unaltered.

The Perris Valley Historical and Museum Association collects, catalogues, and displays items of historical interest, in addition to publishing pamphlets on valley history. Collections include artifacts from the Luiseno Indians, turn of the century clothing, farming equipment, mining tools, and personal effects from the city’s namesake, Fred T. Perris.

Contact the Museum for latest information.

Big Bear Valley Historical Museum, Big Bear City

The Big Bear Valley Historical (Eleanor Abbott) Museum
Northeast end of Big Bear City Park off Greenway Drive, just east of the airport
Big Bear City, CA 92314
909-585-8100
http://www.bigbearhistory.org/museum.htm

Memorial Day weekend in May, through the second weekend of October
Sat-Sun, Weds and Monday Holidays: - 10a-4p

Once at the park entrance, follow the driveway as it curves left into the parking lot. After parking, cross the footbridge and follow the sidewalk, to the right, into the museum entrance.

The Big Bear Valley Historical Society is an organization of people dedicated to preserving the rich history of the area and promoting an appreciation of its colorful and diverse heritage.

In addition to hosting historical tours and featured speakers, the Society operates a Historical Museum with an extensive collection of artifacts, featuring exhibits from the indigenous Serrano Indians, the gold mining era, cowboys and cattle ranching, logging, fox farming and early winter sports.

Museum grounds include:
The old Big Bear City Community Market
Historic Cienega Largo Log Cabin
1900's Shay Meadow Cabin
Old mule barn

Contact the Museum for latest information.

The Hi-Desert Nature Museum, Yucca Valley

The Hi-Desert Nature Museum
Yucca Valley Community Center Complex
57090 29 Palms Highway
Yucca Valley, CA 92284
760-369-7212
http://www.hidesertnaturemuseum.org/

Tues-Sun: 10a-5p
Closed major holidays

Free admission; donations welcome.

The Hi-Desert Nature Museum is dedicated to the process of education by exploring the natural, artistic, and cultural heritage of the Morongo Basin and High Desert. The Museum seeks to inspire wonder, discovery, understanding, and responsibility in its community and visitors through exhibitions, programs, and collections in the arts, history, and natural sciences.

The Museum is a family-oriented facility with collections and exhibits related to the desert’s unique natural, artistic and historical elements. The museum features educational opportunities for visitors of all ages, including natural history dioramas displaying wildlife in the desert, an interactive “Kids Corner” with plenty of hands-on activities, a mini-zoo with live desert creatures, a gem and mineral collection, a Native American artifacts exhibit and a fossil collection. Six rotating special exhibits are scheduled each year.

Collections of note include a comprehensive collection of Howard Pierce pottery, papers and serigraphs from Henry and Beverly Mockel, a Victorian-era collection of miniature paintings on ivory, an extensive collection reflecting the mineral resources of the local region, over 90 taxidermied specimens, and mining tools and implements reflecting the High Desert’s rich mining history. The Native American material culture collection contains objects from throughout the Western United States with concentration on Chemehuevi, Serrano, and Cahuilla cultures.

Contact the Museum for latest information.

Chaffey / Cooper Regional History Museum, Upland

The Chaffey Communities Cultural Center
Cooper Regional History Museum

Two museums located in Upland, CA
http://www.coopermuseum.net/

The Chaffey Communities Cultural Center is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the history and culture of the communities of Upland, Ontario, Montclair, Mt. Baldy, Rancho Cucamonga and San Antonio Heights.

217 East A Street
Upland, CA
909-982-8010
Tues: 12-2p
Thur-Sat: 11a-5p

This location features:
The Main Gallery - "California Citrus Story"
The Nichols Gallery - Tongva Indians
The Hall Gallery - Local Communities


525 West 18th Street
Upland, CA
909-920-3742
Thurs: 2p-6p
Fri-Sat: 10a-6p
Please call to verify hours - Sometimes the site manager here is working 'outreach' or helping at the A Street museum!

This location features:
100 year-old Historic St. Marks Church
Farm Implement Display
Research Library
Artifact Processing Center

Contact the Museum for latest information.

Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont

Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
1500 N. College Ave
Claremont, CA 91711
909-625-8767
http://www.rsabg.org/

Daily: 8a-5p
Closed: Janurary 1, July 4, Thanksgiving and December 25

Adults $8
Seniors 65+, Students w/ valid ID $6
Children (3-12) $4
Members, Children <3 FREE

Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden promotes botany, conservation and horticulture to inspire, inform and educate the public and the scientific community about California’s native flora.

The Garden is devoted to the collection, cultivation, study and display of native California plants and to graduate training and research in plant systematics and evolution. Through all its programs, the Garden makes significant contributions to the appreciation, enjoyment, understanding and thoughtful utilization of our natural heritage.

More than half of RSABG’s 86 acres is devoted to California plant communities—plantings designed to depict native plant habitats. The emphasis to display plants in their native habitats was established by Bixby Bryant in the early years of the Garden.

Visitors are welcome to explore the Garden on their own. Complimentary Garden maps are available at the entrance.

Guided Tram Tours - See the California coast and Mojave Desert in an hour! Our newest tour offers guided exploration of the Garden’s northern 55 acres and highlights the beautiful and amazing diversity of the California Floristic Province. Third Sunday of every month. Check the calendar for details. Tickets are available after 8 a.m., at the admission kiosk the day of the tour. Tickets $5 per person; tickets are required in addition to standard Garden admission.

Narrated Tram Tours for visitors with impaired mobility: Fee $10 per person, prepaid. An experienced docent will narrate the one-hour tour. Two to seven passengers can be accommodated. Please inquire for wheelchair capacity. Reservations for each month close on the 15th of the previous month.

The interpretive Tongva Village Site is rich in local and Southern California history. The cultural displays at the village site provide historical, heritage and cultural education for all. Members of the Tongva Tribe and Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden have worked together to design, construct and maintain a replica of a traditional Tongva family village unit.

A tribal representative, a Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden volunteer and nature interpreter and friends are at the Tongva Village Site to welcome, greet and guide visitors on select weekend days beginning spring equinox until the Acorn Festival in November.

Contact the Garden for latest information.

Campo de Cahuenga, North Hollywood

Campo de Cahuenga
3919 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91604
818-763-7651
http://www.campodecahuenga.com

Sat: 11a-3p
The Campo site is currently closed for renovations, now nearly complete. Visit their site for re-opening information in the near future. Despite the closure, they still do the signing reenactment each January.

The Campo de Cahuenga is a place of celebrations. Each January, for more than half a century the events of 1847 are celebrated anew. In a reenactment of the signing of a document by representatives of Mexico and the United States that became known as the Treaty of Cahuenga, signatures of General Andres Pico and Lt. Col. John C. Fremont ended hostilities in the state, creating Peace with Honor. In two years, without first becoming a U.S. territory, California was fast-tracked into the Union. Manifest Destiny was realized. We were one nation from sea to shining sea. All Californians became one people-Americans. To this day, Campo de Cahuenga is a place for celebrating our multi-cultural contributions.

An adobe-like museum building dedicated by Los Angeles in 1951 serves the Campo today. Outside, a display of the latest excavation of the original adobe is on view, one that extends under busy Lankershim Boulevard. All around are the footprints of history. Native Tongva peoples knew this site at the strategic ford of the Los Angeles River. The first Californios walked here. Missionaries, rancheros, gold seekers, pioneers crossed paths here. The Butterfield Stagecoach once stopped at the Campo. A Civil War encampment was erected here. By stepping into Campo de Cahuenga today, visitors become the newest chapter in the hallowed Campo legacy.

Managed by the Campo de Cahuenga Historical Memorial Association under the auspices of the Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation for future generations.

The Campo de Cahuenga story is told in art and architecture at the Metro Rail Universal Station on the Red Line, directly adjacent to the Campo. Learn about the artists' visions here. http://www.metro.net/about_us/metroart/ma_mrrlumg.htm

For more information and photos on the Campo, visit the Los Angeles County Department of Recreation and Parks website: http://www.laparks.org/dos/historic/campo.htm

Contact the Campo for its latest information.

Nature Center at the Airport in the Sky, Catalina

Nature Center at the Airport in the Sky
Santa Catalina Island
http://www.catalinaconservancy.org/index.php?s=visit&p=nature_center_at_airport_in_the_sky

The Nature Center at the Airport in the Sky was founded to entertain and most importantly educate visitors, many of who have seen the Island from the air, but never had a chance to explore it for a closer look.

The outdoor exhibit on the west side of the Airport terminal, is one of the first things visitors who fly to the Island see when walking off the tarmac – presenting them a first look at the issues facing the Catalina Island Conservancy in Island conservation.

The Center’s “PURE” theme engages visitors in learning, exploring and becoming involved in the fulfillment of the mission of the Conservancy.

“Protect” highlights species that are found on Catalina and nowhere else in the world, such as the Catalina Island fox, Catalina shrew, Catalina Mahogany and Saint Catherine’s lace.

“Understand” emphasizes the distribution and abundance of Catalina’s plant communities and wildlife populations, with a focus on the impacts of fire and overgrazing.

“Renew” gives visitors an idea of how the Conservancy is restoring endangered or threatened plants, wildlife and habitats.

“Explore” allows visitors to appreciate the Conservancy’s efforts to keep the Island’s interior a choice destination for tens of thousands of hikers, bikers, backpackers and young people every year, who have come to love the interior’s rugged beauty

Popular with visitors to the Nature Center is the Catalina history timeline featuring life-sized cutouts of the types of individuals who have inhabited the Island’s history from the original inhabitants, the Tongva from at least 6, 800 years ago; to Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo who discovered Catalina in 1542; to the cowboys, miners, and even a “bathing beauty” from the 1880’s when the Island first became a recreational haven for yachters and sports fishermen.

Another popular exhibit is the inspiring, multi-dimensional mural by artist Eve Templeton’s of the Island’s native fauna. Depicted are a family of Catalina quail, sharing the same underbrush as a rattlesnake and a field mouse. As a bald eagle soars above, a grasshopper suns himself and a frog gains a foothold on an oak. Another eagle watches the proceedings from a safe perch while a woodpecker sets to work on a dead tree.

And there is the awe-inspiring 40-foot long, and 28-foot wide tile map of Catalina.

Also at the Airport in the Sky is the DC-3 Gifts & Grill restaurant, famed for its buffalo burgers. You can also get regular beef, chicken, and vegetarian burgers, other sandwiches, and Mexican specialties (including buffalo tacos). During the summer, don't miss out on the Grill's Barbecue's featuring live music from Island band Hot off the Range. Call (310) 510-2196 for reservations.

Contact the Conservancy for latest information.

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Arcadia Historical Museum, Arcadia

The Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
380 West Huntington Drive
Arcadia, CA 91006
626-574-5440
http://www.ci.arcadia.ca.us/home/index.asp?page=815

Tues-Sat: 10a-4p
Closed major holidays
Free admission

The museum presents educational and historical exhibitions and events about the community of Arcadia.

The permanent exhibit space the chronological history of Arcadia from the Tongva period through the 1950s.

The collections are rotated in and out of the Museum’s many exhibit spaces. The Museum holds many treasures from Arcadia’s past, including artifacts from Elias “Lucky” Baldwin and Anita Baldwin, the Santa Anita Racetrack, the World War I Balloon School and much more.

The collecting of Arcadia’s artifacts was begun by the Arcadia Historical Society, which was established in 1952. The Museum houses the Historical Society’s artifacts as well as the City’s artifacts.

In addition to Featured Exhibits, the museum offers Hands on History for Families, Adult Learning Series, Arcadia Veterans Local History Room, educational opportunities for children and youth. Also, there are special Exhibits located Around the City at various city buildings (see their website for details).

Contact the Museum for latest information.

Friday, December 31, 2010

Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, Palm Springs

Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
219 S. Palm Canyon Drive
Palm Springs, CA 92262
at the Village Green Heritage Center, downtown
760-323-0151, 760-778-1079
http://www.accmuseum.org/

Summer Hours (Memorial Day to Labor Day)
Fri-Sat: 10a-5p
Sun: 12p-5p
Seasonal Hours (Labor Day to Memorial Day)
Weds-Sat: 10a-5p
Sun: 12p-5p
FREE

Note: the Museum was planning a major renovation, contact the museum for status.

Agua Caliente Cultural Museum is an organization that preserves, interprets, and provides access to the history and culture of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and other Cahuilla peoples.

Agua Caliente Cultural Museum is the first Native American museum to be part of the Smithsonian Institution Affiliations Program. This special relationship provides opportunities to share resources in programming, collections, scholarship, and technical expertise -- and entitles the Museum to bring world-acclaimed exhibitions to the Coachella Valley.

A southern California basket collection of over 400 items features the works of Cahuilla basketweavers and their neighboring tribes. It is an excellent resource for comparative studies of styles, techniques, and materials.

Cahuilla ceramics include ollas, cooking pots, pendants, and pipes. Shell beads, bone tools, and numerous stone utensils such as manos, metates, mortars, and pestles used for food preparation are represented in the collections. Historic period artifacts from early habitation sites include items such as cans, bottles, china, and buttons.

The Tahquitz Canyon Archaeological Collection contains over 50,000 artifacts from the oldest and largest village site and is one of the most extensive excavation projects in California. The collection includes all field notes and photographs of the projects, as well as ethnographic and ethnohistoric reports. The Ruth Dunham Shepard Collection has extensive artifact material from the Coachella Valley with accompanying field notes. Additional archaeological materials from various locations are included.

Cahuilla history and culture of today are not ignored. Contemporary arts and artifacts are continually added to the collections.

Contact the museum for its latest information.

William S. Hart Park and Museum, Newhall

William S. Hart Park and Museum
24151 Newhall Avenue
Newhall, CA, 91321
661-254-4584
http://www.hartmuseum.org

Summer - Weds-Sun: 11a-4p (last guided tour at 3:30p)
Labor Day to Mid-June
Weds-Fri: 10a-1p (last guided tour at 12:30p)
Sat-Sun: 11a-4p (last guided tour at 3:30 pm)

Free


Silent film star William S. Hart purchased ranch property in Newhall, north of Los Angeles, in 1921. He built a 22-room mansion and filled it with Western art, Native American artifacts, and early Hollywood memorabilia.

Hart bequeathed the entire estate to Los Angeles County for the enjoyment of the public at no charge. Tours and programs such as silent movie screenings take place frequently at the park and museum.

Among the ranch’s permanent residents is an assortment of animals, including a small herd of bison, a gift from the Walt Disney Studios in 1962.

Also related:
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
The Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits

Contact the museum for its latest information.

Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, Arcadia

The Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
301 N. Baldwin Avenue
Arcadia, CA, 91007
Across from the Santa Anita Race Track
626-821-3222
http://www.arboretum.org/

Grounds: 9a-4:30p - grounds close at 5p
Library: Tues-Fri: 8:15a-5:15p; Every other Sat: 8:30a-5p

Adults $8
Students/Seniors $6
Children (5-12) $3
Children <5 Free
Tram: $4.00 per person and runs from 11:00 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Free on the third Tuesday of the month (no tram on these days)
Cash and personal checks from California; no credit cards.


Occupying the heart of the historic Rancho Santa Anita, The Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden is a unique 127 acre botanical garden and historical site jointly operated by the Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation and the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation and located in the city of Arcadia.

Home to plant collections from all over the world, including many rare and endangered species, The Arboretum also houses outdoor historical landmarks representative of the major phases of California history.

Their mission is to cultivate our natural, horticultural and historic resources for learning, enjoyment and inspiration. They strive to reflect Southern California's distinct climate, community and opennes to new ideas.

The Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden is a rich historical site that includes Native American, Rancho Period, and late 19th century treasures.

In addition to concerts and tours, they offer activities and events that cater to every audience.

Contact the Arboretum for its latest information.

Catalina Island Museum, Avalon

Catalina Island Museum
On the ground floor of the world-famous Casino Building. The entrance is across from the Casino Dock Café and faces Avalon Bay.
310-510-2414
http://www.catalinamuseum.org/

CURRENTLY BEING RENOVATED. SCHEDULED TO REOPEN IN FEB 2011.

Winter Hours(January – March): Fri-Weds: 10a-4p
Regular Hours(April – December): Daily: 10a-4p
Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day

Adults $5
Seniors $4
Children (6-15) $2
Children <6 Free


The Museum celebrates the Island’s rich cultural heritage with many fun and informative exhibits. Current exhibits include an award-winning exhibit featuring the romantic era of Catalina’s steamships, Native Americans, a relief map of the Island from the 1934 World’s Fair in Chicago, a floor-to-ceiling display case showcasing our amazing Catalina Island pottery and tile, the Birth of Sportfishing, Chicago Cubs spring training, Catalina’s role in WWII and much more!

The Museum’s collections, comprised of historical and cultural items from and about Santa Catalina Island, support the Museum's mission by fostering awareness and appreciation of our island’s heritage through their use in research, exhibitions and educational programs. Over the years the Museum has built collections, primarily through donations, which can be divided into the areas of history, archaeology and research archives. The collections, totaling approximately 150,000 items, fall into the following categories: archaeology, photographs, ephemera, newspapers, archives, postcards, three-dimensional historical collections, natural history, library, oral history, audio/visual and art.

The Museum also offers exciting events and programs throughout the year, such as the annual Silent Film Benefit, docent-led tours, school programs, lectures, Open House at the Inn on Mt. Ada, live Telethon (broadcast locally and online) and more.

Contact the museum for its latest information.

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Museum of History and Art, Ontario

Museum of History and Art, Ontario
225 South Euclid Avenue
Ontario, CA 91762
909-395-2510
http://www.ci.ontario.ca.us/index.cfm/1605

Thurs-Sun 12p-4p
Free

The purpose of the Museum of History and Art, Ontario is to promote knowledge and understanding of the history, art, and cultural traditions of the greater Ontario area in a broad context.

The Museum will serve and enrich the community by collecting, preserving, and interpreting the history of Ontario and its region through exhibitions, educational programs, lectures, publications and other community events.

The Museum collects objects from the California Native American period to the present day.

Special exhibits include static and interactive displays, as well as special musical performances.

Permanent Exhibits: There are two interpretive exhibits within the south wing that focus on local and regional history:
- Road Ways
- Gem of the Foothills
Examine the history of Ontario and its neighboring communities including its citrus and vineyard heritage, local roads and highways such as Euclid Avenue and Route 66, local businesses and community groups.


Contact the museum for its latest information.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Antelope Valley Indian Museum, Lancaster

Antelope Valley Indian Museum
California State Department of Parks and Recreation
Avenue M between East 150th & 170th Streets
Lancaster, CA
661-946-3055
http://www.avim.parks.ca.gov/

Sat-Sun: 11a-4p

Admission $3
Kids <12 Free


The majority of the museum's collections emphasizes the Southwestern, California and Great Basin Indians, although it contains artifacts from a number of other geographic regions.

In the 1980s, the State Parks designated the museum as a regional Indian museum, representing the cultures of the western Great Basin (east and southeast of the Sierra Nevada Mountains). Material culture from local archaeological discoveries is occasionally added to the collections.

Artifacts include pottery, textiles, sculptures, and photographs of rock art.

Contact the museum for its latest information.

Monday, December 20, 2010

Bowers Museum, Santa Ana

Bowers Museum
2002 N. Main Street (at 20th St)
Santa Ana, CA 92706
714-567-3600
http://www.bowers.org

Tues-Sun: 10a-4p

Adults $12
Seniors 62+/Students/Children (6-17) $6
Free to Santa Ana residents on first Sunday and third Tuesday
Target Free First Sundays
Tickets can be purchased online.
Special exhibits may require a separate ticket.

Parking is available directly north and south of the museum, $2. Also nearby metered and timed street parking.


The Bowers Museum celebrates world cultures through their arts. The museum is over 93,000 square feet and features a number of permanent global art collections include Afria, Asia, Pre-Columbian, Native American and Pacific. They have a South American Ethnographic Collection, Paintings, and Decorative Arts.

In addition to its exhibits, the museum offers gallery talks, lectures, art classes, travel programs, children's art education programs, and other special community programs.

Contact the museum for its latest information.

Diego Sepulveda Adobe, Costa Mesa

Diego Sepulveda Adobe
Estancia Park
1900 Adams Blvd
Costa Mesa, CA
http://www.costamesahistory.org/adobe.htm

1st and 3rd Saturdays: 12p-4p
Other times available by appointment

The Adobe encompasses nearly 200 years of Costa Mesa history in beautiful Estancia Park overlooking the Santa Ana River bed.

There are artifacts from the first native inhabitants, the adobe from the Spanish settlers and the Mission Period, and up to the first World War where it held the meetings of an American Legion Post. They even discovered the skeleton of a mastodon.

In addition to the historical and cultural displays, the interiors and furniture are also done in period pieces.

Related Costa Mesa Historical Society Museum.

Contact the Costa Mesa Historical Society for latest information.

Costa Mesa Historical Society Museum, Costa Mesa

Costa Mesa Historical Society Museum and Library
1870 Anaheim Ave
Costa Mesa, CA 92628
949-631-5918
http://www.costamesahistory.org/

Thurs-Fri: 10a-3p, also by appointment

Their collection of local history includes natural and man-made objects, photographs, maps, newspapers and other periodicals, oral history videos and recordings, published and unpublished works.

Their permanent exhibits include:
- Early periods of the native inhabitants from 2500BC to the 1870s
- Early communities of the farming period from the 1880s to the 1930s
- The modern history from homesteading to city incorporation and development, including the Santa Ana Army Air Base from World War II

Related: Diego Sepulveda Adobe.

Contact the museum for its lastest information.

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Calico Early Man Site, Barstow

Calico Early Man Site
~15 miles northest of Barstow
Bureau of Land Management

http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/barstow/calico.html

Weds: 12:30p-4:30p
Thurs-Sun: 9a-4:30p

Guided Tours
Weds: 1:30 and 3:30
Thurs-Sun: 9:30a, 11:30a, 1:30p and 3:30p

Adults (1 or 2 persons) $5, each additional person $2.50
Children (12 and under) $1
Seniors (62+) $2

--It is thought that early nomadic hunters stopped in this area as a possible stone tool workshop, quarry or campsite
--Numerous artifacts have been found including stone knives, picks and chopping tools
--This is the only New World project undertaken by the famed Dr Leakey
--In addition to the tours, they have interactive and demonstration sessions

Visit the BLM website for the latest information.

Friday, December 17, 2010

Autry National Center, Los Angeles

Autry National Center
http://theautry.org/

The Autry National Center is a merger of the Autry Museum of Western Heritage with the Southwest Museum of the American Indian and the Women of the West Museum. It is an intercultural history center dedicated to exploring and sharing the stories, experiences, and perceptions of the diverse peoples of the American West.

Museum of the American West
Griffith Park
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA 90027
323-667-2000
Open: Tues-Fri: 10a-4p; Sat-Sun: 11a-5p [some extended hours in summer, closed certain holidays]
Admission: Adults $9, Students/Seniors 60+: $5, Children $3. Free on the 2nd Tuesday of the month.
Free parking.


Southwest Museum of the American Indian
Arroyo Campus
Currenty closed to the public due to ongoing conservation of the collection
Scheduled to reopen in 2013.


Contact the museum or visit its website for the latest info.