2008 Schedule for Mendocino Coast Heritage Days

Mendocino Village Venues

Venues Outside Mendocino

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Friday, May 2, 2008
11 am • Historic District Walking Tour • Martin Simpson • $10 • 2 hrs • Kelley House MuseumVisit houses of important pioneers, and grand meeting places of the 1800's - the Presbyterian Church, the Masonic Temple, and the Chinese Temple.
3 pm • History Contest Award Ceremony • 1 ½ hrs • Kelley House MuseumPrizes awarded to winners of local history contest from 3rd through 8th grade students.
4 pm • "Mendocino's Historic District: Handle with Care" • 1½ hrs • Ford House Visitor CenterMarianne Hurley is a District Historian for CA State Parks. Her talk will address the long-term care of historic districts.
7 pm • "Pomo History and Culture" • 1½ hrs • Ford House Visitor CenterWhite Wolf • After the talk, White Wolf will show 2 short movies produced by the Grace Hudson Museum in Ukiah.
Saturday, May 3, 2008
10:30 am–4:30 pm • Point Cabrillo Lantern Tour • ½ hr • $15 • Point Cabrillo Light StationLantern Room tours every 1/2 hour. Learn about the early Lightkeepers, climb to the top and view the 3rd order Fresnel lens up close. Minimum age 12 years.
11 am • Historic District Walking Tour • Martin Simpson • $10 • 2 hrs • Kelley House MuseumVisit houses of important pioneers, and grand meeting places of the 1800's - the Presbyterian Church, the Masonic Temple, and the Chinese Temple.
12–3 pm • Kwan Tai Temple Open House • 45160 Albion StreetBuilt in the 1860's, this is the oldest Chinese Temple in use on the north coast of California, designated California Historical Landmark #927.
1–4 pm • Living History DayFord House Visitor Center1850's lifestyle demonstrations: Butter churning, Spinning, Weaving, Quilting, Knitting, and 19th century games. Join in with today's Volunteer Fire Department to demonstrate their 1887 hand-pumped fire engine. Watch Mr. Jerome Ford in a reenactment of his 1851 journey up the wild coastline from Bodega Bay. Join in Native American games and storytelling. Take a ride on the Wells Fargo stagecoach.
1–4 pm • Small Craft Boat Show • Kelley House MuseumThe Lost Coast branch of the Traditional Small Craft Association will hold a showing of member boats. There are currently 23 members of the club, and most have row boats ranging from 12' to 18' which we use on the coast rivers and inland lakes of this general area. Several of the boats have been built by club members and are true works of art. The members will be building a boat during the afternoon of the show.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
11 am • Heritage Roses Walking Tour • 1 hr • $10 • Alice FloresKelley House MuseumAlice Flores leads a walk around town to see many heritage roses from the 19th century.
11 am • Guided Walk of Point Cabrillo • 1 ½ hrs • Point Cabrillo Light StationGuided walk of Point Cabrillo Light Station, Nature Preserve and Museum (Lightkeepers home). Tour begins at the entrance parking lot. Donation requested.
1–3 pm • Kwan Tai Temple Open House • 45160 Albion StreetBuilt in the 1860's, this is the oldest Chinese Temple in use on the north coast of California, designated California Historical Landmark #927.
7 pm • "From Indian Wars to Marriage: The Stormy Intersection of Indigenous and White Cultures at Seaside" • 1 ½ hrs • $5 • Kelley House MuseumThad Van BuerenVan Bueren’s presentation will highlight the results of archaeological and historical research covering use of the area from about 2000 years ago until 1959.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
5:30–9 pm • Benefit Dine-Out at MacCallum House Restaurant for the Colton Map Project • MacCallum House RestaurantThe proceeds from the evening’s dinner go to the Colton Map Project at Kelley House Museum. MacCallum House Inn & Restaurant, 45020 Albion St, Mendocino. 707-937-0829
Friday, May 9, 2008
11 am • Historic District Walking Tour • Martin Simpson • $10 • 2 hrs • Kelley House MuseumVisit houses of important pioneers, and grand meeting places of the 1800's - the Presbyterian Church, the Masonic Temple, and the Chinese Temple.
6 pm • "The Ghost of Silas Coombs" • Little River Inn • The ghost of Silas Coombs will haunt the inn spinning yarns and sharing memories from the good old days. Free.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
10 am • MCBG Historic Tour • 2 hrs • Pioneer history, cemetery, and heritage roses on this tour at the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens.
11 am • Historic District Walking Tour • Martin Simpson • $10 • 2 hrs • Kelley House MuseumVisit houses of important pioneers, and grand meeting places of the 1800's - the Presbyterian Church, the Masonic Temple, and the Chinese Temple.
12–3 pm • Kwan Tai Temple Open House • 45160 Albion StreetBuilt in the 1860's, this is the oldest Chinese Temple in use on the north coast of California, designated California Historical Landmark #927.
1 pm • Logging History Talk • 1 ½ hrs • Kelley House Museum • $5 • Join Rex Smith on a stroll around the Headlands State Park and hear his tales on the history of logging.
8 pm • Moonlight Cemetery Walk • Martin Simpson • $10 • 1 ½ hrs • Kelley House MuseumEarly pioneers of Mendocino will tell their stories during the cemetery tour, with reenactments by local actors.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
11 am • Historic District Walking Tour • Martin Simpson • $10 • 2 hrs • Kelley House MuseumVisit houses of important pioneers, and grand meeting places of the 1800's - the Presbyterian Church, the Masonic Temple, and the Chinese Temple.
11 am • Guided Walk of Point Cabrillo • 1 ½ hrs • Point Cabrillo Light StationGuided walk of Point Cabrillo Light Station, Nature Preserve and Museum (Lightkeepers home). Tour begins at the entrance parking lot. Donation requested.
1–3 pm • Kwan Tai Temple Open House • 45160 Albion StreetBuilt in the 1860's, this is the oldest Chinese Temple in use on the north coast of California, designated California Historical Landmark #927.
2:30 pm • Fort Bragg Mendocino Coast Historical Society Hosts Historic Broadcasts • 1 hr • Guest House Museum • In 1949, KDAC broadcast shows on their radio station sponsored by the Union Lumber Company. Some of these audio shows were about history and some were interviews with men that worked in the mill and the woods. In two of the 15-minute broadcasts that will be presented, Bill Nissen is out in the woods interviewing two choppers who are falling a redwood. The men interviewed are Estell Mitchell and Fred Hensley. In a second broadcast, Nissen is out with chokersetters and an arch cat interviewing Cliff Burns, Billy Fee and Joe Lenhares.
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