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Ferndale Museum
Tours and school groups welcome!
Corner of Shaw and Third Streets: 515 Shaw
707-786-4466
Hours
Wed. - Sat.
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sun.
1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
plus Tues.
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.,
June 1- Sept. 30
We welcome
your visit
February
through
December.
(We close the month of January for maintenance and restoration.)
Map of 515 Shaw Ave., Ferndale, CA 95536
In October 1940, the editor of a country weekly newspaper, the Ferndale Enterprise, asked recently drafted servicemen to write letters home to the paper, and they would be "published as received." Over the next five years, 439 men and women -- 20% of the region's population -- served in the US Armed Forces. The Enterprise published their letters as promised, and their stories as well. From the compilation of these clippings, Ferndale Museum filmmakers Wendy Lestina and Melissa Lema have made a feature film, Letters Home. This is a hint of their stories.
Statement of Purpose
The purpose of the Ferndale Museum, as an historical and educational museum, is to foster an appreciation and understanding of the culture and heritage of Ferndale, the lower Eel River Valley and the area as far south as the Mattole River Valley. The objectives are to be achieved through the collection, preservation and display of artifacts that pertain to or were used by the residents of the area. The museum will conduct research and publish material of historic nature for the education and interest of residents and visitors to our area.
The
Ferndale Museum
August 2010
Board of Directors
- President: Kirk Gothier
- Vice President: Joan Katri
- Secretary: Irene Mossi Bryant
- Treasurer: David Carr
- Gift Shop Manager: Norma Bessingpas
- Members: George Nichols, Patricia Meinhardt, Karen Olsen, Lee Tomasini
Staff
- Director: Don Andersen
- Our Story magazine:
- Editor: Wendy Lestina
- Managing Editor: Mary Ellen Boynton
- Head of Research: Ann Roberts
Ferndale Museum
Tours and school groups welcome!
Corner of Shaw and Third Streets: 515 Shaw
Hours
Wed. - Sat.
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sun.
1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
plus Tues.
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.,
June 1- Sept. 30
We welcome
your visit
February
through
December.
(We close the month of January
for maintenance and restoration.)
707-786-4466
Post Office Box 431
Ferndale, California
95536-0431 USA
FerndaleMuseum@gmail.com
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