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History is Our Story

Events

The Ferndale Museum, through the efforts of its staff and dozens of volunteers, is dedicated to presenting programs that educate, entertain, and inspire our community to embrace and preserve its rich, unique history. In the past year some of our most successful events have been “Who Was Who,” a dramatized tour of the Ferndale Cemetery; a presentation of pioneer Seth Kinman’s buckskins and violin to the Museum by his great-grandchildren; and several showings of the Museum’s original movies, including "Letters Home," "Walking the Wildcat," "Home on the Grange," "The Cameo Fair," and "The Lost Village of Camp Weeott."

We are always eager to welcome new ideas and new volunteers to help plan and implement our events and programs. To be part of the fun, give us a call at 707-786-4466 or drop us a line at Museum@Ferndale-Museum.org.

GRAVE MATTERS: Excavating California’s Buried PastFebruary 12, 2012 – Grave Matters

Grave Matters author Tony PlattPresentation by Author Tony Platt. Grave Matters is the history of the treatment of native remains in California, including excavations in Humboldt County. Come and hear author Tony Platt as he shares his journey to find an answer to the question: How do we reconcile a place of extraordinary beauty with its troubled past?

Tony Platt is the author of ten books and more than 150 essays and articles on race, inequality, and social justice in American history. He taught at the University of Chicago, the University of California, Berkeley, and California State University, Sacramento. He was a visiting researcher at the Huntington Library and the National Museum of American History.

1:30 pm, Ferndale City Hall, 834 Main St., Ferndale.

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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.)

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Ferndale Museum
Post Office Box 431
Ferndale, California 95536-0431
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