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Membership ChairmanVirginia McDonald has been doing a superb job of handling the membership tracking, renewal, and reminder notices for an astounding 19 years! This has all been on a voluntary basis. We are very grateful for her efforts and time. She has recently come forward and requested that we find someone else to take over the position. Please contact us if you would be interested in helping us out in this respect. Volunteer Christmas PartyIt is that time of year again. We are going to hold our Christmas party on Wednesday, December 9th at 1:30 here at the Museum. Mark your calendars to reserve that date. Give us a call if you will be attending so we can add your name to our list and plan the refreshments accordingly. Volunteer of the YearSpeaking of the Christmas party...you all know that this is the time we recognize a volunteer for their dedication, time, support, and involvement with the Museum. Please give us a call or send in a card with your nomination(s) for volunteer of the year. Remember this is for volunteers only—not Board Members or paid staff. We want to make the selection by November 16 so please call us the week of November 9 through November 13. Better yet, call us as soon as you read this and you won’t forget! Upcoming EventsThe Board of Directors is looking at fund raisers for 2010. On the list is a showing of the ever popular Tipple movies scheduled for February 25th. We are lining up beautiful homes for a home tour that will probably take place in the fall. Ann Roberts is putting together an informative and very interesting guided tour of the Ferndale Cemetery that will be in June or July. Keep an eye on the newsletter, website, and look for posters around town for times, dates, prices, and additional information on these events. A Puzzling Matter\Are you trying to think of what to get someone for Christmas, birthday, get well, or some other special occasion. Maybe you are looking for a little something for yourself...Come down and look at the great jigsaw puzzle collection we have in our gift shop. Some large piece puzzles, some regular size pieces. Trains, boats, lighthouses, Christmas, children’s and more—we have a great selection.Gift Shop HighlightsYou really need to come down and look at the selection of books we have. Here are a few highlights: Spotted Bear—Magical things happen in this enchanting tale of how spotted bears get their spots. This is a great children’s story with beautiful illustrations. $15.00 Color the Wildflowers of the Rockies Great coloring book of flowers with a description of what you are coloring. $4.95 Nature’s Yucky I and II These two books are great for interesting the young boy (or girl) in your life. It will peak their interest in nature. $12.00 each The Charcoal Forest This book details how fires help the forest. Colorful illustrations. Very interesting for children and adults alike.$12.00 Loons Great illustrations and filled with facts about these interesting diving birds. $12.00 You Can Be a Nature Detective Explains a lot of interesting facts to get children interested in observing nature. Great illustrations $14.00 I read through all of the above books and I found them interesting and very informative. They will make fantastic gifts for your child or grandchild. I know what mine are getting for Christmas! |
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For the adults we have many more books Wild Berries of the West—A color field guide to more than 150 berries and fruits of the western United States. With recipes to use them. $16.00 Coastal Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest—beautiful color photographs to help you identify the flowers you see growing in the wild. $14.00 Northwest Weeds—Full color photographs of the weeds we see, both beautiful and ugly. Great for identification. $14.00 Northern California Birds—Easy to use field guide to introduce you to the marvelous birdlife inhabiting northern California. Full color photographs and information on the listed birds. $14.00 Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West—Full color photographic guide to the identification, edibility, and medicinal uses of over 250 plants species. These would be plants our ancestors used before we had the common corner drug store. $21.00 |
Come in early to get your books. If we sell out of them we can order more in time for Christmas if you come in this month. We have many more titles to choose from. Christmas Cards on Sale NowChristmas cards specific to Ferndale are on sale at the Museum now also. Humorous and serious both available. These are really nice cards. Why spend hours looking at other stores when you can get cards here? I can customize special orders of them for you if you purchase at least a dozen by inserting your name and whatever message you want printed inside. I work Wednesday and Thursday on customizing cards. These are a bargain for unique cards that are only available here at the Museum. $1.25 each or 5 for $5.00. Customized cards available by the dozen for $12.00 a dozen. |
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Fern’s Facts and Musingsψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψψ Q. Dear Fern, In Denis Edeline’s book, Ferndale...the Village, he has some very interesting maps in the back. Did he draw them especially for the book? Signed, “Likes Old Maps” |
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A. Dear Likes, Those are copies of Sanborn maps, which were put out by the Sanborn Company for over fifty years. They covered the United States. The maps were used mostly for insurance planning purposes. Today they are of great historical interest. The Museum has copies of all the Ferndale maps—1886, 1889, 1894, 1900, 1909, and a 1926 update. But not every street in town is covered, and if your house was built after 1926, you will not be on the map. The maps show the outlines of buildings and their placement on their lots. It does not tell who owns the building, but it does tell if it was a house or what kind of a business structure it is, for example, a hotel, a store, or a blacksmith shop. The outline shows the configuration, bay windows, porches, and indicates if it is one story or two. They are interesting to look at because buildings do change over the years, or they might even be moved to a new location. Here is an example from the 1926 Sanborn covering the west side of Francis Street. This is also Block 15 in Denis’s book. Block 15 is from our local survey numbering. It doesn’t have anything to do with the Sanborns. Reading from left to right we see number 99 Francis, the pink house that stands back from the road. Then Francis Creek. The small building is the former Francis Land and Water Company world headquarters, but it is no longer there. Number 151 has not yet been built. Numbers 161, 171, 191, 207, and 219 all have pretty much the same original outline. So, it is possible to take Denis’s book, which also has many old photographs, and walk the blocks to learn about our older buildings. We have all three of Denis’s books on Ferndale and the surrounding area for sale in the gift shop. |
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The Ferndale Museum Board of Directors, June 2009 Officers: Donald Andersen, President; Joan Katri, Vice President; Irene Bryant, Secretary; David Carr, Treasurer. Members: Norma Bessingpas, Lorie J. Ford, Kirk Gothier, Richard B. Hooley, George Nichols Executive Staff: Jerry Lesandro, Director; Shirley Hopkins, Director's Assistant; Virginia McDonald, Membership. Ferndale Museum |
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