Press release Eastern California Museum Hosts Lecture, Screening of documentary film, “Talking Stone: Rock Art of the Cosos” The largest concentration of ancient rock art in North America is typically off limits to the general public. About 100,000 examples of rock art are tucked into remote canyons and in scattered, isolated sites on the 1.1 […]
Press release In 1928, times were changing quickly in the Owens Valley. Many farmers and ranchers had sold their land and water to the city of Los Angeles. Several businesses had closed, and people were leaving the Owens Valley in droves. A concerned group of pioneer Eastern Sierra residents became alarmed that the departure of […]
Press release On Saturday March 17th, The Eastern California Museum in Independence invites you to attend a 50-minute history program titled Mulholland…the Final Chapter. The subject of the history program is of one of the largest disasters to have taken place in California, which conjointly brought about the somber ending to the illustrious and tumultuous […]
Press release Style, What Is It Good For? An Overview of the Rock Art of California, the Great Basin, and the Southwest There are probably tens of thousands of rock art sites in Western North America and as many as a million individual panels. Researchers have used an Art History type of approach to divide […]
Press release 2018 Museum Calendar, On the Road to the High Sierra, now available. After losing the Water War to Los Angeles and then feeling the brunt of the Great Depression, the Eastern Sierra turned to tourism to invigorate its economy in the 1920s and 1930s. Efforts to promote the area received a big boost […]
Press release Presentation at the Eastern California Museum focuses on ‘California’s Deadliest Earthquakes’ California is unique for many reasons, but its history of one-of-a-kind, deadly earthquakes is a feature that virtually every resident has either experienced or can relate to. Indeed, “waiting for the big one” is a situation shared by virtually every Californian in […]
Press release Several hundred people gathered on the grounds of the Eastern California Museum Monday, July 3, for the dedication of the Larry Peckham Memorial Engine House, the new permanent home of the fully restored Union Pacific Engine 18, The Slim Princess. The narrow gauge steam locomotive was steamed up and rolled out of the […]
Slim Princess Locomotive Moves to New Home at the Eastern California Museum By Jon Klusmire – Eastern California Museum The Slim Princess locomotive was on the road, and the sight of a full-size steam locomotive rolling down US 395 drew quite a crowd. The fully refurbished narrow-gauge locomotive was loaded on a semi-truck trailer on […]
Press release Eastern California Museum installs striking Manzanar mural, thanks to help from its partners The Eastern California Museum recently installed a striking, wall-sized mural in its permanent Manzanar exhibit, thanks to a little help from its friends. “The museum is fortunate to have some great partnerships, and the story of the restoration and installation […]
History Program and Book Signing at the Eastern California Museum in Independence On Saturday February 25th, The Eastern California Museum in Independence will be hosting a history program and book signing event with local authors and Owens Valley residents David and Gayle Woodruff introducing their new Eastern Sierra history book;Tales Along El Camino Sierra. The […]
Press release Renowned Native American basket weaver Julia Parker, her daughter, granddaughter and great-granddaughter will be discussing the craft and art of California Native basketry at the Eastern California Museum in Independence on Friday, Oct. 21, starting at 7 p.m. The event, sponsored by the Friends of the Eastern California Museum, is free and open […]
Press release Nearly two decades before Congress established Manzanar National Historic Site, Eastern California Museum (ECM) was collaborating with Japanese American and local communities to preserve Manzanar artifacts and stories. A visit to ECM remains a unique opportunity to explore history through artifacts, artworks and photos, thereby enhancing a visit to Manzanar itself. The partnership […]
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