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THE FRIENDS OF THE
EASTERN CALIFORNIA MUSEUM
Presents
HARVEST HERITAGE DAY
Celebrating Autumn in the Owens Valley

Saturday, October 29, 2011
1:00 P.M – 5:00 P.M.

Food, Music, Crafts, Veggie Dressing
Garden to Table Tasting
Historic Demonstrations & Displays
Vintage Steam Engine Exhibit Courtesy
of
Laws Railroad Museum & Historic Site
Eastern California Museum
155 North Grant Street
Independence, California

FOR INFORMATION CALL 760-878-0258 or 878-0364



The Eastern California Museum Presents
Night Sky Party
Friday, September 23, 2011 8:00 P.M.
Celebrate the Autumnal Equinox!
At the Historic Mt. Whitney Fish Hatchery
Follow 395, north from Independence
Turn west on Fish Hatchery Road

Come Early and Bring a Picnic Dinner!

BRING A BLANKET OR CHAIR
Binoculars and Telescopes
AND DON’T FORGET YOUR FLASHLIGHTS!

FOR INFORMATION CALL 760-878-0258 or 878-0364


"1000 words and more…"
Photogravures by Edward S. Curtis and
photographs by Andrew A. Forbes


A Makah Maiden by E.S. Curtis

Chief Joseph by E.S. Curtis

Maggie Ross, Paiute Woman and Baskets
by Andrew A. Forbes

Maggie Ross, detail
by Andrew A. Forbes


Friends of the Eastern California Museum
Annual Beef Deep-Pit Barbeque
Saturday, May 7, 2011
4:00 p.m.
Food, Drinks, and Music
(Vegetarian options available)
Eastern California Museum
155 North Grant Street
Independence, California
$12 for Adults/$8 for Children and Seniors
(All proceeds go to the Eastern California Museum)

See You at the Picnic Grounds!
Need more information? Call ECM @ 760-878-0258

Eastern California Museum
Presents
Faces through Time

Pioneering Women of Inyo County

An exhibit of the extraordinary lives
of some extraordinary Inyo County women

Now part of the permanent collection
at the Eastern California Museum.

155 N. Grant St. Independence


Fun for all ages!


Eastern California Museum
155 North Grant Street
Independence, California

Need more information? Call 760-878-2016 or 760-873-8583

Norman
Clyde
of the
High
Sierra

A photo exhibit
of one man's
legendary life
in the mountains
Guest Curator:
Andy Selters

Also now part of the permanent collection
at the Eastern California Museum.


Images from the Pilgrimage Reception honoring Keith Bright!

Click to Download "The Silver Cities of Inyo" on Cerro Gordo and Panamint City by Paul Fretheim

Field Trip to Cerro Gordo, Sept. 12.
Please call the Museum at 760-878-0258
for further information.

from: Take Home Death Valley in Virtual Reality
by Paul Fretheim


Desert Dandelions in Mary Austin's Back Yard

"The specific purpose for which this corporation is organized are to function for the advancement of education and other charitable purposes, by the distribution of its funds for such purposes amd particularly to work with the Eastern California Museum...in the restoration of historical artifacts to aid in increasing the Eastern California Museum's value as a public educational facility with emphasis on heritage." (Article Two, FECM Articles of Incorporation).

Contributions to FECM are used to improve the Museum facilities and exhibits, to assist the Museum in achieving long-term financial stability, and to sponsor educational programs that encourage public awareness of Inyo County's rich and diverse heritage.

photo Paul Fretheim