The Friends of the Eastern California Museum (original) (raw)

| | Friends of the Eastern California Museum Annual Meeting and Membership Dinner Saturday, March 19, 2011At the American Legion Hall 168 North Edwards Street (Hwy 395) Independence, CA 93526 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. Reception at the Museum for the opening of the new exhibit: | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

| | "1000 words and more�" Photogravures by Edward S. Curtis and photographs by Andrew A. Forbes | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

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

| | 6:00 p.m. - Potluck Dinner, Introduction of Officers, Guest Speaker Guest Speaker: Susan Sorrells History of Shoshone Eastern California Museum 155 North Grant Street Independence, California Need more information? Call 760-878-2016 or 760-873-8583 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |

| | 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 Museum155 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 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | |

| | | <align="top">NormanClydeof theHighSierra</align="top"> A photo exhibitof one man'slegendary lifein the mountains Guest Curator:Andy Selters | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |


Images from the Pilgrimage Reception honoring Keith Bright!


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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

photo Paul Fretheim

The Friends of the Eastern California Museum is a noprofit public benefit corporation which was officially organized on December 1, 1985. Currently, the Board of Trustees has four (4) Officers, eight (8) Trustees, and one (1) Past-Chairman.

"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.