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Her Side of the Story

Presented by Mendocino County Museum at Mendocino County Museum, Willits CA

Oct 28 2023
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Dec 23 2023
Her Side of the Story

HSOTS Exhibit at MCM

“Her Side of the Story: Highlighting California Pioneer Women”, developed by the Society of California Pioneers and traveling through Exhibit Envoy, opens at Mendocino County Museum.

Illuminating the lives of female pioneers, Her Side of the Story: Tales of California Pioneer Women will feature 30 first-person accounts collected from women who settled throughout California prior to January 1, 1854. In 1900 during the preparations for California’s Golden Jubilee, a simple newspaper letter asked why “no provision had been made for the pioneer mothers” and was the catalyst for the creation of The Association of Pioneer Women of California.

Eight hundred handwritten ... view more »

ADMISSION INFO

Wednesday admission is free with a Mendocino County library card, and First Saturdays of every month are free.

INDIVIDUAL DATES & TIMES*

Additional time info:

The Museum is open to the public on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10am to 5pm, and Saturdays and Sundays from 12-4pm.

A special program and reception will be held on Sunday November 12, from 1:30 – 3:00 pm. This program will include readings from Mendocino County archives and a guest panel of curators and historians from partnering organizations

* Event durations (if noted) are approximate. Please check with the presenting organization or venue to confirm start times and duration.

LOCATION

Mendocino County Museum

400 E. Commercial Street, Willits, CA 95490

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