East Calif. Museum

A general history museum featuring the Eastern Sierra, Bishop CA, Manzanar, Paiute Baskets, LA Aqueduct, Owens Valley, Death Valley, Mt. Whitney, Mining.

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Our latest exhibit in now in place.

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#18 is back from Colorado.

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Holland Family Presents: Bishop Theater: Harry Holland’s Dream
What would a presentation about the Bishop Theater be without a movie?
And popcorn?
In a word, “incomplete.” Both will be on hand when members of the... https://t.co/LnI9mYSmOC

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It's a cooler, overcast day in Independence, but a walk through the Mary DeDecker Native Plant Garden is absolutely delightful! I'm just waiting for those stubborn beavertail cacti to bloom! They're holding out on me!

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Spring is blooming in the Mary DeDecker Native Plant Garden, thanks to the work of the volunteers from the Bristlecone Chapter of the California Native Plant Society.

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It looks like SP18 won't be back home to Independence until September...but at least she's getting some TLC from the Durango and Silverton folks! https://t.co/T9gVpQHnUO

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As always we are SO GRATEFUL to our friends! Several members of the Friends of the Eastern California Museum came out yesterday to clean up the Commander's House and get her ready for spring! THANK YOU!

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Friends! Countrymen! The Commander's House Garden Work Party WANTS YOU!

(Haha, get it, like a political party?)

If you'd like to help beautify and clean up the Commander's House, please join us tomorrow, Saturday,... https://t.co/eSfrW53uEu

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She's looking good. https://t.co/lPKHtCjh1C

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Tomorrow is the big day for the Slim Princess! https://t.co/bdergQ4OQY

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Our dear friends Nancy Hadlock and Richard Potashin will be hosting an opening reception from 6 to 8 pm for their exhibit, Arborglyphs: The Art of Heritage, at the Ely Art Bank!

This exhibit highlights the lesser-known... https://t.co/yiDW1V4Ev1

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I swear someday I'll go back to normal museum posts, but here's another mystery photo from the Inyo Mono Title Company. Does anybody have any information on this home/location?

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It's SPRING CLEANING in the ECM Bookstore! Out with the old and in with the new! We just Marie Kondo-ed every shelf in the bookstore to make space for all the lovely new items we’ve ordered for 2019. We’ve pulled a HUGE... https://t.co/ieEVojFkpH

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As promised, here are an additional 45 photos taken in the early 1910s on pack trips around Cottonwood Lakes and Mt. Whitney. The owner is trying to figure out where exactly these photos... https://t.co/iqv8nCVvzq

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It's time to play our favorite game again: WHERE AM I? These photos are from a truly FABULOUS collection taken around the early nineteen-tens (1910s) on pack trips to Whitney and Cottonwood Lakes. The donor is looking... https://t.co/xyZwKfnFue

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Our buddies at Manzanar National Historic Site have some cool things going on this month--check them out!

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Thanks to our FRIENDS, old and new, for your support of the ECM. We're so grateful!

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Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! Are you getting excited for the FECM Annual Meeting tomorrow (Saturday, March 9th)? I know I am! Looking forward to seeing many of you there! https://t.co/5Fc9xFJyih

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The Slim Princess. https://t.co/dXkAQB60r8

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SP18 sure is looking good over in Durango! https://t.co/lYyx2uwFMh