by Tonia Hurst, Kelley House Museum volunteer During his long and peripatetic life, Martin Mason Hazeltine lived in many places. Born in Vermont in 1827, he was raised with his seven siblings in St. Charles, Illinois. In 1850, he came west in search of gold, following in the footsteps of his younger brother George, but things didn’t pan out and the brothers returned to the East [...]
by Tonia Hurst, Kelley House Museum volunteer When people think of water pipes, they generally think of PVC, copper, iron, clay or concrete pipes, but one material which rarely comes to mind yet which was cheap, abundant, local, and in many respects, a manufacturer’s dream was . . . redwood. The many old water towers prominent around Mendocino attest to redwood’s durability for freshwater storage. It [...]
Sunday Afternoon With Sandra Kearney, Discussing the Noyo Women's Rowing Crew February 12, 2017 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sandra Kearney will talk about the Noyo Women's Rowing Crew and what contemporary women on the Coast do for fun and recreation. This talk is in conjunction with the Museum's new exhibit, "Fun and Games: Mendocino at Play," running now through March 27.
by Sarah Nathe, Kelley House Museum Board Member The French may be glad to die for love, as the old song goes, but Auggie Heeser was willing to live for it -- a very long time. Heeser, son of pioneer Mendocino Beacon publisher, William Heeser, fell in love with Edith Nichols when he was 21 and she 15 (Beacon, June 29, 1956), but 50 years passed [...]
by Anne Pierce Cooper, Kelley House Museum Curator This looks like a sweet group of friends enjoying an evening together and quite obviously posing for the camera. Some look more aware of the presence of the lens than others. The mystery behind this photograph is that we know just enough about it to compel us to want to know more. On the back of the original, [...]