by Anne Cooper, Curator As time machines go, the camera is a good one. Early photographers on the Mendocino Coast, as was true of the men and women engaged in photography everywhere, documented the world around them and the people in it. Their images and the lives they led as photographers -- along with A. O. Carpenter’s equipment as examples of the tools of the trade [...]
by Tonia Hurst, Kelley House Museum volunteer “Only four things are necessary in the treatment of this disease: sunlight, fresh air, good food, and rest,” according to Dr. Thomas Darlington, Commissioner of Health, speaking at a conference on Consumption in New York in 1904. In reality, consumption—better known as tuberculosis—remained incurable until the mid 1940s. Before then, 50% of people who contracted the disease eventually would [...]
It is doubtful that anyone in the 1800s would have dreamed that a device used as a telephone also could be used as a camera. As time machines go, the camera is a pretty good one. Visit Mendocino's Kelley House Museum this summer and experience the early days of the Mendocino Coast through the eyes of some of its leading photographers at the new exhibit, "Framing [...]
Come to the Kelley House on the Fourth of July for a front-row parade seat, luscious BBQ, ice cold beer, local wine and toe-tapping music from The Mixed Nuts. Tuesday, July 4, 11AM-3PM
by Tonia Hurst, Kelley House volunteer About eleven miles from Mendocino, along the Comptche-Ukiah Road, you can spot the remains of what was once Albion Lumber Company’s Camp 10. How would you know you were in the right place? By the presence of the non-native eucalyptus trees. Eucalyptus was not the only distant transplant to arrive here in those years. In the late 19th century, at [...]
by Anne Cooper, Curator As we all know, there are seasons to life. We cycle through times of feast and famine. In many ways, the life and experiences of a single person mirror those of a community. Beginning in the mid-1970s and continuing until fairly recently, the Kelley House Museum experienced a bounty of volunteers. What is difficult to know is the underlying cause of these [...]