Patrons of the Kelley House Museum’s speakers series, “A Sunday Afternoon With . . .” will have the opportunity of hearing Sarah Bodnar and Gowan Batist, speak on their year of eating locally. Their experiment, although it took place in 2013, fit so well with our current exhibit on the history of procuring food for work and families of the North Coast; that we invited them [...]
The Kelley House Museum has an opening for a part-time Office Manager/Administrative Assistant. Our current Office Manager will retire at the end of the year, and will train you to fill the position, with the goal of making the transition as smooth as possible. Training could begin as early as November. The position is for 15 hours per week, at an hourly rate dependent upon experience. [...]
Sarah Bodnar and Gowan Batist are the women who put eating locally to the test for an entire year in 2013. They went entirely off the "industrial food system" and ate only those foods they could procure locally. As noted in an article in the Ukiah Daily Journal in February 2014, the experiment challenged the "inner pioneer woman." Bodnar and Batist will speak about the experience [...]
by Tonia Hurst On a quiet morning in October of 1900, the steam schooner, Sunol, burned to the waterline while at anchor in Little River. Built in 1890 in Alameda by the Pacific Shipping Company of San Francisco, the Sunol was 132’ long with a 33’ beam and a carrying capacity of 258 tons—the equivalent of 375,000 board feet of timber. It took just 68 days [...]
By Katy Tahja As the fall season returns, our thoughts may also turn to harvests, family meals and food shared with friends. In keeping with such thoughts, we’d like to draw your attention to the cookbook sitting on Eliza Kelly’s china cupboard in the kitchen of the Kelley House Museum. Published in 1892, it’s stamped as belonging to the private library of “Mrs. Alexander McCallum of [...]
Celebrate the Holidays December 2nd Kick off the holiday season at the Kelley House Museum's Holiday Party Friday, December 2, 4:30-6:30 PM. This event, featuring festive small plate food and libations, is for members only. However, we welcome new members, if you wish to join at the door. We will offer an optional tasting of five single malt scotches for $10/person. The house will be decorated [...]