by Tonia Hurst, Kelley House Museum volunteer A typical way to date unmarked photos is by studying the people or objects in an image. Hairstyles, hats and even clothing are all accurate markers of period and time. The Kelley House archives abound with examples of austere families, their children trussed up in their Sunday best, their expressions suggesting that life was ever a dull moment. Given [...]
By Tonia Hurst, Kelley House Museum volunteer One of the best things about working at the Kelley House Museum is the chance to share a love of history with others, to learn from them, and collectively enrich our knowledge of local lore. Such was the case a few weeks ago when reader David Larkin, Jr. donated a twelve-foot-long section of machine-banded redwood water pipe to the [...]
Within ten days of each other, two people fundamental to the traditions and support of the Kelley House passed away. Chuck Bush and Martha Wagner both gave of themselves, their time and their treasure to help establish the Kelley House Museum and make it what it is today. This is not meant to serve as an obituary for either of these benefactors, but rather a remembrance [...]
Between Tuesday, March 7th and Saturday, March 11th, some rather low tides occurred. They are printed in red on the tide table booklet made available by the Mendocino Area Parks Association and are noted at the back of that booklet as “minus tide days.” On the afternoon of March 7th, a Mendocino resident came by the Kelley House to let us know that he had spotted [...]