The Kelley House Museum is bringing back the boogie with a community-curated heartfelt love letter to local musical legends, Cat Mother and the All Night Newsboys. Beginning on June 2nd and running through August 28th, the exhibit includes original albums, posters, flyers, newspaper articles, ticket stubs, and more, some of which were donated by community members who remember the Cat Mother years fondly. Cat Mother was [...]
View of businesses on the north side of Main Street in Mendocino, looking northwest, c. 1877. On the right is the home of William Gibbs, aka “Sam Slick," who operated Sam Slick's Saloon in the front part of his house. Gibbs and his family lived in the rear. Next business to the left is the C. O. Packard Drug Store. This space also included his brother [...]
Mounted photo montage of Memorial Day at Kelley House, 1975, consisting of about 45 B/W photos and one color photo (in center). Size 40.5 x 46 cm (16 x 18 in). Identifications on reverse: MEMORIAL DAY, 1975 Top Row, Left to Right: back to camera, two unknowns, Beth Stebbins; Aldine Gorman; High School Band, Bob Ayres Director; below, roofer (unknown); Carson Bauman; D. Bear, Jim O’Donnell; [...]
Emil Seman's Wagon & Blacksmith Shop, 1893-1897. Located on Lansing Street where the present day Fire Station stands now. Emil Seman, second on right. May 28, 1926 - Pioneer blacksmith, Emil Seman, died at his home on Little Lake Road following a brief illness. Born in Germany around 1856, Emil began an apprenticeship as a blacksmith when he was 17. He immigrated to America [...]
Milliken Family on their Porch. Dr. James Milliken sitting on the porch with some of his daughters at his house located at 44860 Main Street in Mendocino. Three of the girls are holding either a dog or a cat. Left to right: A family friend Philippa, Sadie and dog, Inez with Dr. Milliken, Eva is in the center, and friend Annie, far right. (Gift of [...]
On Sunday, May 29th, the Kelley House Museum will host its annual book sale between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM. The sale is curated by retired librarian and docent, Katy Tahja, and focuses on history, travel, gardening and cooking. A small sample of the antiquarian treasures available at the Kelley House book sale. Some real treasures were donated to the museum from the estate [...]
Jonathan Winters, Brian Keith, and the Gloucester Island Resistance. (Gift of Bruce Levene) May 25, 1966 - The comedy movie, "The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!” - filmed almost entirely on location along the Mendocino Coast - was released. The Fort Bragg Advocate described the film, “Fort Bragg and the adjoining coastline will be the setting for the accidental grounding of a [...]
Filing room at the Mendocino Mill, c. 1910. Left to right: Henry Swanson, Roy Hansen, Carl Swanson. (Gift of Emery Escola) May 22, 1875 - Gustave Henry Swanson was born in Smaland, Sweden. Henry left home at the age of 16, going first to Canada, where he worked for a year, before immigrating to northern California. In 1902, Henry joined the crew of the [...]
The British Tramp Steamer, “Anerley," loading at Caspar, California, c. 1911. This postcard is addressed to Edward Law in Little River and dated May 20, 1911, eight days after his 7th birthday. The Anerley was a defensively-armed cargo steamship built in 1910 by Sunderland Shipbuilding Company of England for Una Ltd. of London. In 1913 she was renamed Southborough when purchased by a new owner. On July [...]
The Kelley House Museum just made learning about Mendocino’s history a whole lot easier if you have a smart phone or tablet. Go to the App Store appropriate for your device and search for “Kelley House Tours.” You’ll find the KH icon and several narrated, self-guided walking tours of historic Mendocino. Visitors can learn about the historic Lansing Water Tower with the new Kelley House [...]