http://www.angelscampmuseumfoundation.org Preserving our local history through support of the Angels Camp Museum. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:06:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_408" align="alignleft" width="580" caption="Voice of America"][/caption] Museum Goes International: Voice of America, Washington D.C., filmed a program on the New Mark Twain Exhibit and the Angels Camp Museum for Asian broadcast to all Chinese speaking peoples — e.g. Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mainland China. Click here to view the ... http://www.angelscampmuseumfoundation.org/voice-of-america/ [caption id="attachment_400" align="alignleft" width="580" caption="From left, Judy Laws, Exhibit Committee Volunteer, Huell Howser, Bob Rogers, Museum Administrator Angels Camp Museum."][/caption] Huell Howser visits the Angels Camp Museum to produce a "California Gold" program about the Museum's new Mark Twain Exhibit. Photo taken May 15, 2010, while filming a program for his ... http://www.angelscampmuseumfoundation.org/california-gold/ [caption id="attachment_332" align="alignnone" width="580" caption="Mark Twain 1880 Letter"][/caption] A letter written by Mark Twain to a young lady in Angels Camp. http://www.angelscampmuseumfoundation.org/mark-twain-1880-letter/ Written by Sean Janssen, The Union Democrat February 11, 2009 A renowned Mark Twain expert and his students will help the Angels Camp museum give a better account of the man who put the town on the worldwide map. Gregg Camfield, a professor at the University of California, Merced, has ... http://www.angelscampmuseumfoundation.org/students-comb-angels-camp/ January 15th, 2010, by Greg Kristapovich, Sierra Mountain Times [caption id="attachment_303" align="alignleft" width="380" caption="“This is one of the finest wagon, buggy and carriage collections in California! 29 restored wagons!” Rogers explained as he poses by the original Angels/Vallecito/Murphys Stage! "][/caption] Simply driving by, one cannot perceive just how large the museum complex ... http://www.angelscampmuseumfoundation.org/angels-camp-museum-overflows-with-history-by-greg-kristapovich/ [caption id="attachment_156" align="alignnone" width="580" caption="Ranching exhibit estimated completion September 2010."][/caption] Estimated Completion: September 2010 Please note: the Angels Camp Museum is seeking photos, rope, saddles and cattle chute donations for this exhibit. http://www.angelscampmuseumfoundation.org/ranching-exhibit-phase1/ [caption id="attachment_150" align="alignnone" width="580" caption="Hogarth Stamp Mill future exhibit"][/caption] Estimated Completion: September 2010 http://www.angelscampmuseumfoundation.org/hogarth-stamp-mill/ [caption id="attachment_146" align="alignnone" width="580" caption="Geology exhibit future volcano exhibition"][/caption] http://www.angelscampmuseumfoundation.org/geology-exhibit-%e2%80%93-phase-1/ [caption id="attachment_66" align="alignleft" width="580" caption="The Carriage House event setup."][/caption] Expanded and enhanced interpretation of one of the finest and largest carriage, buggy, and wagon collections in California. Upgrade of the building facilities allows year-round use of the Carriage House for Museum programs and rental purposes, generating additional revenue for the advancement ... http://www.angelscampmuseumfoundation.org/the-carriage-house/ [caption id="attachment_63" align="alignleft" width="580" caption="Families learning to pan for gold."][/caption] This expanded, interactive exhibit chronicles the Gold Rush era. Exhibit will include various aspects of gold mining, from creek bed panning to hard rock mining and a replica 1850s Mining Camp with overnight programs for school groups, youth groups, and families. Expected ... http://www.angelscampmuseumfoundation.org/gold-mining-exhibit/