California
Sanger
Sanger Depot Museum
1770 7th Street
PO Box 44
Sanger CA
Phone 559 875-2848
Web Site http://www.webcitypress.com/sanger/
Description housed in former depot, features Yokut Indian
basketry, replica of 1890's downtown street, pioneer room, model logging flume
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Depot
Collection A-F Baskets
Collection G-M Model
New or Updated: 04/28/2003
CA
San Jacinto
San Jacinto
Valley Museum
181 East Main Street
San Jacinto
CA
92583
Phone
909 654-4952
Web Site
http://www.homestead.com/winchesterCAhistory/historicsites.html
Alt Web
http://www.deanna-pillar.com/hemet_Ca/museums_parks.htm
Description
REPORTED CLOSED
Type of
Resource
Museum
Primary
Focus
Local History
New or
Updated:
8/30/2004
California
San Joaquin
Escalon Historical Society
1630 Main St
San Joaquin CA 95320
Phone 209 838-8070
Web Site
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Description
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Local History
California
San Jose
Children's
Discovery Museum of San Jose
180
Woz Way
San Jose
CA
95110
Phone
408 298-5437
Web Site
www.cdm.org/
E-mail
mailto:contactus@cdm.org
Description
hands on arts, science, technology, humanities
Type of
Resource
Museum
Primary
Focus
Children
New or
Updated:
9/4/2007
San Jose
History
Museums of San Jose
1650
Senter Road
San Jose
CA
95112
Phone
408 287-2290
Web Site
http://www.historysanjose.org/
Alt Web
www.serve.com/sjhistory
Description
manages two sites -
History Park
in Kelley Park & Peralta Adobe &
Fallon House
Type of
Resource
Museum
Primary
Focus
Building Collection
New or
Updated:
7/18/2007
CA
San Jose
History
Park at Kelley Park
1650
Senter Road
San Jose
CA
95112
Phone
408 287 2290
Web Site
http://www.historysanjose.org/visiting_hsj/history_park/history_park.html
Description
Victorian structures including Ice Cream Parlor,
hotel, gallery, and
Type of
Resource
Museum
Primary
Focus
Village
Kind of
Activity
Living History
New or
Updated:
7/18/2007
California
San Jose
Natalie & James Thompson Galleries
San Jose SU School of Art & Design
ART 129A
San Jose CA 95192
Phone 408 924-4318
Web Site http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/art_design/frames.html
Description University gallery, cultural photograph database online
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Arts
Collection N-Z Photography
Portuguese Historical Museum
History Museums of San Jose Park
PO Box18277
San Jose CA 95158
Phone ******
Web Site http://www.serve.com/phsc/index.shtml
E-mail mailto:AlDutra@aol.com
Description replica of 1915 império (built to honor Holy Spirit and functioning as a social and religious center for the immigrant community)
Type of Resource
Museum
Group Identity Portuguese
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum and Planetarium
Rosicrucian Park
1342 Naglee Avenue
San Jose CA 95191
Phone 408 947-3636
Web Site www.rosicrucian.org/mus-plan/0-museum.html
Description ancient Egyptian, Babylonian, Assyrian collection -- recreated rock tombs
Type of Resource
Museum
San Jose Museum of Art
110 S Market St
San Jose CA 95113
Phone 408 294-2787
Web Site www.sjmusart.org
Description Focus on Bay area artists, contemporary art in former post office
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Arts
Nature of Group or Site Municipal
California
San Marino
Huntington Library Art Collection & Botanical Garden
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino CA
91108
Phone 626 405-2141
Web Site www.huntington.org/
Description British 18th & 19th century, American, furniture
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Arts
Field of Study/Science Facility Botanical
Research /Reading Library
California
San Pedro
Fort McArthur Museum
3601 South Gaffey St
PO Box 2777
San Pedro CA 90731
Phone 310 548-2631
Alt Phone 310 241-0846
Web Site http://www.ftmac.org/
E-mail mailto:ftmac@ftmac.org,director@ftmac.org
Alt Web www.webcom.com/fortmac/
Description concrete coastal defense works from World War II
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Military
Building Type Fort
Era 1914-1974
California
San Rafael
Marin
History Museum
1125
B Street
San Rafael
CA
94901
Phone
415 454-8538
Web Site
http://www.marinhistory.org/
E-mail
mailto:info@marinhistory.org
Description
predominantly document-oriented collection They
are on a campaign
to build a
new museum
Type of
Resource
Museum
Primary
Focus
Local History
Research
Library
New or
Updated:
6/22/2007
Mission San Rafael Arcangel
1104 5th Avenue
San Rafael CA 94901
Phone 415 456-3016
Web Site http://www.escusd.k12.ca.us/mission_trail/SRafael/SRafael.html
Alt Web http://www.californiamissions.com/cahistory/sanrafael.html
Description founded as a sanitarium outpost of San Francisco mission,
Type of Resource
Museum
Building Type Mission
Industry /Profession Medical
Era 1817
California
Santa Ana
Bowers
Museum of Cultural Art
2002 N Main St
Santa Ana CA
92706
Phone
714 567-3600
Web Site
www.bowers.org
Description
6 galleries, cultural understanding through art;
African, pre-Columbian,
Oceanic,
Native American, California Plein Air
Type of
Resource
Museum
Primary
Focus
Arts
Group
Identity
Native American
New or
Updated: 4/6/2007
Santa Ana
Bowers
Museum Kidseum
1802 Main St
Santa Ana
CA
92706
Phone
714 567-3600
Web Site
http://www.bowers.org/kidseum/kidseum.asp
Alt Web
http://www.bowers.org/
Description
pre-school discoveries, activity tours, youth
programs
Type of
Resource Museum
Primary
Focus
Children
Collection
G-M
Mummies
Owner/Operator:
Bowers Museum
New or
Updated: 4/6/2007
CA
Santa Ana
Old Orange
County Courthouse
211 W Santa Ana Blvd
Santa Ana
CA
92701
Phone
714 973-6605
Alt Phone
714 973-6607
Web Site
http://www.ocparks.com/oldcourthouse/
E-mail
mailto:oldcourthouse@ocparks.com
Description
former courthouse contains Orange County Museum,
Archives, library
of Pacific
Coast Archaeological Society
Type of
Resource
Museum
Primary
Focus
Local History
Building
Type
Courthouse
Nature of
Group or Site
Government
Research
Archives
Era
1901
New or
Updated:
11/30/2006
Santa Ana College Art Gallery
1530 W 17th Street
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana CA
Phone
Web Site http://ext.sacollege.org/academic_progs/art/galleries/art-galleries.htm
Description rotating shows
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Arts
Collection N-Z Photography |
