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	California Tehama Tehama County Museum 3rd Tehama CA 96090 Phone 530 384-2595 Web Site www.tco.net/tehama/museum/ Description local history Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Local History California Temecula Temecula Valley Museum 28314 Mercedes Street Temecula CA 92590 Phone 909 676-0021 Web Site http://www.ci.hemet.ca.us/cmntyprf/events/attrac.htm Description local tribes, early ranching and train-stop Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Local History Group Identity Native American California Temple City Historical Society of Temple City Museum 10144 Bogue Street PO Box 1379 Temple City CA 91780 Phone 626 279-1784 Web Site www.ci.temple-city.ca.us/comunorg/histsoc.htm Description local museum just moved, not currently open Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Local History California Thousand Oaks Chumash Interpretive Center 3290 Lang Ranch Parkway Oakbrook Regional Park Thousand Oaks CA Phone 805 492-8076 Web Site http://www.designplace.com/chumash/ E-mail mailto:deerclan@gte.net Description Chumash culture and history, museum and reconstructed village in a natural setting inside a park Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Village Group Identity Native American California Three Rivers Three Rivers Historical Society 42268 Sierra Drive PO Box 162 Three Rivers CA 93271 Phone 559 561-2707 Web Site http://www.threerivers.com/TRHS.htm Description celebrates town on the edge of Sequoia National Park, artist, tourist & retirement haven Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Local History New or Updated: 06/15/2003 California Truckee Donner Memorial State Park 12593 Donner Pass Road Truckee CA 96161 Phone 530 582-7892 Web Site www.ceres.ca.gov/sierradsp/donner.html Description Located in a state park, celebrates history of the area of Donner Pass Type of Resource Museum CA Truckee KidZone Museum 11711 Donner Pass Road PO Box 2563 Truckee CA 96160 Phone 530 550-1138 Web Site www.kidzonemuseum.org E-mail mailto:kidzonemuseum@aol.com Description opened 2002, indoor playground, interactive exhibit, toddlers area Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Children New or Updated: 2/7/2004 California Tujunga Bolton Hall Museum 10110 Commerce Avenue PO Box 203 Tujunga CA 91042 Phone 818 352-3420 Web Site www.verdugo-online.com/ E-mail Landmhitt@cs.com Description Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Local History California Twentynine Palms 29 Palms Historical Society 6760 National Park Drive Twentynine Palms CA 92277 Phone 760 367-2366 Web Site http://www.virtual29.com/societys/histsoc.html Description relocated schoolhouse with local memorabilia Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Local history Building Type Schoolhouse Research /Reading Library Era 1927 New or Updated: 05/23/2003 California Ukiah Grace Hudson Museum-Sun House 431 South Main St Ukiah CA 95482 Phone 707 467-2836 Web Site http://www.gracehudsonmuseum.org/ Description artist Hudson ethnographer husband John, site holds museum and the couple's home. Western art, history, and anthropology, study of Pomo Type of Resource Museum Field of Study/Science Facility Ethnography Collection A-F Baskets Collection N-Z Paintings Group Identity Native American California Upland Cooper Regional History Museum PO Box 772 Upland CA 91785 Phone 909 982-8010 Web Site www.culturalcenter.org Description Local History Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Local History California Vacaville Vacaville Museum 213 Buck Avenue Vacaville CA 95688 Phone 707 447-4513 Web Site http://www.vacavillemuseum.org/ E-mail mailto:Vacmuseum@aol.com Description local history and arts, rotating exhibits Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Local History New or Updated: 05/23/2003 CA Vallejo Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum 734 Marin St Vallejo CA 94590 Phone 707 643-2443 Web Site http://www.vallejomuseum.org/ Description 5 galleries display local shipbuilding and Mare Island Naval base Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Military Building Type City Hall Industry /Profession Naval Era 1927 New or Updated: 1/14/2004 California Valley Center Valley Center Museum of Local History Cole Grade Road VC Local History Committee: 29115 Valley Center Road Valley Center CA 92082 Phone 760 749-1305 Web Site *** Alt Web http://www.ucsd-civic-collaborative.org/resources/eventview.asp?id=131 Description museum was scheduled to open Spring 2002 Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Local History New or Updated: 07/04/2003 California Van Nuys Valley College Historical Museum 13163 Burbank Boulevard Van Nuys CA 91401 Phone 818 967-5170 Web Site http://www.lavc.cc.ca.us/lavchistory.html Description history of the San Fernando Valley Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Local History California Ventura Albinger Archaeological Museum 113 East Main Street Ventura CA 93001 Phone 805 648-5823 Web Site http://www.vcmha.org/driving.html Description tells the story of the Mission, with earth oven and original foundation Type of Resource Museum Field of Study/Science Facility Archaeology New or Updated: 04/09/2003 Ventura County Museum of History and Art 100 East Main Street Ventura CA 93001 Phone 805 653-0323 Web Site www.vcmha.org Description local history, culture, and art, 3D pictures by local artist Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Local History California Victorville California Route 66 Museum 168245 D Street PO Box 2151 Victorville CA 92392 Phone 760 951-0436 Web Site http://www.califrt66museum.org/ E-mail mailto:cart66musm@mscomm.com Description automotive, cultural, economic topics of famous highway in former road Type of Resource Museum Collection A-F Arms Collection N-Z Photography Research /Reading Library New or Updated: 05/24/2003 California Vista Rancho Buena Vista Adobe 651 East Vista Drive Vista CA 92084 Phone 760 639-6164 Web Site http://www.ci.vista.ca.us/adobe/ Alt Web http://www.letsgoseeit.com/index/county/sd/vista/loc01/buena_vista.htm Description birthplace of town, furnishings and art gallery Type of Resource Museum Building Type Ranch/Pueblo Nature of Group or Site Government New or Updated: 05/25/2003 Vista Historical Museum 651 East Vista Way Vista CA 92084 Phone 760 630-0444 Web Site http://www.geocities.com/vistahistoricalmuseum/ Description Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Local History Research /Reading Archives Owner/Operator: Vista Ranchos Historical Society CA Walnut Creek Lindsay Wildlife Museum 1931 1st Avenue Walnut Creek CA 94596 Phone 925 935-1978 Web Site www.wildlife-museum.org Description learning to live with nature, 50 species of live wildlife in wildlife rehabilitation facility Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Natural History Nature of Group or Site Animals Field of Study/Science Facility Wildlife New or Updated:** 09/26/2003
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