Current State of California public health guidelines permit us to welcome visitors to our outdoor exhibits. We hope you will
enjoy exploring the museum grounds and learning about the history of our area, while maintaining safe social distancing practices. Museum events and access to indoor spaces will resume as soon as possible. Our restrooms are currently closed to the public.
This is a story about Phineas Loucks. Phineas Loucks (1845 - 1891) was a beekeeper and shake maker who moved his family into the mountains in nineteenth - century Fresno County, into what would soon become the Sierra National Forest. Loucks also achieved some notoriety for some unusual circumstances of his life as a result of that move.
One of many native Sierra Nevada plants of interest is the Snow plant (Sarcodes sanguinea) The vibrant red color is stunning, the conical shape is unique, and it is a forerunner of spring flowers that will soon follow. The Snow…
Photographers as well as history buffs gathered to take in the experience of the draining of Shaver Lake ( this picture was taken December 2011) Pictured is the Historic Shaver Lake sawmill, In its day, the mill pond created behind…
Meet part of the team that makes your visit to the museum enjoyable, Katie Blanchard, Deb Bell and Joy West (from left to right) . From assisting our v.e.s.t. members and docents with tours in and around the museum, to…
Shaver Lake, one of many beautiful mornings, some snow still resting on her shores! We are all so excited for the first snow of the season, all 7.5 inches. This translate to about .85″ of water…. Let’s keep the…
The first sawmill came to the Pine Ridge area in the early 1850s, and by the 1880s several other sawmills were being operated around the local area. Around 1890 a sawmill was built on Stevenson Creek and within a…
Marriage and Family Parents arranged marriages for their children that were often within the clan, but marriage between relatives was prohibited. After the couple was married, the man lived with the woman’s family until the birth of the…
Saturday, September 13th, 2014, the museums media room hosted one of their Sierra Voice Presentations. Presenter, Jeff Young, a Shaver Lake native and Central Sierra Historical Society Board Member, educated his audience on the life of a Sierra Nevada fur…