Museum of the Sierra Folklore Webinar Series: Bad Boys of the Central Sierra
Date/Time: Thursday, March 31st at 6:00 pmLocation: Zoom Meeting RoomSpeaker: Steve MerrillCost: FREE!Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/folklore-webinar-series-bad-boys-of-the-central-sierra-tickets-288301907767Presentation Overview:Evans and Sontag: Train robbers of the Old West, right here in the Central Valley. Simmering anger at the all-dominating Southern Pacific railroad erupted into five violent train robberies in between 1889 and 1892. Aften months on the run to Eshom Valley, […]
2:00 pm 31st Annual Members Meeting
Museum Media Room & Outside SeatingMembership Social 2:00 @ CSHS Museum Media Room Annual Meeting 2:30 @ CSHS Seating Outside Museum Media Room BOD Election Meeting Immediately Following Effective March 1, 2022 Fresno County Guidelines "Strong Recommendation" that all persons, regardless of vaccine status, continue indoor […]
Sierra Voices #1 – Search & Rescue in the Sierra Nevada
Title - Search & Rescue in the Sierra NevadaREGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sierra-voices-search-rescue-in-the-sierra-nevada-tickets-324362255237 Presentation Summary - Listen to Jim Dixon discuss his personal experience as a member of the Fresno County Sheriff Mounted Posse Search […]
1pm-4pm – A Taste of Shaver
Taste of Shaver Lake - Outdoors at the museum Saturday May 21, 2022 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Admission is FREE $5 sample plates and beer for purchase Food Vendors: Shaver Lake Trading Post, Big Creek General Store's Down to Earth Bakery & Deli, Shaver Lake Coffee & Deli, Hungry Hut, Cressman's and At the Point Burgers […]
The Dalton Gang’s Life of Crime — It didn’t add up! – Museum of the Sierra
Join us as we look at the Dalton Gang and their crime spree 'by the numbers'. Between 1890 and 1892, Bob, Bill, Grat and Emmett cut a swath of murder and mayhem across the Old West, robbing trains and banks. Even Wonder Valley, right here in our own backyard, still bears the mark of their […]