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• Art and Wine Walk

  • When
    Fri, October 04, 2024
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    5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    141 Salem St, Chico, CA 95928

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  Experience the magic of the annual Art and Wine Walk at the Chico History Museum, showcasing captivating works of art by talented local artists. Delight your senses as you immerse yourself in a world of creativity and passion. Join us for a unique opportunity to meet the artists in person and witness their masterpieces up close. Don't miss the chance to bid on these extraordinary pieces during the auction. Let creativity and culture inspire you at this unmissable event!

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• Chinese Tea Tasting

  • When
    Sat, October 12, 2024
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    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    141 Salem St, Chico, CA 95928
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    21

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• Harvest Celebration

  • When
    Sat, October 12, 2024
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    4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    5244 Anita Road, Chico, CA 95973
  • Spaces left
    29
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    19 registrants

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  Chico History Museum is having a Harvest Celebration in the Barn! On Saturday, October 12th, 4:00 pm—7:00 pm, we will present a short talk on the History of the Chico Barn, followed by a BBQ with hamburgers and hot dogs, a silent auction, and lots of fun!! 

  Join us and enjoy a historic barn full of antiques and dinner in an almond orchard on a beautiful Fall evening. We only have room for 50 people, so get your tickets online or in person at the Chico History Museum. Please call (530) 891-4336 for questions or assistance with registration.

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• Lecture 2: "What shall we do for fun this weekend"? Entertainment Ventures in 20th Century Chico

  • When
    Sat, October 19, 2024
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    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Chico History Museum, 141 Salem St. Chico, CA 95928

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  From the early 1900s to the 1980s, the citizens of Chico always had plenty of choices when they were seeking entertainment! Whether it be roller skating, bowling, billiards parlors, pool halls, miniature golf, golf, dance halls or even movies, people from all age groups could meet up with friends for a fun-filled time!  This presentation will describe many of these activities that were available in Chico throughout the 20th century.   

  Presenter Dr. Kathleen F. Gabriel

  
  

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• Lecture 3: Chico State College Pioneer Week “The Outstanding Activity of the Year”

  • When
    Sat, October 26, 2024
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    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Chico History Museum, 141 Salem St. Chico, CA 95928

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  There is much to be said of the fabled Pioneer Day that eventually evolved

  into Pioneer Week. It began at the Chico Normal School over 100 years

  ago in 1915 as a single Senior Day to show high school seniors the

  teachers college campus. It continued and evolved as the name of the

  school changed to Chico State College and then to the California State

  University, Chico. It was a multi-faceted spring celebration enjoyed by the

  student organizations on campus and by the entire Chico community. A

  Sheriff and Little Nell were selected from the student body as a culminating

  celebration activity and to lead the all-community Pioneer Day Parade.

  This presentation will evoke the organization, work, fun and nostalgia of

  this delightful student-lead annual Chico event.

  
  

  Presenter: Judy McKray Simmons, Little Nell 1966

  
  

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• Play Ball!

  • When
    Fri, November 01, 2024
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    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    141 Salem St, Chico, CA 95928

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  Chico History Museum is proud to present an evening with the Chico Peppers. The Peppers were a women’s fast pitch softball team that came together in the early 1960’s and continued until the early 2000’s. They were very successful, not only in Northern California, but they went on to win a Gold Medal and Silver Medal at the Senior Olympics.

  The evening will start with a presentation by two of the early team members, giving some insight and history of the team. We will then have an open platform where everyone can interact and share memories.

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• Lecture 4: Northern California's "Singing Cowboy": Moriss Taylor, KHSL Channel 12, and Chico's Country Music Television Icon, 1956-1997

  • When
    Sat, November 02, 2024
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    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Chico History Museum, 141 Salem St. Chico, CA 95928

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  Presenter Brian "Butch" Peterson (born at Enloe Hospital in Chico), is an instructor of history at Shasta College (Redding). A graduate of Oriand High School, Mr. Peterson earned degrees at the University of California, Berkeley (BA, History), California State University, Chico (BA II, Music/Spanishi MA, History, CA State Teaching Credential), Harvard University (EdM, Learning and Teaching), and Yale University (MDIV, Latinx Theology; STM, Congregational Leadership). He has given academic papers at: National Council for History Education, International Country Music Conference, New England Historical Association, Northeast Popular Culture Association, Society for American Music, American Musicological Society, Midwest Popular Culture Association, Society for Ethnomusicology), and Music Educators' National Conference. He was a charter member of the Fabulous Swing Kings (1996-2011),-under the direction of the late Bernie Farmer of Chico. He was honored as "Citizen of the Year" in Orland (2016). A resident of Chico, Brian is an ordained pastor serving a congregation in Willows. He will be giving three papers in the fall at conferences out-of-state including the "It's a Wonderful Life" Museum Festival in Seneca Falls, NY.

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• Lecture 5: History of the Mouth Of Chico Canyon

  • When
    Sat, November 23, 2024
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    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Chico History Museum, 141 Salem St. Chico, CA 95928

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  A look at the people, places, and events in the area around the mouth of Chico Canyon, Hooker Oak, Five Mile Recreation Area, and the 21st Subdivision, from the 1850s to the 1920s. The presentation will cover, in chronological order, the fascinating history of this unique area northeast of Chico.

  Robert Whitaker grew up in Chico and has been interested in local history since an early age. Since the 1970s he became particularly interested in the area around his family's home near Five Mile Recreation Area.

  
  

  
  

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• Lecture 6: Anna Marks - Another Look

  • When
    Sat, December 07, 2024
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    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Chico History Museum, 141 Salem St. Chico, CA 95928

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  Dave Nopel will use the several photo albums and scrapbooks of Anna Marks to illustrate his presentation about life in Chico and the surrounding area from 1905 to about 1960. Anna moved to Chico with her family as a teenager, and would spend the rest of her life here, and from about 1905, she would begin to take snapshot photographs of her doings and events in Butte County. Dave Nopel has used the Anna Marks photographs in earlier presentations and projects, and he will again use a wide-sweeping array of Anna pictures to look back through time at an absorbing and illustrative collection of pictures.

  
  

  
  

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