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Shadelands Ranch Museum Walnut Creek, California
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The House provides a rich archive of Contra Costa and Walnut Creek history in its... |
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Sharpsteen Museum Calistoga, California
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In addition to its many historical exhibits, the Museum uses unique and extraordinarily... |
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Sierra Nevada Logging Museum Arnold, California
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Interior displays include working models of sawmills and logging camps, historic logging... |
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Siskiyou County Museum Yreka, California
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The Native American Gallery features one of the most comprehensive portrayals of Native... |
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Sisson Museum Mt. Shasta, California
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With exhibits like a model railroad depicting the town of Dunsmuir in it's heyday as a... |
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Society Of California Pioneers San Francisco, California
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Highlights of recent seasons include "Points of Interest: The Lawrence and... |
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Sonoma County Museum Santa Rosa, California
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The museum interprets the region's rich history, art, and culture by exhibiting and... |
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South County Historical Society Arroyo Grande, California
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The South County Historical Society boasts several late 19th century dwellings, a... |
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SS Red Oak Victory Richmond, California
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The ship has functioned as both a military and civilian vessel and its service record... |
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Strathearn Historical Park And Museum Simi Valley, California
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The museum presents the area's history in three sections: the Chumash Indian period, the... |
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Tao House Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site Danville, California
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One of America's foremost playwrights, Eugene O'Neill, purchased the Tao House in... |
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Tehachapi Museum Tehachapi, California
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The Tehachapi museum provides insights into local Native American and pioneer history.... |
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Temecula Valley Museum Temecula, California
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Take a step back in time and experience the rich history of the Temecula Valley from its... |
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Tiburon Railroad Ferry Depot Museum Tiburon, California
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More than a pretty waterfront town, Tiburon has a rich railroad and maritime history,... |
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Tuolumne City Memorial Museum Tuolumne, California
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The heritage of Tuolomne is rich as indicated in the museums numerous exhibits, including... |
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Tuolumne County Museum And History Center Sonora, California
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The front gallery is full of photographs and artifacts depicting the county's... |
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Tustin Area Museum Tustin, California
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Some things that visitors while see on a journey through Tustin's history at the museum... |
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USS Hornet Museum Alameda, California
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With its participation in both World War II and the Apollo 11 manned moon mission, the... |
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USS Potomac Oakland, California
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The USS Potomac, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's "Floating White House", is a... |
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Vacaville Museum Vacaville, California
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Located in a quiet, tree-shaded Victorian neighborhood in historic downtown, the purpose... |
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Vallejo Naval And Historical Museum Vallejo, California
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The Museum is located in Vallejo's historic Old City Hall and features five galleries... |
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Western Center Museum Hemet, California
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The Western Center is home to a fascinating array of Native American artifacts and Ice... |
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Western Railway Museum Suisun, California
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Take an electric train trip through the peaceful, picturesque Montezuma Hills over the... |
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Yolo County Historical Museum Woodland, California
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In addition to being a house museum, there are changing exhibits on various subjects... |
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Why do we need a national nonprofit membership society for American history?
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“Save America’s Treasures” has been totally eliminated—the largest Federal program supporting preservation of such treasures as the original Star Spangled Banner and George Washington’s tent.
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65% of Americans don’t know what happened at the Constitutional Convention, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
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The “Teaching American History” grants—the largest Federal program supporting history education—have been completely eliminated.
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Visits to the Top 20 Civil War battlefields have dropped in half from 1970 to 2009 according to official National Park Service statistics.
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40% of Americans can’t identify whom we fought in World War II, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
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A quarter of Americans believe Congress shares power over U.S. foreign policy with the United Nations, according to a recent Annenberg survey.
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“There is little that is more important for an American citizen to know than the history and traditions of his country,” John F. Kennedy wrote in American Heritage.
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The “We the People Program,” which touched some 30 million students and 90,000 teachers over 25 years, has been completely eliminated.
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Two-thirds of Americans could not correctly name Yorktown as the last major military action of the American Revolution, according to a recent national Gallup survey.
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The National Heritage Areas and Scenic Byways program, the only major Federal program encouraging visits to historic places, has been completely eliminated in Congressional committee.
