Location
49 Big Blue Road
PO Box 651
Kernville, CA 93238
(760) 376-6683
** NOTICE **
THE MUSEUM AND ANNEX ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED THROUGH THE END OF APRIL DUE TO THE CORONA VIRUS SITUATION.
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USUAL HOURS (WHEN THE MUSEUM REOPENS):
10 am to 4 pm
Thursday through Sunday
We are regularly closed:
New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
Admission is Free
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What's Happening
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A Message from the President - April, 2021
This is my favorite time of the year. Winter is nearly over and Spring is coming with flowers,...
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Curator's Corner April, 2021 --- Dianna Anderson
We would like to collect oral histories. We have boxes of tapes that Bob Powers made of pioneers...
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The Country Store April, 2021 --- Appointments available
Erie and I enjoyed a few days in Cambria, so we stopped in Harmony at the Glass Blowers. We saw...
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Docents' Corner — Luz Polcik
Please contact me with any questions or concerns regarding docenting. --- Luz 661-803-2012 call or...
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The Wonderful Gift of Giving ---
To donate now please click on the DONATE link above. When the museum reopens, the Gift of Giving...
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Collectors Display Cabinet
If you have a collection to share, contact me, Linda Thurm, at 760-417-2881. The schedule will be...
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PLEASE SUPPORT THESE BUSINESSES - April, 2021
The following businesses & organizations support the museum. We encourage you to support them! ...
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General Membership Meetings ON HOLD FOR NOW
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The History of Our Schools [Parts 1 - 3] --- CharlAnn Gregory
HISTORY OF OUR SCHOOLS [PART 3] The Havilah Parochial School (1864-1868) was opened in 1864 by...
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USING A COMPUTER AND GETTING ON THE INTERNET
Are you new to computers and the Internet? Here are some guidelines that might help. TERMINOLOGY:...
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Book Report [2021] --- Linda Adams
Romantic Heritage of Kern River Valley from Trail Blazer, Gold Seeker and Pioneer Settler to...
NEWS FLASH!
DRIVE IN MOVIE COMING UP, MAY 7, 2021
See
"Kern Valley Museum" Facebook page
for details
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The following letter, from the California State Library in Sacramento, was received in 2019.
Museum Supporters
deserve to be very proud !
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California State Library
California History Room
June 17, 2019
Dear Ron Anderson,
Greetings from the California State Library. We are writing to express our heartfelt thanks for all of your hard work for California in general and for Kern County in particular. Without the efforts of organizations such as the Kern Valley Museum, local residents would lack a sense of community and shared past.
In the spirit of celebrating a job well done, we have selected Kern County as the California History Section’s County of the Month, featuring your organization in the accompanying documentation. This distinction highlights organizations involved in local cultural preservation and outreach, as well as the varied local history resources available to researchers at the State Library.
If you wish to see the documentation for these acknowledgements and others, it is available on this website: http://www.library.ca.gov/california-history/county-month/. Thank you again for all of your hard work.
Sincerely,
Elena Smith, Librarian
California History Room
California State Library
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THE GIFT SHOP IS TAKING APPOINTMENTS
Visit the Museum's Gift Shop for unique shopping. You won't see these treasures available anywhere else. For an appointment, see "Country Store" under What's Happening
A tiny part of the Gift Shop's selections, which include books on the area, maps, western wear and accessories, hats of all kinds, exquisite handmade baskets, jewelry, many more too numerous to list
2018 Whiskey Flat Parade
The Kern Valley Museum houses artifacts from prehistoric times to the present. We have a large geological and fossil exhibit, mining and ranching artifacts, an interactive history of the Edison hydroelectric plants, exhibits of the movie-making history of the area and construction of the Isabella Dam.
There are thousands of photographs of the early settlers, miners, cowboys and Indians.
Our wonderful back porch and yard are home for a 1925 Graham Truck, covered wagon and the Stagecoach John Wayne rode while filming scenes of “Stagecoach” in our Valley.
We also have a giant stamp mill used to render gold-bearing ore to powder, a working assay office, blacksmith shop and a restored and furnished 100 year old cabin.
In the 1850’s, Gold Fever gripped the nation. The Kern River Valley was part of the gold rush that spurred the westward migration of fortune seekers who became ranchers, farmers and merchants when the gold played out.
The Museum stands rich in history. Come and discover the treasures it holds!