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Note: corrections, deletions and additions are occasionally made without notice and are subject to change. [Last updated on...... 04-25-2008] January 12, 2008, Saturday, 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM: Installation of newly elected Officers and Board of Directors. Annual General Membership Meeting and installation dinner at East Sonora Conference Center. (RSVP Necessary). Check your TCMM newsletter for additional information. February 23, Saturday 2 PM: "Italian Pioneer Families of Tuolumne" Special Program and Open House. Refreshments served. March 31, Monday Evening 6 PM: The beautiful Seven Sisters Restaurant/Black Oak Casino will provide the venue and staff services at no charge, and food at cost for a Gourmet Dinner Gala. Diners will pay only $100 per person for a gourmet dinner with 70 percent of your donation going toward the museum building preservation fund. Reservations must be made by Wednesday March 19. Seating for the dinner is limited to 75 people. Contributions are tax deductible. Early reservations are strongly recommended. Contact Lynne Jerome at (209) 928-3300. Open to members and non-members. April 5, Saturday 1:30 PM: Lord Richard Buckley 102nd Birthday celebration and exhibit. A 102-year birthday tribute for Tuolumne born Richard Myrle Buckley, featuring David Simerely. April 19, Saturday morning 9 AM to 4 PM: 20th Annual West Side Logging Modelers Convention, at Sonora Elks Lodge. TCMM will have a "public relations" display table. (Admission $20 per person to benefit the restoration project of the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Rail Road at Fish Camp, CA. See www.WestSideReunion.com) April 19, Saturday Evening 6 PM to 8 PM: Museum open house for WSLC Convention attendees, hosted by Art Kauppi. Special WSLC Exhibit. April 20, Sunday morning 9 AM to 12 Noon: Annual TCMM/WSLC Flume right-of-way walk to the Tuolumne River (rain or shine) (RSVP necessary) followed by a BYO Brown-Bag Picnic later in the Museum Courtyard (No rain this year). Walk led by Docent Art Kauppi. April 26, Saturday 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM: TCMM Third Annual "Spring Fling" at the Tuolumne Memorial Hall. Tickets are $20 in advance. This is always a sold-out event. May 25, Sunday 1:30 PM. Museum Open House: "An afternoon with Sara Jane Carter" featuring Jeannnie Venturini. June 21, 22, Saturday and Sunday: Tuolumne Lumber Jubilee Program. WSLC Slide Presentation at 1 PM and 3 PM inside Museum, moderated by TCMM WSLC Researcher Art Kauppi. More info TBA. July - - To be announced. August 2, Saturday 9 AM: Once again, a TCMM/WSLC Field Trip and picnic to "Camp 24." We last went there in 2003. (RSVP necessary). More info to be announced. September 27, Saturday: Museum Open House 10 AM to 5 PM in conjunction with Smithsonian National Museum Day and the Tuolumne County Historical Society. Refreshments served. More info to be announced. October 11, Saturday 10:00 AM: Carters Cemetery program, at Carters Cemetery (old section) in Tuolumne. History discussion of pioneer gravesites. (You may bring your folding chair to sit in.) Tenative Fall Program: Columbia College Founder's Day History Program and exhibit at Columbia College. More info to be announced. Tenative Fall Program: USFS/SNF Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) History Program and exhibit. Held in conjunction with the Tuolumne County Historical Society in Sonora. More info to be announced. November ?? TBA, pending finalization of above two tentative programs. December 8, Saturday 11 AM to 4 PM: Annual Holiday Open House and Election of the 2008 slate of Officers and Directors. Refreshments served. Members and non-members invited. |
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Note: corrections, deletions and additions are occasionally made without notice and are subject to change. January 12, 2007 Friday: Installation of newly elected Officers and Board of Directors. Annual General Membership Meeting and installation dinner at Covers Apple Ranch, in Tuolumne. Dahl Family (RSVP Necessary). Installation dinner event sold out. February: (Postponed until November 2007) Westside Cherry Valley History Program. February 24, Saturday 1:30 PM: Special Event. Open House, "Olaf Dahl Family" PowerPoint Presentation, in museum. Stop by for a visit and say hello to the Dahl Family. Refreshments served. March 30, Friday 7 PM: Combined history program with the Tuolumne County Historical Society, "Fires in Tuolumne County - Sonora and Tuolumne" at the Sonora Library Community Meeting Room April 5, Thursday 7 PM: Lord Buckley 101st Birthday Party, in Museum. Refreshments served April 21, Saturday Morning 9 AM to 4 PM: 20th Annual West Side Logging Modelers Convention, at Sonora Elks Lodge. TCMM will have a table. (Admission $20 to benefit the restoration project of the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Rail Road at Fish Camp, CA. See www.WestSideReunion.com) April 21, Saturday Evening 6 PM to 8 PM: Museum open house for WSLC Convention attendees, hosted by Art Kauppi. April 22, Sunday morning 9 AM to 12 Noon: Annual TCMM/WSLC Flume right-of-way walk to the Tuolumne River (rain or shine) (RSVP necessary) April 28, Saturday: Annual TCMM Spring Fling, Tuolumne Memorial Hall (RSVP necessary) May 19, Saturday 1 PM: WSLC History Round Table, with WSLC retirees, and Museum Open House, inside Museum, refreshments served. Moderated by Art Kauppi. June 23, Saturday: Tuolumne Lumber Jubilee, in Tuolumne Memorial Park. WSLC Slide Presentation at 1 PM and 3 PM inside Museum. June 24, Sunday: Tuolumne Lumber Jubilee, in Tuolumne Memorial Park. July 21, Saturday 1:30 PM: Program "Mines in Tuolumne" inside museum. Slide show presentation of local mining activities. August 4, Saturday 9 AM: TCMM/WSLC Field Trip to "Deadwood" in Stanislaus National Forest (RSVP necessary). More info to be announced. August 11, Saturday 6:30 PM to 8 PM: Old-fashioned Ice Cream Social in Museum Courtyard. September 9, Sunday: Foothill Farmlands Arts Festival. Fahey Ranch, Stanislaus National Forest. (More info to be announced) September 12, Wednesday 7 PM: Tuolumne Band of Cherokee Heritage and Program, as told by Cherokee Elders. Refreshments served. September 22, Saturday 9 AM to 3 PM: (Note date change) Volunteer Docent training session. RSVP Necessary. Click here for the TCMM History Quiz September 29, Saturday: Museum Open House 10 AM to 5 PM in conjunction with Smithsonian National Museum Day and the Tuolumne County Historical Society. Refreshments served. October: No events. November 15, Thursday 7 PM: "Growing Up Across The Pond: Living in Little Manistee" featuring Jesse James. December 8, Saturday 11 AM to 4 PM: Annual Holiday Open House and Election of the 2008 slate of Officers and Directors. Refreshments served. Members and non-members invited. |
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Note: corrections, deletions and additions are occasionally made without notice. January 10, 2006 Tuesday 6:30 PM: Installation of newly elected 2006 Officers and Board of Directors. Annual General Membership Meeting and installation dinner at Friend's Coffee House, in Tuolumne. February 18, 2006 Saturday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM: Docent Training Session for new and old volunteers and docents, in the museum. RSVP necessary. March 2006: - - - No special events scheduled at this time during the month of March April 5, 2006 Wednesday 7:00 PM: Lord Richard Buckley Birthday Party inside the museum. Presented by TCMM docents David and Juliet Simerely. A 100-year birthday tribute for Tuolumne born Richard Myrle Buckley. Refreshments served. April 23, 2006 Sunday 9:30 AM: Field Trip (5.5 mile walk) and picnic lunch from Flumne to River, along the old WSLC narrow-gauge right-of-way. Presented by WSLC Historical Researcher and Docent Art Kauppi. RSVP necessary. Bring your own lunch and camera. April 29, 2006 Saturday 9:00 AM: TCMM display booth at the 18th Annual West Side Reunion and Logging Modeler's Convention at the Sonora Elks Lodge, in Sonora. (Admission $20 to benefit the restoration project of the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Rail Road at Fish Camp, CA. See www.WestSideReunion.com) April 29, 2006 Saturday Time TBA: Mothers Day Tea, Fashion Show and Jewelry Sale at Tuolumne Memorial Veterans Hall. RSVP Necessary. May 6, 2006 Saturday 9:00 AM: Tuolumne Garden Day and Rummage Sale at Tuolumne Veterans Memorial Hall. TCMM will have a fund-raising booth. June 23, 2006 Friday, June 24 Saturday, June 25 Sunday: Tuolumne Lumber Jubilee at Tuolumne Memorial Park. TCMM will have membership-drive booth. The TCMM will be open for visitors during the Lumber Jubilee. We need volunteer support for staffing. June 24, 2006 Saturday, Time 1 PM and 3 PM: Lumber Jubilee Event. WSLC Researcher and Docent Ed Sieckert will narrate a WSLC PowerPoint presentation inside the museum. This showing is a new presentation. Free event. August 5, Saturday. Museum Field Trip and picnic to West Side Lumber Company Bourland Bridge. Meet at TCMM Museum anytime between 9 AM and 10 AM. Details at www.TuolumneMuseum.org/bourlandbridge.htm. RSVP necessary (209) 928-3516. Bring your own lunch and camera. August 19, 2006 Saturday 10:00 AM History Field Trip, to the Dead Horse stamp mill site, on private property. RSVP necessary. After the Stamp Mill tour, attend the TCMM Ice Cream Social at the museum during visiting hours. Entertainment will be provided by The Wandering Bishops musicians. September 29, 2006 Friday 7:00 PM: WSLC Power-Point presentation by TCMM West Side Researcher and Docent Art Kauppi, to members of the Tuolumne County Historical Society at their general membership meeting in the Sonora Library meeting room on Greenly Road. Free event, plenty of parking, handicap accessible. October 21, 2006 Saturday 10:00 AM: Carters Cemetery program, at Carters Cemetery (old section) in Tuolumne. History discussion of pioneer gravesites. (You may bring your folding chair to sit in.) October 28, 2006 Saturday 9:00 AM: Docent Training Day. RSVP necessary. October 31, 2006 Tuesday Evening Sunset: Halloween Candy Night on museum doorstep. November 7, 2006 Tuesday 6:30 PM: General Membership Meeting - Nomination for new officers - TCMM board meeting. Members are encouraged to attend. November 2006: - - - No special events scheduled at this time during the month of November. Happy Holidays! December 5: Tuesday, 6:30 PM, Board Meeting. Members are encouraged to attend. December 8: Friday, 4:00 to 7:00 PM, Refreshments will be served at the annual TCMM Holiday open house and election of Officers and Board of Directors. At 6:00 PM, attend the annual Tuolumne Christmas Parade around Tuolumne Memorial Park. Then visit the Crafts Fair at Tuolumne Veterans Memorial Hall after the parade. Shop at the TCMM Crafts booth inside the Memorial Hall. |
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[NOTE: corrections, deletions and additions are occasionally made without notice.] April 9: Saturday, 1:00 to 4:00 PM. Lord Buckley "Birthday Party" in museum courtyard (Presented by TCMM Docents David and Juliet Simerley). April 23: Saturday, 9:00 AM. TCMM display booth at the 18th Annual West Side Reunion and Logging Modeler's Convention at the Sonora Elks Lodge, in Sonora. (Admission $20 to benefit the restoration project of the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Rail Road at Fish Camp, CA. See www.WestSideReunion.com) April 24: Sunday, 9:00 AM. TCMM Field Trip and picnic, walking the WSLC "flume" right-of-way. Details at www.TuolumneMuseum.org/flume.htm. May 21: Saturday, 9:00 AM. Garden Day. Flea market in Tuolumne Memorial Park. TCMM Booth. June 24, 25, 26: Friday thru Sunday. 56th Tuolumne Lumber Jubilee. TCMM sponsors a WSLC slide presentation at Summerville Elementary School Cafeteria on Saturday, June 25, at 4:00 PM. Children's craft activities in museum courtyard both Saturday and Sunday. TCMM award-winning float in parade on Saturday. August 6: Saturday, 9:00 AM. Field Trip to WSLC Camp Niagra. Details at www.TuolumneMuseum.org/campniagara.htm RSVP is necessary. August 27: Saturday. Yard Sale in TCMM Museum Courtyard. EVENT CANCELLED September 19: Schools of Tuolumne Program. Event location is Arastraville School. (NOTE: Date Changed.) October 1: Saturday. Jewelry Sale / Antique Costume Show at TCMM Museum. (EVENT CANCELLED) October 15: Saturday. Carters Cemetery Guided Tour, in Tuolumne. EVENT CANCELLED November 1: Tuesday, 7:00 PM. General Membership Meeting - Nomination for new officers - TCMM board meeting. November 4: Friday, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM and November 5, Saturday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. "Tribute to Tuolumne Art Show & Sale 2005" at Tuolumne Veterans Memorial Hall. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres & desserts at both events. December 6: Tuesday, 5:30 PM, Potluck dinner and General Membership Meeting. Election of new officers - 7:00 PM TCMM board meeting. December 9: Friday, 4:00 to 6:00 PM, Refreshments will be served at the annual TCMM Holiday Open House. At 6:00 PM, attend the annual Tuolumne Christmas Parade around Tuolumne Memorial Park. Then visit the Crafts Fair at Tuolumne Veterans Memorial Hall after the parade. Shop at the TCMM Crafts booth inside the Memorial Hall. |
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[NOTE: corrections, deletions and additions are occasionally made without notice.] April 24, 2004: Saturday, TCMM display booth at the 17th Annual West Side Reunion and Logging Modeler's Convention at the Sonora Elks Lodge, in Sonora. (Admission $20 to benefit the restoration project of the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Rail Road at Fish Camp, CA. See www.WestSideReunion.com) May 1, 2004: Saturday, Community Garden Opening Day, at Tuolumne Memorial Hall. June 26, 27, 2004: Saturday and Sunday, TCMM display booth at the Tuolumne Lumber Jubilee, in Tuolumne. A West Side Lumber Company slide presentation (from a rare, private collection) inside the Museum at 1:30 and 4:30. July 17, 2004: Saturday, 6:30 to 8:00 PM. TCMM Annual Old Fashioned Summer Ice Cream and Cookies Social at the Museum. "Tales of the Mother Lode" - with Hard Luck Lin". Everyone is invited to sing songs. July 30, 2004: Friday, 7 PM: At the Museum. "Early Antique Bottles of Tuolumne." Darren Romitti will bring old bottles from his collection and tell the history of Tuolumne's very own bottle company, along with the history of other local bottle companies. Darren will also have information about digging for old bottles and how to clean and preserve them. August 21, 2004: Saturday, TCMM Historical Research Committee, Docent-lead field trip and picnic to WSLC Camp Clavey. Also a one mile walk through the forest to "Deadwood". See August newsletter for details. September 1, 2, 3, and 4, 2004: Labor Day Weekend. TCMM exhibit booth at the 24th annual Narrow Gauge Convention at the Santa Clara, California Convention Center and Westin Hotel. September 10, Saturday and Sept 11, Sunday 2004: >>> EVENT CANCELLED <<< The movie "Silver City" will be projected on a big screen, staring Edmond O'Brien, Yvonne DeCarlo and Barry Fitzgerald. This 1951 western movie was filmed in color and in the Tuolumne area with some great dramatic and action scenes in Tuolumne and on the West Side Lumber Company rails. September 25, 2004: Summersvile - Carters - Tuolumne Township Sesquicentenial (150 years) Celebration. Museum opens at 10:00 AM. Museum open house and children's pioneer crafts in Museum courtyard. Hands-on activities including carding, weaving and spinning wool, corn husk dolls and Native Mi-Wuk children's games. Additional historical programs featured inside the Museum all day, including a slide presentation regarding the WSLC Sonora drying yard. October 5, 2004: Membership meeting and program. Entertainment, refreshments and a program about Tuolumne's very own "Lord Buckley" with guest host David Simerly, 7:00 PM at the Museum. Board of Director's meeting at 5:30 PM. November 5, Friday, 4 PM to 8 PM (evening reception), and November 6, Saturday, 10 AM to 5 PM: "Tribute to Tuolumne" Art Show and Sale 2004 - A celebration of 150 years of the Historic & Charming Tuolumne portrayed in Art by local artists. Tuolumne Veteran's Memorial Hall. November 9, 2004: Tuesday, 7:00 PM General Membership Meeting, Nomination of Officers for 2005, Board of Directors Meeting. December 7, 2004: Tuesday, 7:00 PM General Membership Meeting, Election of Officers for 2005, Board of Directors Meeting. December 4, 2004: Saturday, 1 to 4 PM Holiday Season Annual TCMM Open House at the Museum. Coffee and cookies. Christmas Carols, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. |
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January 7, 2003: Annual membership meeting, election of officers and installation dinner, 6:00 PM, at Friend's Cafe, in Tuolumne. April 5, 2003: Saturday, Museum display booth at the 16th annual West Side Reunion and Logging Modeler's Convention at the Sonora Elks Lodge, in Sonora. (see www.WestSideReunion.com) May 3, 2003: Saturday, Community Garden Opening Day, at Tuolumne Memorial Hall. May 17, 2003: Saturday, History Roundtable, 5:00 PM, at Summerville Elementary School Cafeteria. Potluck dinner and refreshments (no charge). See May Museum Newsletter for details. May 31, 2003: Saturday, Museum field trip to West Side Lumber Company Camp 24, in the woods, weather permitting. This trip was cancelled due to USFS road closure. See July 19, below for reschedule. June 21-22, 2003: Saturday and Sunday, Display booth at the Tuolumne Lumber Jubilee and Parade, in Tuolumne. July 5, 2003: Saturday, 6:30 PM, Annual Summer Ice Cream and Cookies Social at the Museum. Everyone is invited. Festive Fourth of July program planned. July 19, 2003: Saturday, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Museum field trip and picnic to West Side Lumber Company Camp 24, in the woods, weather permitting. See July Museum newsletter for details. RSVP a must. September 5-6, 2003: Saturday and Sunday, Museum "Yard Sale" at the Tuolumne Veteran's Hall, in Tuolumne. This is a big fund-raising event for the Museum. November 8, 2003: Saturday, 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Semi-annual (fund-raising) Autumn Fantasy luncheon and Home Tour at the Veterans Memorial Hall. Advance ticket sales only. November 11, 2003: 7:00 PM. General Membership Meeting, Nomination of Officers, Board of Directors Meeting. December 2, 2003: 7:00PM. General Membership Meeting, Election of Officers, Board of Directors Meeting. December 7, 2003: Sunday, Holiday Season Annual Museum Open House at the Museum. Refreshments served. |
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January 8, 2002: Annual General Membership Meeting and Installation Dinner, 7:00 PM, at Pine Inn Restaurant, Tuolumne. March 16, 2002: 9th Annual Irish Dinner, 6:00 PM, at Mountain Springs Golf Club, Sonora. May 4, 2002: Booth at Community Garden opening day, Tuolumne Veterans Hall. May 18, 2002: Pot Luck Dinner and History Roundtable, at Summerville Elementary School Cafeteria. June 16, 2002: 1:00 PM. Photograph computer scanning session. Bring your valuable, old family photos related to Tuolumne for archival scanning onto the Museum's computerized disk for preservation. You can take your photo's back home with you. June 22-23, 2002: Tuolumne Lumber Jubilee Parade. We have a booth in the park. Booth Hours on Saturday are 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM. Sunday, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Please stop by and visit. July 7, 2002: Ice Cream Social at the Museum at 6:00 PM. No charge. September 7, 2002: Saturday Yard Sale at the Veterans Hall in Tuolumne. Begins at 8:00 AM. Preview all items on sale Friday night and buy then, September 6 at 6:00 PM, with a viewing fee of $5.00. Contact Susan Calfee for information on how and when to donate your yard sale items at (209) 928-3516 and leave a message. October 1, 2002. Tuesday general membership meeting with guest speaker. Starts at 7:00 PM, with refreshnments after the meeting. Members and non-members are invited. No charge. October 12th, 19th, and November 9th, 23rd, 2002. 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM. TCMM Research History Session. In-depth panel discussion regarding Old Town Tuolumne and New Town Tuolumne. Includes West Side Lumber Company and their narrow-gauge spur line. November 2, 2002: TCMM Annual Tuolumne Home Tour regretfully has been cancelled and rescheduled for 2003. November 16, 2002: Fund raising lunch and dinner event at the Wild Rose in Downtown Tuolumne. December 8, 2002: Holiday Open House at the Museum. Coffee and cookies and holiday treats. Christmas Carols, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Additionally, we are having a West Side Lumber Discussion Group meet in the back room. |