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FORD HOUSE EVENTS |
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Coastal Art & Poetry Show
June 1-Sept 13, 2009 |
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| A showing of selected winners in the K-12 Coastal Art and Poetry Contest. More |
Living History Day
Augt 15, 2009 |
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Experience a glimpse of Mendocino History at Living History Day. Help hand churn butter, press apples for juice, crank ice-cream, spin, weave, put out an imaginary fire by working the original Mendocino fire hand-pumper, play Pomo and pioneer games, hear Native American stories and reminiscences of Jerome and Martha Ford, and much more. Contact fordhouse@mcn.org., 707.937.5397. (Andrews, Park Interpreter & Heckeroth, Ford House manager) |
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FORD HOUSE MUSEUM & VISITOR CENTER
Circa 1854
OPEN 11 AM TO 4 PM DAILY |
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Ford House Sunrise, by renowned local artist, Erin Dertner
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The Ford House, located in historic Mendocino Village, offers both historic and current information about the area, with a broad selection of brochures, books, cards and other visitor center items. A number of videos are available upon request, with topics ranging from the steam whistle logging era of the early Twentieth Century to the amazing story of gray whale migration. Ford House serves as the community information center. |
Permanent exhibits at the Ford House reflect Mendocino's early settlement era. There is a small display of Native American implements, and a scale model of the town as it was in 1890, created by local craftsman, Len Peterson. Throughout the house, old photographs, tools and relics relate the saga of the felling of the redwoods to the shipping of the lumber aboard the legendary doghole schooners.
Changing seasonal exhibits showcase the local flora and fauna, and Heritage Days in the May recall the skills and history of Jerome and Martha Ford's time and lives.
The Ford House Docent Council of the Mendocino Area Parks Association staffs the house and provides guided walks along the Mendocino Headlands, including Whale Watching, Mendocino History, and Spring Wildflowers.
For information, or if you are interested in being involved in the Ford House Docent Council, please call 937-5397 or e-mail: fordhouse@mcn.org. |
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| MENDOCINO-HEADLANDS CAMPAIGN |
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Ford House is collaborating with California State Parks and the Mendocino Bed & Breakfast's in an exciting, painless system of raising money to restore the Mendocino Headlands and the historic Ford House, built in 1854 for the Fords.. |
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