FORD HOUSE MUSEUM & VISITOR CENTER
Circa 1854
OPEN 11 AM TO 4 PM DAILY

735 Main Street, Mendocino, CA
707.937.5397 ~ fordhouse@mcn.org

Ford House Progressive Dinner, May 11, 6-9 pm ~ Start at Kelley House

Each successive course of this gourmet dining experience will be served at one of three Mendocino Victorian treasures ~

• * Appetizers at the Kelley House
• * Salad and entrée at the Mendocino Hotel (Select One)
  • Duck - Crispy Skin Duck
    Smoked Braised Cabbage, Baby Carrots, Dry Sour Cherry Gastrique
  • Beef - Braised Beef Short Rib
    Wilted Local Greens, Risotto
  • Risotto - Meyer Lemon roasted Yellow Beet Risotto, Shallots, Garlic Thyme and Crispy Red Beets
•  *Dessert and Silent Auction at the Ford House.

Fine Anderson Valley wines will accompany each course.

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This is a benefit to help restore the Historic Ford House. Ticket price $75.00 – Wine and tip inclusive.The Ford House visitor center and museum is located at 735 Main Street in the town of Mendocino, CA. Open daily 11am to 4pm.

For more information call 707-937-5397 fordhouse@mcn.org or go to Ford House webpage

Mendocino Wildflower Show

April 6 - May 31, 2012
Ford House Museum, Mendocino Village

Stunning wildflower illustrations by Constance Goddard, Botanical Illustrator, are on display and available for sale during the Wildflower Show at the Ford House Museum. A sample of her extraordinary talent is shown on the flyer to the left that was designed by Goddard.

Fresh Wildflower Display In memory of Pat Howard

The CA Native Plant Society is providing the fresh wildflower display this year in memory of Pat Howard, a much-loved volunteer who provided more than two-decades of service and who traditionally did the display.

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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. The Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce designated Ford House as the official Visitor Information Center of Mendocino Village. 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.
(See below for the Mid-June through September display of the Youth Coastal Art and Poetry Contest Winners and Honorable Mentions.)

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.

MAPA Contact Information:
Phone: 707.937.4700
Fax: 707.937.3845
Email: mapa@mendoparks.org
Mailing Address: PO Box 1387, Mendocino, CA 95460

MAPA Mission Statement:“To inspire wonder, discovery and responsibility for our natural and cultural treasures on the Mendocino Coast.”

MAPA Tagline: "Appreciation, through Education, promotes Preservation"