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Support your Museum as a Volunteer!
The grand finale of the event was local
archaeologist and historian David Earle's
BY MUSEUM CURATOR, PEGGY RONNING
fascinating program on the Native People of
the Antelope Valley and Mojave Desert.
Are you looking for an opportunity to meet
new people, share your interest in Native
culture, learn about local history, plan special
events, or work with children?
Then consider volunteering at Antelope Valley
Indian Museum.
Email museum curator Peggy Ronning to ask
for a volunteer application
(peggy.ronning@parks.ca.gov), or you can pick
up an application in the museum gift shop on
weekends.
In addition to answering visitor questions
between 11 :00 and 4:00 on Saturdays and
Museum Curator Peggy Ronning and guest Sundays, museum volunteers also have an
speaker David Earle. opportunity to learn from our visitors. In
March, volunteer Nicelle Davis struck up a
David combined historical accounts, conversation with some visitors, only to
ethnographic information, and archaeological discover that they own Howard Arden Edwards'
data with photographs to reveal how the former home in Eagle Rock, known as Happy
Serrano peoples made use of the Antelope Camp.
Valley and its resources.
Thanks to the connection that Nicelle made
with these visitors, we have an opportunity to
learn more about this aspect of museum
founder H. A. Edwards' life.
If you prefer planning or participating in
events, the museum hosts three large special
events each year.
If you are interested in Native culture, the
Annual Celebration in October is an
opportunity to work with Native artists,
dancers, and musicians.
If you enjoy theater, we put on a youth play in
the spring.
The FAVIM Board of Directors at the annual
meeting on June 24, 2017. Our Holidays on the Homestead event in
December is for chili fans and crafters.
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