- Wells Fargo Stage & Truck it came in
- Kelley House Exec Director Nancy F. making friends with the horse
- Martha Ford aka Jenny, riding the stage
- 1924 Buffalo Springfield steam roller
- 1920's Mack truck
- Spinning/Weaving demonstration
- Cecile & Sheila resting near the endSaturday we began our duty at the Ford House doing setup and preparation for Heritage Days. Gary started around 8am (Cecile was still sleeping) bringing things up from the basement and moving around bales of rice straw. I went back and picked up Cecile and Pat around 11am. While I was working doing traffic control for the Wells Fargo Stage (more on that later), I didn't get pictures of all the things going on at the Ford House. But the events that were going on included butter churning, ice cream making (Cecile's station), corn husk doll making (Pat's station), weaving and spinning, knitting, logging demonstrations, a Pomo Indian presentation, and old-time games that children would have played back in the mid 1800's.
Roots of Motive Power, located over in Willits, brought over a 1924 Buffalo Springfield steam roller and a 1920's Mack truck. The local fire department brought out it's old hand operated (with about ten people) water pumper. And Wells Fargo brought in their replica of an 1800's stage line, along with four Percheron draft horses, and gave free rides around the block to everybody from 1pm to 4pm. That is where I ended up...doing traffic control for this stage and keeping the vehicles from getting too close to, and spooking, the horses. I enjoyed it and had fun schmoozing with the stage crew and the tourists! Our day finished up at around 5pm. Today will be our first day manning the visitor center and we are looking forward to talking with all the visitors that are in town.
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Hmmmmm . . . are you going to participate in the research project?
What a great parade . . . sure beats Park Sierra's! Sounds like you had a full day's work. And Cecile's outfit, oh-so-fashionable in the day.
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