WASCO HISTORICAL SOCIETY

WASCO, CA

The Wasco Historical Society is a non-profit organization based in Wasco, California, dedicated to preserving the history of the town. The Society was established in 1996 with the goal of collecting and preserving materials related to the growth and development of Wasco and its surrounding area.

The Society has a variety of collections including photographs, artifacts, oral history recordings, and documents related to the town's history. The Wasco Historical Society also helps facilitate research on Wasco's history and offers educational programs to the community.

The Society is managed by a Board of Directors and has several volunteer committees that help with research, cataloging, and programming. The Society also has an education committee dedicated to teaching the community about Wasco's history.

The Wasco Historical Society also offers a variety of events throughout the year, including lectures, field trips, and programs for children. The Society's main goal is to provide the community with a better understanding of Wasco's past. The Society also organizes the annual Wasco Heritage Festival, a celebration of the town's history and culture.

The Wasco Historical Society is open to the public and welcomes donations of historical artifacts, photos, documents, and other items related to Wasco's history. The Society's archives are open to the public for research and educational purposes.

WASCO HISTORICAL SOCIETY is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in WASCO CA. US MID #8400602654

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Western (Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington).

No elk available today Our first visit to Tule Elk Reserve State Natural Reserve was elk-free, but was a welcome break from I-5, and much preferred to the hectic rest stop nearby in Buttonwillow. We were the only visitors, and a helpful ranger guided us to a view of nesting Great Horned Owl near the visitor center.

Delano / Sierra theater (# 2442) Heading from Bakersfield to Fresno, I decided to wander into various small towns along the way to see what I could see. This is Delano, an agricultural town of 50,000, 30 miles north of Bakersfield.

One of the things that often amazes me in these towns is the reminders of the time when all of these smaller cities were fairly independent and people shopped and entertained themselves in town, rather than going off to the somewhat large places nearby. Harking back to those days, they often have movie theaters that look more elaborate than what you would now expect. This is the Sierra theater, that opened in 1946 with 894 seats!

It apparently closed in 2008, but the signs under the marquee suggests that it might still be rented as an event space.

Source: <a href="https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/3841" rel="noreferrer nofollow">cinematreasures.org/theaters/3841</a>

<b>Update:</b> Turns out I had taken a picture of this in 2015 and nothing has changed, but the older picture was from a different angle and shows more detail: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/donbrr/20101548373">www.flickr.com/photos/donbrr/20101548373</a>

40,000 miles One of these days, I'm going to clean the cluster

Arrived at Buttonwillow Raceway 140-ish miles each way

2015-09-29_10-28-05_USA_Kern_River_Oil_Field_N_JH probably Kern River Oil Field near Bakersfield
author: Jan Helebrant
location: somewhere near Bakersfield, California, United States of America
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2015-09-29_10-28-23_USA_Kern_River_Oil_Field_N_JH probably Kern River Oil Field near Bakersfield
author: Jan Helebrant
location: somewhere near Bakersfield, California, United States of America
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2015-09-29_10-28-29_USA_Kern_River_Oil_Field_N_JH probably Kern River Oil Field near Bakersfield
author: Jan Helebrant
location: somewhere near Bakersfield, California, United States of America
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Arrived at Buttonwillow Raceway Surprisingly small amount of bugs were collected. Maybe it's the shape?

Contact WASCO HISTORICAL SOCIETY

WASCO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO BOX 186
WASCO
CA
93280

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MID #	8400602654
Name	WASCO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Alternate Name
Classification	Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Western
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	953108961
NTEECC	A82
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)	201212
INCOME	0
REVENUE	0
LAT/LONG	35.599325, -119.353303
CODES	FIPS State Code: 06 FIPS County Code: 029 US Census Tract: 004401 US Census Block: 3004