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TCHS CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Monthly Programs are
usually held at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month in the
Tuolumne County Library at 480 Greenley Road, Sonora, CA. The
summer schedule varies. The public is invited at no charge and
refreshments are served. Meetings or events held at the
History Center or Museum are located at 158 West Bradford Avenue,
Sonora, CA. Cable 8 programs are broadcast on Comcast Cable TV
2nd and 4th Fridays at 8:30-9:30pm and 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at
4:00-5:00pm and present the previous month's Monthly program that
was presented at the Library. If no previous month program was
presented, Cable 8 will broadcast an earlier Monthly program. For
more information or questions
please email us.
Map and Directions to the Library
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2012 |
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JANUARY 2012 |
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January 3
4:00pm
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Cable 8
Program. TCHS
previous monthly program. |
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January 11
1:30pm
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TCHS Board of
Directors meeting in the
History
Center
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January 13
8:30pm
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Cable 8
Program. TCHS
previous monthly program. |
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January 17
4:00pm
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Cable 8
Program. TCHS
previous monthly program. |
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January 26
2:00pm
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Tuolumne
County Museum Board of Governors Meeting
in the History Center
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January 27
7pm
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The Living History of Tuolumne
County's Ditch System. Come join local archaeologists
Barbara Balen and Charla Francis as they discuss the historic
ditch system and its recent eligibility determination to the
National Register of Historic Places. Charla was part of a team
of local historians and historical archaeologists, who
researched, evaluated the architecture, rock retaining walls,
pipes and flumes that comprise the various ditch systems.
Barbara is an archaeologist with the Forest Service, a second
term director on the TUD board and a ditch irrigation customer.
This program will be
held at the Tuolumne County Library, 480 Greenley Road., Sonora,
CA.
See the details. |
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January 27
8:30pm
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Cable 8
Program.
TCHS previous monthly program |
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FEBRUARY 2012 |
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February 7
4:00pm
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Cable 8
Program. TCHS
previous monthly program. |
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February 8
1:30pm
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TCHS Board of
Directors meeting in the
History
Center
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February 10
8:30pm
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Cable 8
Program. TCHS
previous monthly program. |
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February 21
4:00pm
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Cable 8
Program. TCHS
previous monthly program. |
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February 23
2:00pm
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Tuolumne
County Museum Board of Governors Meeting
in the History Center
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February 24
7pm
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Hetch Hetchy Water and Power
Project from 1913 to present day operations presented by Joe
Sparagna.
One of the largest water and
power systems ever built, he will show in a PowerPoint
presentation how its railroad played a role in its construction.
The Hetch Hetchy project had major impacts on Tuolumne County,
Groveland area, and Jamestown’s Sierra Railway. The Hetch Hetchy
today provides 400 million gallons of water a day to the San
Francisco Bay Area. It also produces two billion kilowatts of
electricity to Turlock and Modesto Irrigation District, PG&E,
and San Francisco Bay Area.
This program will be
held at the Tuolumne County Library, 480 Greenley Road., Sonora,
CA |
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February 24
8:30pm
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Cable 8
Program.
TCHS previous monthly program |
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MARCH 2012 |
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March 6
4:00pm
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Cable 8
Program.
TCHS previous monthly program |
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March 9
8:30pm
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Cable 8
Program. TCHS
previous monthly program. |
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March 14
1:30pm
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TCHS Board of
Directors meeting in the
History
Center
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March 20
4:00pm
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Cable 8
Program.
TCHS previous monthly program |
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March 22
1:30pm
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Tuolumne
County Museum Board of Governors Meeting
in the History Center
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March 23
7pm
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Columbia College and Tuolumne County Historical Society Co-Host.
Jackass Hill the Wild West Birthplace of American
Literature. Pat Kaunert will be presenting as Mark
Twain.
This program will be held at Columbia College, Dogwood Building.
View the flyer with program details. |
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March 23
8:30pm
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Cable 8
Program.
TCHS previous monthly program |
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APRIL 2012 |
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April 3
4:00pm
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Cable 8
Program.
TCHS previous monthly program |
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April 11
1:30pm
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TCHS Board of
Directors meeting in the
History
Center
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April 13
8:30pm
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Cable 8
Program. TCHS
previous monthly program. |
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April 17
4:00pm
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Cable 8
Program.
TCHS previous monthly program |
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April 26
1:30pm
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Tuolumne
County Museum Board of Governors Meeting
in the History Center
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April 21
5:30pm
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 Tuolumne
County Historical Society's
56th Annual Lamplight Dinner
Held at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds, Manzanita Building.
$35.00 per person. Early reservations recommended.
Everyone welcome 5:30pm Social Hour, 6:30pm Dinner.
Mail in deadline - April 10th.
Click here for the flyer and order form or order from our
Online Store and use a credit card.
Guest Speaker -
Susan Englander. "Should we Vote?: A Modern Day Question
that California Woman Suffragists Would Have Jeered".
Contributor to: California Women and Politics From the
Gold Rush to the Great Depression. Book signing by the
author. |
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April 27
8:30pm
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Cable 8
Program.
TCHS previous monthly program |
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April 28
10am-4pm |
Document Shredding Fund Raiser. Longson Document & Paper
Shredding, Jamestown, CA.
View the details. |
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MAY 2012 |
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May 1
4:00pm |
Cable 8 Program. TCHS previous monthly program. |
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May 9
1:30pm
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TCHS Board of
Directors meeting in the
History
Center
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May 10
7pm
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The Tuolumne County
Historical Society’s May program will feature Jerry Snyder. He
will speak on Tuolumne County Forrest Service Operations and
History. The program will be held at
7 p.m. in the Community Room at the Tuolumne County Library on
Greenley Rd. in Sonora. The original program on Breweries will
be rescheduled at a later date. |
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May 11
8:30pm
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Cable 8
Program. TCHS
previous monthly program. |
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May 15
4:00pm |
Cable 8 Program. TCHS previous monthly program. |
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May 16
10am-4pm |
Art Exhibit in the Courtyard at the Museum and History Center.
Inspired by Ventana Gallery’s Dennis Garcia, who has reserved
the Museum Courtyard to showcase the work of regional artists,
Museum docents inside will be presenting the paintings of
several historic Tuolumne County artists. Background information
uncovered by volunteer researchers will also be on display,
helping visitors appreciate the way historical information can
enrich an appreciation of artistic talent. The Art Exhibit
is in conjunction with the Amgen tour. |
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May 24
1:30pm
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Tuolumne
County Museum Board of Governors Meeting
in the History Center
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May 25
8:30pm
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Cable 8
Program.
TCHS previous monthly program |
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JUNE 2012 |
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June 5
4:00pm |
Cable 8 Program. TCHS previous monthly program. |
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June 8
8:30pm
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Cable 8
Program. TCHS
previous monthly program. |
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June 13
1:30pm
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TCHS Board of
Directors meeting in the
History
Center
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June 14
7pm
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Sonny Hendricks will give a
history of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians at the Thursday,
June 14 meeting of the Tuolumne County Historical Society. The
meeting is set for 7 p.m. in the Community Room at the Tuolumne
County Library on Greenley Rd. in Sonora.
Hendricks is an elder of the
tribe and former tribal chairman. The tribe celebrated the
100th anniversary of the Tuolumne Rancheria in 2011. Hendricks
is a descendant of Alec Thompson family, one of the original
families of the rancheria.
The local Me-Wuk were
especially impacted by the Gold Rush when miners arrived in the
area searching for gold. Without regard for the native peoples,
the miners disrupted and rerouted stream channels, blasted away
hillsides, destroyed fish habitat and shot game animals to feed
the increasing population. Entire Me-Wuk villages were
displaced when ranchers brought in cattle which damaged plants
and ate the acorns, a major food source for the Me-Wuk.
Liquor, as well as diseases
like measles and smallpox, were further detriments to the native
population. By the 1870’s the California Indian populations,
including the local Me-Wuks, had been reduced by 80 to 90 per
cent.
To earn a living the Me-Wuks
integrated into the community life of the settlements of
Summersville, Carters and finally Tuolumne. They worked at
cattle ranches and some of the local mines and businesses, as
household and ranch laborers and when the West Side Lumber Co.
opened at both the mill and on the railroad.
When the mill closed in 1961,
the Me-Wuk Tribe, along with the rest of the Tuolumne community,
experienced high levels of unemployment. Living conditions on
the Rancheria were grim. It took the tribe more than 30 years
to recover. But while their economy suffered, the tribe
experienced a spiritual and cultural renewal.
In 1965, Indian people from
throughout California came together to help rebuild the
traditional roundhouse which serves as the spiritual center of
the Tuolumne Me-Wuk. |
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June 19
4:00pm |
Cable 8 Program. TCHS previous monthly program. |
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June 28
1:30pm
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Tuolumne
County Museum Board of Governors Meeting
in the History Center
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June 29
8:30pm
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Cable 8
Program.
TCHS previous monthly program |
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JULY 2012 (No Monthly Program) |
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July 3
4:00pm |
Cable 8 Program. TCHS previous monthly program. |
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July 11
1:30pm
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TCHS Board of
Directors meeting in the
History
Center
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July 13
8:30pm
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Cable 8
Program. TCHS
previous monthly program. |
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July 17
4:00pm |
Cable 8 Program. TCHS previous monthly program. |
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July 21
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Fashion Through the Ages -
Luncheon Fashion Show. Sonora Elks' Club.
View Details. |
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July 26
1:30pm
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Tuolumne
County Museum Board of Governors Meeting
in the History Center
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July 27
8:30pm
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Cable 8
Program.
TCHS previous monthly program |
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AUGUST 2012 (No Monthly Program) |
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August 7
4:00pm
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Cable 8
Program. TCHS
previous monthly program. |
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August 15
1:30pm
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TCHS Board of
Directors meeting in the
History
Center
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August 10
8:30pm
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Cable 8
Program. TCHS
previous monthly program. |
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August 21
4:00pm
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Cable 8
Program. TCHS
previous monthly program. |
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August 24
1:30pm
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Tuolumne
County Museum Board of Governors Meeting
in the History Center
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August 24
8:30pm
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Cable 8
Program.
TCHS previous monthly programm |
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SEPTEMBER 2012 |
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September 4
4:00pm
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Cable 8
Program. TCHS
previous monthly program. |
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September 12
1:30pm
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TCHS Board of
Directors meeting in the
History
Center
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September 13
7pm |
California and the Civil War, Richard Hurlet. Held at the
Tuolumne County Library, 480 Greenley Road., Sonora, CA |
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September 14
8:30pm
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Cable 8
Program. TCHS
previous monthly program. |
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September 18
4:00pm
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Cable 8
Program. TCHS
previous monthly program. |
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September 24
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Museum Day at the Museum and History Center. |
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September 27
1:30pm
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Tuolumne
County Museum Board of Governors Meeting
in the History Center
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September 28
8:30pm
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Cable 8
Program.
TCHS previous monthly program |
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OCTOBER 2012 |
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October 2
4:00pm
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Cable 8
Program. TCHS
previous monthly program. |
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October 10
1:30pm
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TCHS Board of
Directors meeting in the
History
Center
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October 11
7pm
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Glen Bell Tuolumne Amusement Park, Mike Wunder. Held at the
Tuolumne County Library, 480 Greenley Road., Sonora, CA |
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October 12
8:30pm
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Cable 8
Program. TCHS
previous monthly program. |
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October 16
4:00pm
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Cable 8
Program. TCHS
previous monthly program. |
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October 25
1:30pm
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Tuolumne
County Museum Board of Governors Meeting
in the History Center
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October 26
8:30pm
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Cable 8
Program.
TCHS previous monthly program |
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NOVEMBER 2012 |
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November 6
4:00pm
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Cable 8
Program. TCHS
previous monthly program. |
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November 8
7pm
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History of Film Making in Tuolumne County, Jerry Day and Leonard
Ruoff. Held at the Tuolumne County Library, 480 Greenley
Road., Sonora, CA |
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November 13
8:30pm
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Cable 8
Program. TCHS
previous monthly program. |
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November 14
1:30pm
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TCHS Board of
Directors meeting in the
History
Center
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November 20
4:00pm
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Cable 8
Program. TCHS
previous monthly program. |
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November 22
1:30pm
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Tuolumne
County Museum Board of Governors Meeting
in the History Center
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November 23
8:30pm
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Cable 8
Program.
TCHS previous monthly program |
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DECEMBER 2012 |
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December 3
4:00pm
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Cable 8
Program. TCHS
previous monthly program. |
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December 12
1:30pm
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TCHS Board of
Directors meeting in the
History
Center
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December 14
8:30pm
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Cable 8
Program. TCHS
previous monthly program. |
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December 18
4:00pm
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Cable 8
Program. TCHS
previous monthly program. |
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December ?
11:30am
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Annual soup luncheon and business meeting. |
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December 27
1:30pm
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Tuolumne
County Museum Board of Governors Meeting
in the History Center
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December 28
8:30pm
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Cable 8
Program.
TCHS previous monthly program |
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