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Be sure to join us at the 2023 Antelope Valley Fair at the AV Fairgrounds now through October 1, 2023! Thursday, Sept. 28, 4 - 10 p.m.; Friday Sept. 29, 4 - 11 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 30, 4 - 11 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 1st 4 - ?. Check back to confirm the hours we are open.![]()
Come and see the wonderful displays with local history abound!
🚜 AV Fair is coming up, plus more AVRM News... - mailchi.mp/8689b585b0b8/newsletter-vol7-no3
We are looking for original pictures of the Jet Drive in sign that was located at 500 West Avenue L in Lancaster, CA. The sign pictured here was donated some time ago to the AV Rural Museum. We now have some donors willing to restore the sign complete with neon lighting. Before beginning the restoration we would like pictures of the original.
Don't forget, the AVRM will be open this Saturday, September 2, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Stop by and view the beautiful paintings and more, at our art gallery managed by Lynn DuPratt! See you there!
Two of the AV Rural Museum's founders were presented Gold Ribbon Awards by the AV Fair for FIFTY years of volunteering at the AV Fair. These are two examples of the dedicated people we have been blessed with since our formation. The AVRM is also proud to be the home of the Rural Olympics Hall of Fame, which was created in 2005 and was the root of our museum. The 73rd and 74th people were Inducted into the ROHOF that evening alsol
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More fun from the 1960s Antelope Valley Spectator magazines! Hopefully some great memories…
Some fun from the 1960s Antelope Valley Spectator magazine. I wasn’t here in the ‘60s but there are some great memories for those who were!
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Wonderful visit from Congressman Mike Garcia at the Antelope Valley Rural Museum yesterday. We thank him for his support and enthusiasm!
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Old time Antelope Valley, Acton and Tehachapi 4th of July photos. "Those were the days" as they say!
1941 Lancaster Womans Club patriotic float, Sweepstakes winner. Happy 4th of July!
🚜 Another successful Poppy Festival for the museum has come and gone - mailchi.mp/c3ef66158ad0/newsletter-vol7-no2
INVITATION TO: The First in the Antelope Valley Rural Museum’s Speaker Series. Pancho Barnes: A Legend in Her Own Time presented by aviation historian Barbara Schultz. ![]()
Date: Thursday, May 25, 2023![]()
Time: 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm![]()
RSVP's appreciated![]()
Contact email: avmuseum@verizon.net ![]()
Address & Directions: The Antelope Valley Rural Museum is located on the AV Fairgrounds. 2551 West Avenue H. Lancaster, CA. 93536![]()
Enter Gate #3 and proceed through the gate to the Museum.![]()
Admission is free.
🚜 30th Annual Poppy Festival, Rural Olympics , and more news! - mailchi.mp/b13c4663975e/newsletter-vol7-no1
INVITATION TO ATTEND our official ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 1:00 pm. LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger will cut the ribbon as our Guest of Honor. The ceremony will be held at the main entrance to the museum. You may enter the AV Fairgrounds located at 2551 West Avenue H, Lancaster, CA 93536 through Gate 3 on the west side of the Fairgrounds. Proceed through gate and follow signs for directions and parking.![]()
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light refreshments served following. ![]()
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Photo is by David Emenheiser, owner of David Joseph Photography.![]()
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email info@avmuseum.org for more information and to RSVP.
Dayle DeBry caught making dog tags to honor the 70+ local soldiers who served in Vietnam from the Antelope Valley and surrounding areas who were killed during that conflict. Thank you to Rose Sliepka for the use of the World War II era Graphotype machine which still works like a champ! Rose is in the background, under a sea of dog tags honoring the men and women who lost their lives in Iraq/Afghanistan. Thanks to Karl Peterson for the photos.
The Iraq/Afghanistan dog tag display at the Antelope Valley Rural Museum is almost complete thanks to the volunteers who helped make it happen. Rose Sliepka, Dayle DeBry, Chris Sorensen and Julia Mallyon were all there to answer the volunteer call after Bill Rawlings installed the framework for the display. Rose made each of the over 7,000 tags and placed every one of them to honor those men and women who gave their lives to protect ours. Dayle, Chris and Julia logged and numbered each tag before they were handed to Rose and placed, and made sure the information was correct and in the right numerical order. Truly a labor of love. We give thanks and respect to our veterans for serving and protecting our freedom.
The dog tag display at the Antelope Valley Rural Museum is coming along faster than I had imagined. We are nearly half way through hanging over 7,000 dog tags in memory of the men and women who were killed in the Iraq/Afghanistan War. Each dog tag has a photo (if available) of the veteran, their name, rank, service, age and when they passed away. We hope everyone will visit the display when it is complete. We will have a touch screen display installed so the location of the veteran's dog tag will be available to those who visit.
So far,1,300 plus dog tags from over 7,000 have been placed by Rose Sliepka and Dayle DeBry in honor of the women and men who were killed during the Iraq/Afghanistan War. Bill Rawlings made the overhead display to hang the dog tags. ![]()
Rose has been engraving the tags since 2004 to ship to troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait, so the men and women could have something to share and send home to their children to let them know that mom or dad is thinking of them.![]()
We hope everyone will visit the Antelope Valley Rural Museum and see this project when it is complete. We are open the first and third Saturday of the month from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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