Keeping History Alive Lecture Series presented by Friends of Banning Museum Historic Barn – 10:00 am Learning wet plate photography can seem like an incredible hurdle. The equipment is expensive,… Read More
Category: Lecture
Iron Highway That Unified Our Country – November 16 – 2019
Please join us as we recognize the 150th Anniversary of the “Golden Spike” at Promontory Point, Utah and learn how the Transcontinental Railroad transformed Los Angeles and our Nation. The… Read More
“California Confederates: The Curious Tale of the Schooner J. M. Chapman and the Knights of the Golden Circle” – Saturday, June 22, 2019
Saturday, June 22, 2019 10:00 am Banning Stagecoach Barn In 1863, a group of California secessionists conspire to outfit a small schooner as a privateer, steal gold and silver shipments… Read More
“Shipwrecks of the California Coast” lecture by author Michael White on January 12, 2019
Saturday, January 12, 2019 11:00 am Banning Stagecoach Barn Please join us as we kick off our 2019 Keeping History Alive Lecture Series with a special presentation given by Mr…. Read More
“Terminal Island – Lost Communities of Los Angeles Harbor” presented by Geraldine Knatz – September 22
Important update on the lecture this Saturday. There is a community event happening in Banning Park at the same time as the lecture. Just drive to the front gate of… Read More
“Vintage Textiles” Lecture presented by Kara McLeod, FIDM
Join us for a lecture about the history of vintage textiles, including clothing and fabrics from the mid-to-late 19th to early 20th Century America. EVENT DETAILS Date: November 1, 2014… Read More
“Ada Hancock Maritime Disaster of 1863” – October 11, 2014
Please join Friends of Banning Museum for a special lecture on Saturday, October 11 at 10 am in the historic Stagecoach Barn at the Banning Museum. The Ada Hancock Disaster… Read More
“The Art of Glass Paperweights”- January 18, 2014
Join us for a presentation by Colin Mahoney on “The Art of Glass Paperweights” . Learn more about this wonderfully creative art that was introduced in the early 19th century… Read More
“Phineas Banning as Advertised” – Saturday, October 12
Please join Friends of Banning Museum for a special lecture by Museum Director, Michael Sanborn on Saturday, October 12 at 10:00 am in the historic carriage barn. Phineas Banning was… Read More
Tea Rose Lecture- October 20, 2012
Join us for a lecture “Select, Plant & Grow Tea Roses in Southern California” presented by Gloria Leinbach, President of the South Coast Rose Society. Event Details: Saturday, October 20,… Read More