Sutter County Museum Past Exhibits - 2010
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Portraits From Glass: Faces of Yuba-Sutter
Have you ever thought that you would like to meet someone who lived here 100 years ago? Now, through the
new exhibit Portraits From Glass: Faces of Yuba-Sutter, you can take that step back in time and get
acquainted with over 50 former residents of our local area. The photographic portraits are printed from
glass plate negatives that were stored in the now demolished Odd Fellows’ Building at Third and D Streets
in Marysville. From the 1860s into the 1920s, a series of photography studios occupied part of the second
floor of that stately building. Residents from both Yuba and Sutter Counties, from the most humble to the
cream of society, patronized the photographer there to have their portrait made. Their faces look out at
ours, separated only by the years, and we recognize in them our shared humanity, hopes, dreams and struggles.
Portraits From Glass: Faces of Yuba-Sutter will remain at the Community Memorial Museum of Sutter County
through November 21st. Admission is free. The museum is located at 1333 Butte House Road in Yuba City. Open
hours are Tuesday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4:00 p.m.
For more information, call the museum at 822-7141.
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“Multiply by Six Million: Portraits and Stories of Holocaust Survivors” presents a visually arresting and
powerful first-person history of one of the defining events of the 20th century through photographic
portraits and personal stories of Holocaust survivors. The Sutter County Memorial Museum presents
“Multiply by Six Million” from June 11 to through August 1.
The exhibition showcases contemporary photographer Evvy Eisen’s 15-year-long project to create portraits of
survivors living in California and to collect their personal histories. Critically lauded, the project works
are included in the archives of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC, the Simon
Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles, and the Centre de Documentation Juive Contemporaine in Paris, France.
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Past Tents: The Way We Camped
The Community Memorial Museum presents the exhibit
"Past Tents: The Way We Camped"
- A humorous look at our favorite pastime.
The exhibit runs from January 22 to March 14, 2010.
There will be a program on Friday, February 19, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. with Susan Snyder of the Bancroft Library,
author of the book "Past Tents".
“Past Tents” is divided into three themes: Round the Campground, Hitting the Trail, and Open Roads, Open Fires.
Through photographs, journal entries, and advertisements, “Past Tents” examines auto camping, camp food, gear,
and pastimes, and tips for successful camp trips.
"Past Tents: The Way We Camped" was produced by the California Historical Society and the
Bancroft Library,
University of California, Berkeley, and based on the book co-published by Heyday Books and the Bancroft
Library in 2006. The exhibition tour was organized by the California Exhibition Resources Alliance
(CERA).
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