Singing the Golden State

July 11 through August 25, 2013
Photo Credit: I Love You, California. Courtesy of the James M. Keller Collection
Spotlighting graphically-striking sheet music covers published from 1849 through the 1930s, Singing the Golden State celebrates popular songs about California from the Gold Rush through the vaudeville era, a period when sheet music was an integral part of popular culture and a piano was considered essential for the middle-class parlor.
Developed by The Society of California Pioneers and toured by Exhibit Envoy, the exhibit is drawn from two exceptional archives: the Frederick Sherman Music Collection of the Society of California Pioneers and the private collection of James M. Keller, the exhibit’s curator.
Permanent Exhibits
There are two interpretive exhibits within the south wing that focus on local and regional history:
- Road Ways
- Gem of the Foothills
Contacts
Mark Chase
Community & Public Services Director
(909) 395-2600
Theresa Hanley
Museum Director
225 South Euclid Avenue
Ontario, CA 91762
(909) 395-2510
(909) 983-8978 fax
Thursday - Sunday
12pm - 4pm