Past Exhibits
Hello Dolly (2015)
The 2011 exhibit featured 20 local industries from high-tech and biotech to individuals producing hand-made items, innovations such as Calgene’s genetically engineered tomato, Whymycles, and flying cars.
Past Exhibits |
Hello Dolly (2015) |
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| Remembering Home: Photographs of Memorable Houses and Beloved Toys Special February Exhibit from the the Davis Genealogy Club |
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| Of additional interest -- 131 holiday postcards from our collections | ||
| “Greetings From Davisville” Early Postcard Views and Messages from the Collection of Jan and Carroll Cross. Winter and Spring 2015-16 | ||
| Promotional items from bygone Davis days; 19th and early 20th infant christening dresses, enhanced by family photographs of babies dressed for the ceremony; and a pyramid of early and mid- 20th century hats. November-December 2015 | ||
| Battle of the Book Clubs - Hattie benefit, sponsored by The Davis Store and Avid Reader, Oct. 15, 2015 | ||
| Davis Artists (Art About), August 2015, on-going | ||
| Davis Maps - find your subdivision, February 2015 | ||
| Hello Dolly! - dolls from many countries and eras, December 2014 | ||
| The New Deal in Davis and the Making of Central Park - displayed a score of the 100+ documents that the City has retained from the New Deal funding that improved the town while offering employment, Summer-Winter 2014-15 | ||
| Heirlooms in Davis Attics - Antique quilts, coverlets and embroidery - handmade items from the 1830's to modern times, November 2014 | ||
| Books and the Purposes they Serve, - showing how they are used to educate, entertain, record etc., November 2014 | ||
| Schmeiser family pioneers. June 2014 | ||
| Photo exhibits - The Lincoln Highway,Spring-Fall, 2014 | ||
| Exceptional Women memorialized in the brick area of Rose Garden, brick dedication in the Rose Garden, Sept. 6, 2014 | ||
| Celebration of Senior Docent Roberta Steven's 95th birthday, July 12, 2014 | ||
| The Purple Circle - active from the 1920s through the 60s. The group was composed primarily of ranchers committed to raising purebred livestock. April-July 2014 More.... | ||
| 100 Picnic Days with early photographs and memorabilia, April-May 2-14 | ||
| The Making of Central Park in Davis: With Comparisons to the History of Other City Parks in Yolo County - talk by Dennis Dingemans, part of the regular monthly meeting of the Yolo County Historical Society. April 27, 2014 |
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| A Force for Good - featuring the contributions of women’s organizations to the community since the Women’s Improvement Society was organized in 1905 to help lure the University Farm School to Davis. March-April 2014 | ||
| It's in the Bag! - exhibit of plastic retail bags from State Market, Cabbages and Kings, Walden Books, Gottschalks, Gayle's Books and others. Donated by docent Roberta Stevens. Feb-March 2014 | ||
| Pig Day - all things porcine with dozens of pigs in all colors, shapes, sizes and materials (except flesh) from the collection of Senior Docent Roberta Stevenson and an exhibit featuring the history and breeds of pigs in North America. Feb-March 2014 | ||
| Second Friday HeartAbout - displayed work of local artists Mary Foley Benson, Phil Gross, Jeanette Nun Copley, Pete Skully and Winifred Law Madison, along with antique valentines from the Museum's collection. Dick Livingston played the 1908 Schmeiser family piano. Feb. 14, 2014 | ||
| Worship in Davis - places of worship from the initial three churches to the current number of more than 40 sites. Fall 2013 | ||
| Giant birthday card for Old North Davis featured pictures of some of the houses built in 1913 and a selection of later homes showing the variety of sizes and styles in the first development in Davis. Summer 2013 | ||
| Women's History Month honoring past winners of the Brinley and Covell Awards, March 2013, view list | ||
| Treasures from Hattie's Attic, Fall 2012-Spr 13 | ||
| Tiny Davis: Small Size and Slow Growth from Founding to WWII, March-September, 2012. View on the web. | ||
| Davis Brides - June and Otherwise, Summer 2012 | ||
| Dictaphone equipment, Summer 2012 | ||
| 1930s style deluxe automobile made entirely from Legos by Henry Oberholdz, age 13, of Davis. Henry's car won a prize in its category at a recent Bay area Logo Convention. April 2012 | ||
| Much Ado about a Loo, regarding the 1937 WPA building in Central Park, April 2012 | ||
| 1930s Davis, Spring 2012 | ||
| Photographs of public art in Davis, by David Anderson - March 2012 | ||
| Women's Sufferage Campaign in Yolo County, in honor of Woman's History Month, League of Women Voters - March 2012 | ||
| Pig Day display of multi-material pigs from the extensive collections of Senior Docent Roberta Stevenson and Kathryn Nilsson - March 3, 2012. | ||
| Davis Industry:
Windmills to Robotics, Phase II The 2011 exhibit featured 20 local industries from high-tech and biotech to individuals producing hand-made items, innovations such as Calgene’s genetically engineered tomato, Whymycles, and flying cars. |
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| The 2nd Street 600s Over 15 Decades: From Four Homes to Shopping Mecca. July--October, 2011, by John Lofland. See description and photos | ||
| E-500s People: Ten Decades on a Face-block in Davis, California. March--August, 2011, by John Lofland. See description and photos. | ||
| Going to Selma, Alabama, January-February 2011 | ||
| Museum honors veterans during month of November 2010 - The Museum honored veterans of the armed forces and the Red Cross volunteers with a special exhibit that ran from Nov. 10-24. An honor roll of those who served from the Davis area through World War II was featured, as well as pictures and mementos of life in the military. | ||
| Exhibit of Davis Schools between 1870 to 2009 - opened on October 31, 2009. The exhibit included a high school dance card and a McGuffey reader. Viewers also rang a school bell, found out how Davis kids avoided being Woodland High School graduates, saw a teacher wearing a Civil War jacket, and paid tribute to Valley Oak School. Pictures and mementos of the entire elementary, junior high and high schools in Davis from shortly after the town was founded were on display, as were copies of yearbook pictures from Davis High School. Also featured was a display on “Distinguished Alumni of Davis High School. | ||
| Davisville 1868: Twelve Months in Davis’ Gestation. Four parts. February--December, 2008, by John Lofland. Month-by-month and sometimes week-by-week account of the twelve months of 1868 involving the founding of Davis. Originally a quasi-quarterly four-part exhibiit spread over the year of 2008. The first of four quarterly exhibits on the 140th anniversary of Davisville(1868-2008) is available for viewing (see below). John Lofland, the exhibits’ creator, gave it the title “ Davis’ Gestation Period,” and used photocopies from three newspapers of the period – the Solano Press, the Woodland Mail and the Yolo County Democrat – to tell the story, Included are large copies of two maps and a drawing of the 1858 Jerome C. Davis farm. Another temporary exhibit, “Early Davisville/Davis Hotels and Bars,”was completed. A pamphlet presented a brief history of the hotels and bars, which were central to the life in Davisville during the towns early days. See text and digital copy. | ||
| Davisville 1905: The Year the Town Woke Up, September--December 2005, by John Lofland & Jim Becket commemorating the 100th anniversary of the University of California "State Farm" coming to Davis(ville), Fall 2005. See text and digital copy. | ||
| History of Davis Bike Lanes - developed by bicycle activist Ted Buehler, is primarily about the history of Davis’ first bike lanes and features maps, pictures and newspaper clippings about their development. One of the artifacts included in the display is the bicycle of former Chancellor Jim Meyer, who rode the bike to his office on campus, as well as all over town, almost to the end of his life. The bike has been lent by his daughter, Susan Meyer. Also, on exhibit are antique toys, furniture, books and other items for children, as well as the permanent exhibits of early Davisville. | ||
| Cooperatives in Davis, Fall 98 and Spring 99 exhibit | ||
| Davisville Almond Growers Marketing Cooperative | ||
| Short History of Cooperatives In Yolo County and California | ||
| The Almond Huller & Bleacher Story | ||
| Types of Cooperatives in Davis Today | ||
| Old North Davis: A Step Back into Time, September 1998--December, 1999, by John Lofland. - featured a display on Old North Davis and the book, Old North Davis, Guide to walking a traditional neighborhood by John Lofland (available for purchase). See archive of historical materials. | ||
| Exhibits of early Davis industry -- showed early Davis industry, including a windmill factory, silkworm production, farm implement manufacturing, etc. Also, an interesting display of blacksmithing tools and one on the Hunt-Wesson factory. | ||