People, Art, & Ice Cream
Friday Gretchen & John Treur share a bit about who they are and how they’ve taken advantage of their time during the Shelter-In-Place…
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The Hobson Family Legacy: Ep. 1 – A Legacy Begins
The Museum of Ventura County’s Bridge Builder Award celebrates the accomplishments of leaders who have made significant impact on the region — those…
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Chumash Artifacts in Ventura – Archaeologist John Foster
The Albinger Archaeological Museum was once the home to five different cultures spanning 3,500 years of history, including Chinese immigrants—the subject of this…
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Removing Spoil from Excavation – Archaeologist John Foster
Archaeologist John Foster works with Museum of Ventura County Education Manager Bob Cromwell to remove spoil from a previous excavation site that was…
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Test Screening Spoil – Archaeologist John Foster
Archaeologist John Foster works with Museum of Ventura County Education Manager Bob Cromwell to remove spoil from a previous excavation site that was…
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MVC Presents a Zoom Conversation: Covid-19 Member Impact Update
On July 1, 2020, MVC Members were invited to join The Barbara Barnard Smith Executive Director Elena Brokaw for a Live Zoom Presentation…
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Fourth of July 1876
The citizens of Ventura have always celebrated the 4th of July with a parade down Main Street involving vehicles, prominent citizens, beauty queens…
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Santa Paula’s First Volunteer Fire Department
Santa Paula’s first volunteer fire department was invited to participate in Ventura’s Fourth of July Parade in 1913. The entry included Santa Paula’s…
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MVC Insider Ep. 6 (Season 1) — Uncovering Black History
Welcome to the season one finale of MVC Insider! We’re joining you live from the Museum of Ventura County in Downtown Ventura. “MVC…
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MVC Insider Ep. 5 (Season 1) — Tilling in Ventura County
Welcome to the next episode of “MVC Insider.” We’re joining you live from the Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula. “MVC Insider” offers viewers a unique,…
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Flu Fighters: The 1918 Flu Pandemic in Oxnard
By Museum Volunteer Andy Ludlum In March 1918, an Army cook named Albert Gitchell was hospitalized with a 104-degree fever at Camp Funston…
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