Docents
The Docents are the life of the museum as they help organize exhibits and keep everything running smoothly.
Joyce Morrow is the “old lady of the group.” Joyce has more ideas than most people want to hear. She enjoys the display aspect of museuming as well as the theatrical side. Her husband, David, is also one of the governors. As the judges’ attorney and long time friend both of the Morrows have a special desire to make Judge Eatons’ vision a reality.
Janel Longnecker was one of our earliest recruits as a volunteer. She has organized all the family and historical photos, compiled the geneology of the Behrens-Eaton family and is now working on notebooks detailing early Shasta County families and events.
Alicia Coughlin, wife of one of the governors has a background in office management, so she runs the office and in general keeps us organized and supplied with whatever it takes to run a museum. A native of Shasta County she brings a lot of historical perspective to our endeavors.
Rita Dougherty has compiled a book of Pioneers detailing the lives of early Shastonians dating back to the 1850’s.
Marsha Andersen- Every organization in this day and age needs a computer expert and fortunately for us Marsha is that! Whether it be newsletters, emails, or webpages she does it.
Research is another important aspect of our mission and her expertise fills the bill, which includes being a real “ham” in our theatrical presentations.
Research is another important aspect of our mission and her expertise fills the bill, which includes being a real “ham” in our theatrical presentations.
Roger Longnecker, who is now retired from a long career as a Shasta High history teacher has truly found a wonderful niche at the museum as he is painstakingly cataloging the books in our wonderful library.
Although books cannot leave the museum the public is invited to come in and enjoy are extensive collection of loocal history books as well as research papers done by Judge Eaton, his mother Edna and Mary, Shasta High and Shasta College students.
Although books cannot leave the museum the public is invited to come in and enjoy are extensive collection of loocal history books as well as research papers done by Judge Eaton, his mother Edna and Mary, Shasta High and Shasta College students.
Lorraine DuMont is another hometown girl who has traveled extensively and knows antiques and beautiful things. She and Marjorie team up on projects and always get great outcomes.
Olenda Findley- How lucky we are to welcome her to our group. Another retired teacher, her pleasant presence is appreciated by all.
A dutiful son was Judge Richar B. Eaton He coresponded with his mother through all his years in college and in the service, and while traveling. All of these hand-written “missiles” were save and Olenda is now painstakingly transcribing all of them. These letters make fascinating reading and bring a whole now insight to the Behrens-Eaton family.
A dutiful son was Judge Richar B. Eaton He coresponded with his mother through all his years in college and in the service, and while traveling. All of these hand-written “missiles” were save and Olenda is now painstakingly transcribing all of them. These letters make fascinating reading and bring a whole now insight to the Behrens-Eaton family.
Jeff Peterson has been an avid historian for years and finds great pleasure in searching for hidden facts. His desire for details and uniqueness allowed him to ferret out some very interesting facts. Baseball is also his passion.
We miss Jeff, his humor and his style. RIP Jeff.
We miss Jeff, his humor and his style. RIP Jeff.
Marjorie Lockwood’s interest in jewelry and beautiful things comes in handy whether it is organizaing a button display or cleaning silver. It it entails presicision and attention to detail we turn it over to Marjorie.
Debbie Stokes; another retired teacher has joined our team. Besides being creativeand capable we appreciate the fact that Debbie climbs ladders and even crawls under desks when necessary.
Joanne Weilbrenner worked at the Carter House Museum when it was open so she has transferred her interest in that area to taking on the task of compiling the materials concerning all of the weddings Judge Eaton performed. Her other project is a notebook of all the obituaries.
Linda Foley has been very busy since she joined our group. Her first project was to compile a book of mines in the area, including the ones owned by the Behrens family. In the books you’ll find not only legal documents but the history of the mines.
Another project was cataloging the interesting life of Earl Behrens, Judge Eaton’s uncle, who served in the Philippines and Siberia in WWI and then was head political correspondent for the San Francisco Chronicle for 55 years.
Another project was cataloging the interesting life of Earl Behrens, Judge Eaton’s uncle, who served in the Philippines and Siberia in WWI and then was head political correspondent for the San Francisco Chronicle for 55 years.
Dwight and Grace Barnes volunteered at the Oakhurst Museum where they met. Dwight wrote articles and a book for them, and Grace was a librarian. Our museum is pleased to benefitfrom their expertise and enjoy their gracious nature.
Dorothy Brunemeier- Every organization needs a “Miss Good Taste” and that’s Dorothy’s roll. With her long experience in costume design and period clothing she is a great help when we are preparing clothing and other artifacts for display. She also is one of our most enthusiastic volunteers when it comes to go out to lunch. She picks the most interesting places to eat.
Mary Hammer keeps smiling as she attacks her job of assessing contents of scrapbooks of old newpapers.