Brian: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 1:35PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Here is the pigmy mammoth we rode at the natural history museum the other day. WOW was it a wild ride!!

Brian: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 1:41PM PST (-0800 GMT)
We went into library and saw all the poor African animals that the librbary founder, Major Max Fleischmann (the "Yeast King"), shot on his safari in Africa. I learned that the library is open free to anyone who wants to do research there.

Carl: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 1:43PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Carl's Report on Santa Barbara Museum of National History ........ This is their web site.... button We met with John Johnson, anthropologist and curator who gave us a great, intimate tour into the backrooms and showed us a collection which the museum is right now negotiating to purchase. The museum has extensive collections of Chumash artifacts. button ....

jzalom: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 1:48PM PST (-0800 GMT)
.....We visited the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum (button and listened to an interesting presentation by interpreter John Johnson about the Chumash way of life. We observed the design and use of basketry and other tools for food preparation and storage. We listened to the Chumash language which was recorded in the early 1900's by an anthropologist who worked with the Chumash people for many decades. Many records were preserved at the missions and he used these to elucidate Chumash geneology.

Irene of SB High: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 2:04PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Irene's visit to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History..... button here is the exhibits page button is the website for the museum......The Chumash Hall had a very good display of the materials that the Chumash used .......

Lisa: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 2:07PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Trip to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History button ……… Yesterday we visited the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. We were fortunate enough to have John Johnson, Curator of Anthropology, as our guide. He is an expert on the Chumash people and taught us a lot……….Many scientists believe that the First Americans entered North America by an ice bridge that extended the Bering Strait. They were then thought to have traveled south between two receding ice sheets. Dr. Johnson told us about a theory that they may have traveled down the coast, implying a need for a craft to travel on the ocean. A very interesting idea……..The Chumash people were excellent basket weavers. Their baskets were tightly woven and had beautiful designs and patterns. The museum has a wonderful collection. We were even able to view several baskets the museum is hoping to purchase. These baskets were so tightly woven that they were able to hold liquids. Acorn mush was boiled in these baskets by hot rocks that were added………I was also excited to learn about the Gabrielinos. They were the Chumash who lived on the Channel Islands……… ……… Check out this site for more info on the Gabrielinos button

Irene of SB High: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 2:09PM PST (-0800 GMT)
This is my report. Here’ the address of the museum button here’s a picture of the chumash

Pam Shetler: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 2:10PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The Santa Barbara Museum has a wealth of information. Its permanent collection includes tremendous information on the Chumash Indians. button . The Chumash did not make pottery. They hollowed out bowls from whale spinal bones. They were additionally excellent weavers... Baskets were very important in their lives for "gathering, storing, preparing and serving food, holding water, keeping money and other valuables, measuring acorns for trade, carrying babies, in gambling, as gifts, and for ceremonies." button ...The museum currently has an excellent special exhibit on butterflies. There are areas specialized for children. The most interesting exhibit is an outdoor 'aviary' of live butterflies. The museum has planted butterfly attracting vegetation. The butterflies gently fly throughout the area, occasionally lighting on the visitors....The Camp Internet website also has tremendous information about the Indians of the Southwest, including the Chumash. You can find that information here. button …The museum has a large zoological collection as well. The information on the pygmy mammoths is especially interesting. The museum store has a small book on the pygmy mammoths and their interesting story for only $5.95.

Dante: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 2:12PM PST (-0800 GMT)
At the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum, we had the opportunity to observe the "behind the scenes" laboratory where the anthropoligists do their work. button We learned the four tenants of anthropology, all of which are conducted at the Museum: archeology, linguistics, ethnology, and alkdjfkljd. We saw samples of baskets the museum is trying to buy from a private collector as well as shell jewelery in the climate-controlled room. Visit this site to see the entrance to the museum.

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Mrs. Schoenfeld's SB Museum field trip report. The Museum's website is located button Yesterday I went to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. The museum had many exhibits that were full of fascinating information, facts, and history. I visited the Chumash Hall with has a collection of artifacts dating back as many 9000 years ago. I was also able to listen to a Chumash woman who had her voice recording in the 1950s to leave a auditory record of what their language sounded like. button I was also able to view many different items that they used in their daily lives. John Johnson also showed us the museum archives where they are currently housing some Chumash baskets which they are trying to acquire as part of the museum collection. If they make the acquisition they will have the largest Chumash basket collection in the world.................. As well as learning about the Chumash Indians he showed us the library, which anyone can visit to further their knowledge on a variety of subjects............The last thing that I saw was the butterfly exhibit. I was able to walk through and view butterflies, up close and personal. ........It was a nice to learn so much and I hope to be able to get back with my own children some time soon......... Other links: button button

: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 2:14PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Mrs. Schoenfeld's SB Museum field trip report. The Museum's website is located button Yesterday I went to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. The museum had many exhibits that were full of fascinating information, facts, and history. I visited the Chumash Hall with has a collection of artifacts dating back as many 9000 years ago. I was also able to listen to a Chumash woman who had her voice recording in the 1950s to leave a auditory record of what their language sounded like. button I was also able to view many different items that they used in their daily lives. John Johnson also showed us the museum archives where they are currently housing some Chumash baskets which they are trying to acquire as part of the museum collection. If they make the acquisition they will have the largest Chumash basket collection in the world.................. As well as learning about the Chumash Indians he showed us the library, which anyone can visit to further their knowledge on a variety of subjects............The last thing that I saw was the butterfly exhibit. I was able to walk through and view butterflies, up close and personal. ........It was a nice to learn so much and I hope to be able to get back with my own children some time soon......... Other links: button button

Chris # Pastor: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 2:15PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The Santa Barbara Museum is a very beautiful place. I really enjoyed the library. I have a passion for old books. I really like the history that went to that room. When you walk in you feel like you are in an old house.... button ..... It is a new experience for me to have come and experienced this area. I love this area. It would be nice to retire here but the cost of living is high. I really enjoyed the library. I have a passion for old books. I really like the history that went to that room. When you walk in you feel like you are in an old house.... button ..... It is a new experience for me to have come and experienced this area. I love this area. It would be nice to retire here but the cost of living is high. …… The butterfly pavilion is also a great place. It is fun to have the butterflies come and sit on you. The big thing is that you have to be able to get them off before you leave. I took some great pictures of the butterflies sitting on flowers……. button At this site you can learn about pottery. I think that this is really great. I would love to go on a dig sometime. I think it is fun.

gluna/sbaca: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 2:15PM PST (-0800 GMT)
On Tuesday, July l7, 2001, we arrived at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History and met with John Johnson for a private tour of the museum. The museum was founded in 1916 and was devoted to the study of "ology" the study of eggs. Mr. Johnson took us to the museum's library where we met Marie Holmes, the assistant librarian. We were informed that as teachers we were welcomed to use the resources button located in the library. www.sbnature.org Here is a picture of the entrance to the museum .......... .... Next we went to the Chumash Hall and enjoyed seeing all the artifacts of the early Native Americans. We heard Chumash language being spoken and sung. We saw tools, clothing and baskets used by these people. Mr. Johnson noted that the baskets were made with Indian rush noting that the brown color came from the base of the plant and the black color was created when the Chumash covered them with mud. It was also noted that Santa Barbara has the best collection of Chumash baskets, with the exception of the Smithsonian, in the world. Some other interesting facts that we learned were that the styles of tools for the culture did not stay static changing from mano, metate to mortar and pestal. The Chumash did not make pottery and the soapstone pots found were thought to be from soapstone found in Catalina. Mr. Johnson then took us to view the pygmy mammoth exhibit. We were able to see a casting of a pygmy mammoth found on Santa Rosa Island in l994. This mammoth is fondly known as "Rosie." button ....To conclude our tour, we were taken to the archives where we enjoyed seeing more rare artifacts such as a bowl made from a whale bone, some seeds, and some shells and a seagrass skirt.

Pam Shetler: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 2:15PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Second posting because the picture was missing originally. The Santa Barbara Museum has a wealth of information. naturalmuseum1.jpg Its permanent collection includes tremendous information on the Chumash Indians. button . The Chumash did not make pottery. They hollowed out bowls from whale spinal bones. They were additionally excellent weavers... Baskets were very important in their lives for "gathering, storing, preparing and serving food, holding water, keeping money and other valuables, measuring acorns for trade, carrying babies, in gambling, as gifts, and for ceremonies." button ...The museum currently has an excellent special exhibit on butterflies. There are areas specialized for children. The most interesting exhibit is an outdoor 'aviary' of live butterflies. The museum has planted butterfly attracting vegetation. The butterflies gently fly throughout the area, occasionally lighting on the visitors....The Camp Internet website also has tremendous information about the Indians of the Southwest, including the Chumash. You can find that information here. button …The museum has a large zoological collection as well. The information on the pygmy mammoths is especially interesting. The museum store has a small book on the pygmy mammoths and their interesting story for only $5.95.

: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 2:19PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, naturalmuseum1.jpg has a huge variety of learning resources. As well as the exhibits of the history and anthropology of the Chumash Indians, button there is a changing exhibition, such as the butterflies showing now, and an extensive library of books on California social studies................The exhibit on the Chumash Indians will be most useful to me when I begin teaching the 4th graders in my class about the history of California and how they fit into the geography of the Earth. How the first humans came to the continent of North America is clearly visualized in pictures and words. This concept was even more clearly realized by the map John Johnson showed. He said that the most recent theory says that the first humans to migrate from Asia to N. America came along the coast, probably in sea craft. This has been supported by the discovery of the Santa Rosa, woman who must have had some type of sea craft to get to the island where she lived 13,000 years ago. button ………………………The exhibit also shows the cultural changes that the Chumash society experienced to the present time including examples of the oral language and a phonetic version researched by John Harrington, one of the foremost scholars of the Chumash. Some examples of objects in the exhibit are a boat made with the help of a man who made boat as a boy, cooking vessels and baskets made by the Chumash. Clothes and houses, beads made of olive shells which were used for money and a wide variety of other things.

Pam Shetler: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 2:20PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Posting #3! Sorry. The Santa Barbara Museum has a wealth of information Its permanent collection includes tremendous information on the Chumash Indians. button . The Chumash did not make pottery. They hollowed out bowls from whale spinal bones. They were additionally excellent weavers... Baskets were very important in their lives for "gathering, storing, preparing and serving food, holding water, keeping money and other valuables, measuring acorns for trade, carrying babies, in gambling, as gifts, and for ceremonies." button ...The museum currently has an excellent special exhibit on butterflies. There are areas specialized for children. The most interesting exhibit is an outdoor 'aviary' of live butterflies. The museum has planted butterfly attracting vegetation. The butterflies gently fly throughout the area, occasionally lighting on the visitors....The Camp Internet website also has tremendous information about the Indians of the Southwest, including the Chumash. You can find that information here. button …The museum has a large zoological collection as well. The information on the pygmy mammoths is especially interesting. The museum store has a small book on the pygmy mammoths and their interesting story for only $5.95.

camp01: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 2:21PM PST (-0800 GMT)
button I enjoyed the Chumash exhibition at the Santa Barbara Museum of National History. ……….. The Chumash people were not agriculturalists. They gathered food and hunted game in their surrounding environment. …..The button

Pam Shetler: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 2:23PM PST (-0800 GMT)

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Dante: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 2:24PM PST (-0800 GMT)

Lynda: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 2:25PM PST (-0800 GMT)

camp01: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 2:25PM PST (-0800 GMT)

jzalom: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 2:27PM PST (-0800 GMT)

gluna/sbaca: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 2:27PM PST (-0800 GMT)

gluna/sbaca: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 2:30PM PST (-0800 GMT)
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Lynda: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 2:31PM PST (-0800 GMT)
On Tuesday, July 17, We went to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. There were several areas of interest to me in exploring life in early California. I am especially fascinated with the Pygmy Mammoth… As a child I felt that everything that had been discovered about prehistoric life was complete. I was always disappointed that there was not much written about the discoveries in the United States. The discovery of the Pygmy Mammoth has made me realize how dynamics of the study of paleontology and anthropology.button It is interesting to look at the timeline to see when the first human life is evident as compared to the age of the Pygmy Mammoth. The age of the Pygmy Mammoth bones are about as old the oldest human bones that have been discovered. Looking at the timeline the existence of the Pygmy Mammoth falls before the Paleo Indian area. button

jgallatin/Madison: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 2:31PM PST (-0800 GMT)
On Tuesday, July 17 we visited the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum. button Dr. Johnson took us to the Chumash exhibit and told us about history of the exhibit. We listened to the words spoken by M. Yee. button The Chumash language was divided into three distinct language families. The Island language, the Central language and the Northern language were very different from one another. The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History has the second largest collections of baskets made by the Chumash. One basket was made as a gift for the governor of Mexico. This basket had the images of the Spanish coins with a dedication added to the rim later. button The baskets were made, always coiling to the right. The standard plant used for the structure of all Chumash baskets was the juncos plant. The black coloring used to create the stylized designs was made by burying the juncus in mud. The darker brown coloring comes from the lower portion of the juncus. The flat baskets were used for sifting meal and seeds. The round baskets were used for cooking by inserting hot stones into the baskets. Baskets were also used for collecting food and storing food. The pots were made from soapstone and used for cooking and food preparation. The Chumash did not have clay pottery. Dr. Johnson took us to the storage area where we saw the seven baskets that the museum wishes to purchase from a private party. The acquisition of the these baskets will make the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum’s collection of Chumash baskets the largest in the world.

K Roberts at Hawaiian: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 2:33PM PST (-0800 GMT)
TRIP TO SANTA BARBARA NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM button On Tuesday, July 17, 2001, our Camp Internet group was given a tour of the museum by anthropologist, John Johnson. He led us to many fascinating rooms, buildings, and Chumash Indian exhibits …….. ……… My favorite part of the whole day was visiting the live butterfly exhibit which was housed inside a netted area that reminded me of a bird atrium I visited years ago at the Palm Springs Wildlife Reserve. It was so beautiful just walking around watching butterflies lick/sip nectar from the sunlit garden of flowers and dishes of cut fruit with their long, hair-like unwound tongues. For quite a while, I sat on a wooden bench just taking in the entire scene of hundreds of butterflies floating around, with mothers and children and teachers expressing joy, awe, and thrill to see so many unusual, tame creatures up-close. The docent volunteers were more than happy to help me and others identify each butterfly that landed nearby using a preprinted field guide sheet as they discussed this creature’s brief life cycle: mating (which went on right before us); egg laying; caterpillar-ravenous-eating and genetically-driven cocoon spinning; larva transforming to butterflies which were finally brought to this flower filled, nectar abundant haven to start the cycle all over again. It was a moment out of time, out of normal existence to sit and watch. I wish I could have stayed there all day, but our schedule pulled me away to reality and back to work.

margo mccormick johnson school: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 2:34PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Margo's report from Santa Barbara Natural History Museum. 7-18-01... There website is: button Now lets get started DrJohns is a wealth of information. I found it amazing that the Northern Channel Island inhabited by the Chumash spoke a very different language that the natives of the Southern Islands . The chumash created tightly woven baskets which are extremly rare, currently there are three tribal members who are trying To revive this craft...Next we learned about the oldest fossil remains found in the North American. These remains of a woman were found on Santa Rose Island next to a pigmy mammoth. button The museum was a wondrous place to just explore and quietly set by mission creek and imagine how the chumash lived. It would have been interesting to visit one of the Island to understand how the chumash embraced Their environment.

Gaby: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 2:34PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, has a huge variety of learning resources. As well as the exhibits of the history and anthropology of the Chumash Indians, button there is a changing exhibition, such as the butterflies showing now, and an extensive library of books on California social studies................The exhibit on the Chumash Indians will be most useful to me when I begin teaching the 4th graders in my class about the history of California and how they fit into the geography of the Earth. How the first humans came to the continent of North America is clearly visualized in pictures and words. This concept was even more clearly realized by the map John Johnson showed. He said that the most recent theory says that the first humans to migrate from Asia to N. America came along the coast, probably in sea craft. This has been supported by the discovery of the Santa Rosa, woman who must have had some type of sea craft to get to the island where she lived 13,000 years ago. button ………………………The exhibit also shows the cultural changes that the Chumash society experienced to the present time including examples of the oral language and a phonetic version researched by John Harrington, one of the foremost scholars of the Chumash. Some examples of objects in the exhibit are a boat made with the help of a man who made boat as a boy, cooking vessels and baskets made by the Chumash. Clothes and houses, beads made of olive shells which were used for money and a wide variety of other things.

K Roberts at Hawaiian: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 2:34PM PST (-0800 GMT)
sorry, here is the link to SB Musuem button

: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 2:36PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Howdy All! I want to welcome you to the latest report from the WAKE Center in Goleta. We have been asked by out fearless leaders to write a field report about our adventures yesterday at the Museum of Natural History. Check out their web site, it’s really cool. button While we were at the museum we were with a scientist by the name of Dr. Johns. His field of expertise is anthropology, with emphasis in the history of the Channel Islands and it’s in habitants. His is passionate about the Chumash Indians, their genealogy, cultural history, and much more. While he was giving us the tour through the museum a women walked in. He greeted her and she him, then he introduced her to us and explained that she was Chumash. She then greeted us and began to share with us about her personal story and how she new very little about her culture until she was well into her twenties. button She was teaching a Chumash cultural class for kids, kind of a summer day camp.

jgallatin/Madison: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 2:38PM PST (-0800 GMT)
This is the whale that is on the opening page of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History web site. There is a skeleton of whale outside the museum.

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Irene: . . . . Wed, Jul 18, 3:30PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Irene’s report from the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History… The website of the museum is button The Chumash Hall has a representation of the history, materials, and life of the Chumash Indians There were a number of examples of food gathering, preparation and storage containers such as milling slabs, hand stones, metates, woven baskets, mortars and pestles, stearite pots for cooking, and abalone shells….Some of the cooking vessels were made from carved soapstone. The items that were used for clothing included, feathers, fur, skins, and items for ornamentation…. The housing consisted of round huts made of willow or sycamore for the frame and tule for thatch…. The location of the museum was N. 34.44099. latitude and –119.7104 longitude. The elevation was 220 feet… Juncus textillis is the scientific name for the basketry rush that the Chumash used for their finely woven baskets… The museum is currently raising money to purchase more baskets for their collection which all have right coiling with a principal band and rim ticking The museum currently has a collection of baskets that is second only to the Smithsonian. Dr. John Johnston of the Anthropology section was our guide. He provided a wonderful insight into the history of the Chumash…..