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Merced Courthouse Museum Exhibit: Merced County Fairs: Old Fashioned Fun Opening June 28, 2007 Exhibit runs through October 14, 2007 |
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Merced College Summer Community Band performing at the opening of the new exhibit
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Merced College Summer Community Band performing on the steps of the Courthouse Museum
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Attendees enjoy the sounds of the Merced College Summer Community Band
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Bunny Busby holding a scarf she bought at the Merced County Fair when she was a girl in the 1930s. "Every year when fair time came we looked forward to getting a scarf," said Busby. She brought the scarf to the exhibit. It has a rodeo design and was made in Japan.
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Gary Carlson (left, speaking), President of the Merced County Fair Board of Directors, and Robin Hauck (center), CEO of the Merced County Fair
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Gary Carlson (left, speaking), President of the Merced County Fair Board of Directors, and Robin Hauck (center), CEO of the Merced County Fair
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Visitor views historical Merced fairs exhibit
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Merced County Supervisor Kathleen Crookham checks out the exhibit
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Exhibit of the Merced County Fair
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Exhibit shows aerial of Merced County Fairgrounds
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Robin Hauck (center, speaking), CEO of the Merced County Fair and Gary Carlson (left), President of the Merced County Fair Board of Directors
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Exhibit of the Spring Fair in Los Banos
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Sarah Lim of the museum with her daughters, Gabrielle Andrade, 3 (left), and Evie Andrade, 7
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Exhibit sign welcoming visitors
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Merced County Fair Directors (left) Carol Sartori-Silva and (right) Deborah Lewis
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Fair tie collection that belonged to Haydn J. "Mickey" Sartori. The fair's annual Milk Producers Contest is named for him.
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Courthouse Museum Fairs exhibition
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Visitors see exhibits of the Merced County Fair Centennial celebration
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Visitors of all ages enjoy the exhibit
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Herb Wood of the museum talks with a visitor
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