Gene Autry Western Museum - Los Angeles

On December 29, 2017, my brother Keith and I visited the Gene Autry Western Museum in the Griffith Park area of Los Angeles.

For those of you who aren't sure who Gene Autry was...he was a cowboy actor in the 1940's and 1950's. He was known as "The Singing Cowboy". He also had a TV show in the 1950's.

The museum has Native American artifacts and western movie paraphilinillia , plus there are many sculptures and historical items in the museum. Some of the fun exhibits are toys from the 1950's. You might recognize some of them if you are my age.

There are also some fun interactive exhibits that you can get into and have your friends take pictures of you.

You can find more information about the museum at this link:

Gene Autry Museum

Heritage Valley

Hi all.

I know I have not been here for awhile. I was diagnosed with A-Fib and I find it harder to get out and visit places to share with you, but I did get out during the 2017 holidays and was able to see a few things.

My brother and I went to the Heritage Valley in Ventura County on December 27th. It is made up from the towns of Piru, Fillmore and Santa Paula...all small farm towns in southern California.

The Heritage Valley is about about 60 miles north of Los Angeles.

Piru is the smallest of the 3 towns. You may have seen this town on many television shows as the studies use it a lot.

The Piru Mansion was once owned by David C. Cook who was the founder of the town. It is also known as the Clark Mansion.

Fillmore is the middle-sized town. This town was used by the studios in the TV show "Jericho".

In the center of town is the town hall and a little park with a lot of old trains.

Santa Paula is the larges of the 3 towns. I is the "gateway" to Ojai, CA and there is a historic oil museum here. Santa Paula is also known for their man muruals.

For more information, you can visit this site:

Heritage Valley, CA