Former first lady helps to preserve, present 'all of the pieces' of Reagan's life
By Jean Ortiz, Ventura County Star, May 10, 2005
http://www.venturacountystar.com/vcs/sv/article/0,1375,VCS_239_3765765,00.html

Historic aircraft carrier, museum may be forced out of Alameda
Associated Press, KESQ, May 9, 2005
http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=3315587

A man with a vision
By Leah Barvels, San Mateo Daily Journal, May 9, 2005
http://www.smdailyjournal.org/article.cfm?issue=05-09-05&storyID=42741

Liberator, Flying Fortress offers a fleeting reminder of years past; Hawthorne event offers glimpse of the lives led that ensured nation’s survival
By John Bogert, Daily Breeze, May 9, 2005
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/columnists/bogert/articles/1549987.html

LATC Battle Continues to Inflame; Both Sides Claim Victory After Contentious Council Meeting
By Jon Regardie, Los Angeles Downtown News, May 9, 2005
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2005/05/09/news/news01.txt

Bridging the Generation Gap; Chinese American Museum Displays the Young at Heart, and a Youthful Old Soul
By Kristin Friedrich, Los Angeles Downtown News, May 9, 2005
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2005/05/09/entertainment/entertainment01.txt

It may be dubious, but it's likely constitutional; Taxpayers may pay to preserve historic missions
Orange County Register, May 9, 2005
http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/2005/05/09/sections/commentary/editorials/article_510558.php

Learning from history instead of losing it; Preservationists have their eyes on several areas in this region
By Roger Hoskins, Modesto Bee, May 8, 2005
http://www.modbee.com/local/story/10453168p-11250735c.html

Museum's tractors carry flower field visitors
By Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, May 8, 2005
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20050508-9999-m1m08tfvis.html

A peek at private Laguna art; A museum show brings collectors' works into public exhibition
By Daniella Walsh, Orange County Register, May 8, 2005
http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/2005/05/08/sections/entertainment/et_visual_arts/article_510287.php

Restored stagecoach once served Valley Center
By Vincent Nicholas Rossi, San Diego Union-Tribune, May 8, 2005
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20050508-9999-m1m08history.html

An Oasis for Families
Editorial, San Jose Mercury News, May 8, 2005
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/opinion/11595203.htm

Hospital offers a peek into dinosaur eggs
By Sandra Stokley, The Press-Enterprise, May 7, 2005
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_M_dino08.a2148.html

Family Farm Festival coming
Daily Democrat, May 7, 2005
http://www.dailydemocrat.com/Stories/0,1413,136~32715~2857664,00.html

Kidspace Museum feeling silvery this week
Pasadena Star-News, May 7, 2005
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/Stories/0,1413,206~22097~2856586,00.html

Paleontological Art Available on Internet from Natural History Museum
By Randolph E. Schmid, Associated Press Writer, ABC News, May 7, 2005
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=736648

Unmasking the mummy; High-tech experts peek at a child who died 2,000 years ago
By Dave Murphy, San Francisco Chronicle, May 7, 2005
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/05/07/MUMMY.TMP

Civil Rights Museum Opens in Minneapolis: Twenty year dream finally realized
Eurweb.com, May 6, 2005
http://eurweb.com/story.cfm?id=20250

Reception, auction to benefit Leonis Adobe Museum
Ventura County Star, May 6, 2005
http://www.venturacountystar.com/vcs/county_news/article/0,1375,VCS_226_3757066,00.html

Nostalgic Railroad Days gaining steam; Thousands will admire full-sized and model trains this weekend in Fullerton
By Eric Carpenter, The Orange County Register, May 6, 2005
http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/2005/05/06/sections/local/local/article_509568.php

History museum staff changes
By Kimra McPherson, San Jose Mercury News, May 5, 2005
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/counties/santa_clara/los_altos/11568863.htm

Redwood Discovery Museum will launch exhibit for students
Eureka Reporter, May 5, 2005
http://www.eurekareporter.com/Stories/fp-05050509.htm

More to explore in Monterey--Children's museum, lighthouse are fun destinations
By Amy Maginnis-Honey, Daily Republic, May 5, 2005
http://www.dailyrepublic.com/articles/2005/05/05/features_top_stories/feat01.txt

Daniel Libeskind brings his star power -- and his teammates -- to a new museum
By John King, San Francisco Chronicle, May 5, 2005
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/05/05/DDG0ACJC0C1.DTL

History revisited during Mendocino Heritage Days
By Frank Hartzell, The Beacon, May 5, 2005
http://www.record-bee.com/Stories/0,1413,255~33910~2853390,00.html

YCHM seeks old-time garden tools, equipment for display
Daily Democrat, May 5, 2005
http://www.dailydemocrat.com/Stories/0,1413,136~32886~2853737,00.html

Chlamydia outbreak kills penguins at SF zoo
Associated Press, San Jose Mercury News, May 5, 2005
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/11574157.htm

6 museums will be free on Saturday
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 4, 2005
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20050504-9999-2m4briefs.html

Elephant's death spurs protest at San Diego Zoo
San Diego Union Tribune, May 4, 2005
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20050504-9999-1m4protest.html

Plan shelved to build new museum near Donner Lake
By Barbara Barte Osborn, Sacramento Bee, May 4, 2005
http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/12834823p-13684728c.html

Museum to Showcase the Whole Tamale, in All Its Corny Glory
By Steve Harvey, Los Angeles Times, May 3, 2005
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/state/la-me-only3may03,1,2561809.column?coll=la-news-state

San Diego Children's Museum Faces Deadline
By Bruce Hartman, Voice of San Diego, May 3, 2005
http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=euLTJbMUKvH&b=618993&ct=809619

Museums as Faith-based Institutions; A new Imax film creates controversy about evolution vs. creationism
By Jeffrey Kirsch, Voice of San Diego, May 3, 2005
http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=euLTJbMUKvH&b=618993&ct=809623

Crafts museum heads to SoMa, near SFMOMA
By Kenneth Baker, San Francisco Chronicle, May 3, 2005
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/05/03/DDGADCI3IK1.DTL

Museum documents World War II veterans' stories
San Jose Mercury News, May 2, 2005
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/counties/alameda_county/11545420.htm

$6M Donner museum on beach opposed
David Bunker, The Union.com, May 2, 2005
http://www.theunion.com/article/20050502/NEWS/105020091

Samsung to Sponsor Nobel Museum’s Global Exhibition
Business Wire, May 2, 2005
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20050502005787&newsLang=en

Scoates Appointed Director of University Art Museum
Inside CSULB, May 2005
http://www.csulb.edu/misc/inside/archives/vol_57_no_9/f3.htm

Kids delve into Long Beach art
By Samantha Gonzaga, Press-Telegram, May 1, 2005
http://www.presstelegram.com/Stories/0,1413,204~21474~2846662,00.html

Toxin-coated museums seek magic to reopen after blaze
By Bob Pool, Contra Costa Times, May 1, 1005
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/11537509.htm

Museum gets 'significant' gift; REDLANDS HISTORICAL: It receives a donation from the late Waldo Burroughs' estate.
By Penny Schwartz, Press-Enterprise, May 1, 2005
http://www.pe.com/localnews/sanbernardino/stories/PE_News_Local_B_bhist01.f36f.html

Dropping grizzlies' naming contest is a bear for Frisco zoo officials
Associated Press, San Jose Mercury News, April 30, 2005
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/11530848.htm

Mojave River Valley Museum plans busy day
By Kelly Donovan, Desert Dispatch, April 29, 2005
http://www.desertdispatch.com/2005/11147807566345.html

Museum of Photography: It's all there in black and white
By Jennifer Dobbs, Redlands Daily Facts, April 29, 2005
http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/Stories/0,1413,209~32648~2843270,00.html

Museum program brings parents, kids together
By Kelly O'Connor, The Desert Sun, April 29, 2005
http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050429/LIFESTYLES12/504290313/1050

Oil Museum highlights women's lives; Santa Paula exhibit includes biographies of notable locals
By Karen Lindell, Ventura County Star, April 29, 2005
http://www.venturacountystar.com/vcs/sp/article/0,1375,VCS_170_3739126,00.html

Museum grounds setting for annual festival
The Daily Democrat, April 29, 2005
http://www.dailydemocrat.com/Stories/0,1413,136~32886~2843174,00.html

Museum finds home at Bernardo Winery
By Vincent Nicholas Rossi, San Diego Union-Tribune, April 29, 2005
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20050429-9999-m1m29rbdo.html

Digging history at Campbell museum day camp
By La Tricia Ransom, San Francisco Chronicle, April 29, 2005
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/04/29/PNG9PCFI831.DTL

Latino art museum fights to stay open; Claremont gallery lacks funding
By Jason Newell, Daily Bulletin, April 28, 2005
http://www.dailybulletin.com/Stories/0,1413,203~21481~2842054,00.html

Pushing the Envelope; New MOCA director Amos Klausner tests the boundaries
By Gretchen Giles, Metro, April 27, 2005
http://www.metroactive.com/papers/sonoma/04.27.05/klausner-0517.html

Aquarium on Wheels stops at school
By Jennifer Kabbany, North County Times, April 27, 2005
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/04/28/news/community/22_15_294_27_05.txt

Pioneer Day will take step back in time in Ramona
By Ruth Lepper, San Diego Union Tribune, April 27, 2005
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20050427-9999-m1m27ramona.html