Friends of Banning Museum members and donors have a lot to be proud of. Thanks to your support, nearly 400 children had

a fun and unique learning experience during this year’s Summer Days at The Banning Museum. This is almost double the participation we’ve had in previous years!

This program is for children aged 5-14 from the Wilmington area. It introduces them to the remarkable man who founded their home town and whose vision changed Southern California. Our hope is that the chil-dren who attend will come away feeling proud of their

community and believing that they, too, can achieve great things in their own lives — just as Phineas Banning did.

Experiences like Summer Days and our other educational programs are more important than ever before. School bud-

gets have been slashed. Field trips like you remember from your elementary school days are few and far in between. Our free programs

help to bridge this gap, as does partnering with the community on activities like the “Fall into Literacy” Wilmington Children’s Book Festival that was recently held at the Museum (pictured center, below).

Did you know that in Wilmington, the number of children living in poverty is upwards of 25%? This is even more reason to provide positive activities that teach and inspire. If visiting the Improbable Gateway exhibition sparks a child’s interest in engineering, or building, or business, that is success. And that’s why your support of Friends of Banning Museum is so important — because it does make a difference. It matters. And it can’t happen without you.

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inside:

President’s Message2

2012 Phineas BanningEntrepreneurial Spirit Award

2Did You Know…

32012 Wisteria Regale

4Exhibits Bring History to Life

4Calendar of Events

5Victorian Christmas

5FBM Membership Listing

6FBM New Board Members

7FBM Lectures

7Wilmington

Children’s Book Festival 7

“A B I A N N U A L P U B L I C A T I O N O F F R I E N D S O F B A N N I N G M U S E U M

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THE STORY OF PHINEAS BANNING and his contemporaries is more than just history; it reveals to visitors that with vision, entrepreneurial spirit, perseverance, and ingenuity, you can achieve what might appear to be impossible. Our goal extends beyond telling the story —we want every visitor to believe in their hearts that they, too, are capable of achieving their dreams.”

NANCY BANNING CALL Founder, Friends of Banning Museum

Summer Days at The Banning MuseumInspires More Children Than Ever!

Thank you for your continued support.

Get into the holiday spirit with a visit to

Details on page 5.

VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS a t t h e b a n n i n g m u s e u m

December 1 & 2, 2012

B A N N I N G & C O M P A N Y • F A L L 2 0 1 2

FOUNDER Nancy Banning Call

PRESIDENT Peter D. KunothVICE PRESIDENT Patrick Wilson

SECRETARYJack BabbittTREASURER

Julia Sheldon Banning

PAST PRESIDENTEdward Carson Beall

BOARD OF DIRECTORSStephanie V. Enright

Lisa D. HansenKjell Hellberg

Henry L. Hilty, Jr.Steve HockettMarsha KellyMarilyn LyonJohn S. Meek

Deborah Miller Mrs. Steven A. Miller

William MullerSimie Seaman

Rebekah S. SmithStephen L. Smith Angi Ma Wong

Dr. Glenn Zeleznick, DDSTeresa Zeleznick

DIRECTORS EMERITIElizabeth Banning Ames

Lynn Warner BrengelRichard Call, M.D.*

Phyllis Monroe Cannom James H. Cheney

Theodore A. Chester, Jr.Pamela Taylor Clyne

Mrs. Justin Dart*Jennifer Nelson FainDonna Traylor Gibbs

Dr. Eric T. HaskellCathy L. Hendrickson

Hubert F. Laugharn, Jr.*Glenn N. Leisure

Ann “Biddy” LiebigNicolas MartinVickie McBeath

Betty H. McLaughlinLary. J. Mielke

Glen H. Mitchel, Jr.Daphne Munzer

Pam MunzerClark W. Porter

Carol H. RichardsFrani Cooper Ridder

Elizabeth Davis RogersKathy Luppen RoseJames J. Shelton, Jr.

Mrs. William J. Shirley*Mrs. David L. Spurgeon

Betty Field StraussJane Tucker

Phoebe P. Vaccaro*deceased

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PR E S I D E N T ’ S M E S S A G E

Dear Friends,

For the past four years, it has been my honor to serve you as President of Friends of Banning Museum. Now it’s time for me to pass the gavel to your new President, Peter D. Kunoth. Peter is a long-time member of the FBM Board of Directors, having served most recently as our Vice President, and as Vice President and Treasurer before that. Peter is absolutely committed to the success and growth of FBM and to our mission to Preserve History, Promote Education, and Inspire Entrepreneurial Spirit. Please join me in congratulating Peter and wishing him a wonderful term as your new President.Since this is my last President’s Message, I thought this would be a great opportunity to remind you of how important your support really is. With your help over the past few years, we have been able to:◆ Inspire over 10,000 schoolchildren each year through our educational programs. ◆ Open Improbable Gateway: The Los Angeles Transportation Legacy. We’re very proud to be

able to share this remarkable story with the community where it all began!◆ Beautify the Howard Rose Garden with the exquisite antique roses section and benches.◆ Partner with the City of Los Angeles, Department of Recreation and Parks to paint

the new Harlyne and Kenneth Norris Visitor Center, put a new roof on the historic Stagecoach Barn, and greatly improve the Museum roads and paths.

◆ Add new cabinetry to our upstairs Textiles area to better protect our collection.This is just a partial list, and I hope it gives you some idea of the impact you have on the community and the future of The Banning Museum by your membership and contributions. Thank you for making my tenure as President such an enjoyable one — and for your continued support of Friends of Banning Museum.

Sincerely,

Edward Carson Beall, President, Friends of Banning Museum

Everything’s coming up roses for the recipient of the 2012 Phineas Banning Entrepreneurial Spirit Award! This year’s deserving winner is Carol Howard Richards, a long-time supporter of Friends of Banning Museum and an FBM Director Emeritus. Carol was instrumental in enabling us to make spectacular improvements to the Howard Rose Garden. In fact, the garden is named in honor of her late father, Paul J. Howard, a celebrated Los Angeles horticulturist and prominent, respected landscape designer. The award is given to an individual who exemplifies the entrepreneurial spirit demonstrated so well by Phineas Banning. The second-annual award was presented at the Phineas Banning Birthday Concert in August. Please join us in congratulating Carol and thanking her for all she does for FBM and The Banning Museum!

(L-R): FBM President Ed Beall, Carol Howard Richards, and Museum Director Michael Sanborn

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Entrepreneurial Spirit Award

FRIENDS OF BANNING MUSEUM

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

(L-R): Outgoing FBM President Ed Beall passes the gavel to incoming President Peter Kunoth.

Hours of Operation:Guided tours of the

Museum are available — Tuesday - Thursday: 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m.

and 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday:12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m.,

2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Group tours may also be scheduled with advance

reservation.

Admission:Guided Museum Tours: We request a donation of

$5 for adults and $1 for children 12 and under.

P.O. Box 1927Wilmington, CA 90748

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401 East M Street Wilmington, CA 90744

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Tel: (310) 548-7777 Fax: (310) 548-2644

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The Banning Museumis a facility of the City of Los Angeles,Department of Recreation and Parksand is operated in cooperation with

Friends of Banning Museum.The Banning Museum is a City, State

and National Historic Landmark.

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Call it kismet, fate or serendipity, but a chance remark between friends led to an extraordinary meeting recently at The Banning Museum. Friends of Banning Museum Board member Angi Ma Wong and her friend and historical researcher Linda Bentz were discussing Wong’s publication of Bentz’s new book about Chinese pioneers in Ventura when Wong happened to mention her involvement with The Banning Museum.“Didn’t the Banning family have a Chinese cook?” Bentz asked. Wong, a history and gardening aficionado, replied yes and his name was Lim Ying. On one of his trips back to China, he brought back the seeds for his employer Phineas Banning and his wife Mary. Both of them had an avid interest in the various plants, trees and flowers that they could cultivate on their property. The seeds flourished to become the 200-foot Chinese wisteria vines presently covering two-thirds of the garden arbor.It was such a great story, Wong said, that she wanted to write a children’s book about it in time for The Banning Museum’s ses-quicentennial in 2014. Bentz then explained that she had researched Lim Ying at both the Banning and the Huntington libraries and would share what she had found. Most importantly, she had been in contact with Lim’s descendants. Within weeks, a meet-ing had been arranged for Bennie Lim, his cousins Steve and Kathy Tom, Bentz and Wong to assemble at the garden to share notes and history. Meanwhile Wong invited Julia Sheldon Banning to join the group as a surprise secret guest.

And so it was that in the early afternoon of May 19, Julia, the great-great-granddaughter of Phineas Banning met Bennie (photo above shown with Angi Ma Wong), the great-great-

grandson of the Banning family’s cook Lim Ying. After making the rounds of the garden, the group retired to benches inside the barn to share family pictures, stories, genealogy chart and records written in Chinese brought by Bennie, census information and other documents, filling gaps in the Banning-Lim family connection.

Julia then led a private tour of the Banning Residence, including the servants’ quarters located on the upper floors (currently the textile storage area) which Phineas had expanded from two to four bedrooms for his household staff, and the uppermost floor housing the cupola from which he could see his domain that extended to the water-front. Next it was back downstairs to tour the newly remodeled visitors’ center, gift shop and finally the newest exhibit, the Improbable Gateway.

Bennie and his cousins left with potted sprouts grown from seeds harvested from Banning wisteria vines in addition to other gifts and printed material about the Museum. In his post-visit thanks, Bennie pointed out the amazing coincidence: his eldest son’s name is Sheldon.

An Improbable Meeting of GenerationsDid You Know…

Thanks to FBM Board Member Angi Ma Wong for sharing this interesting experience with us.

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PHOTOS (L-R): Magician Nathan Gibson does close up magic for guests. FBM Director of Development Cherokee Welch, Congresswoman Janice Hahn, and FBM President Ed Beall. Wisteria King Rafael Iniguez, Karen Marvin, representing Plains All American Pipeline, and Wisteria Queen Kristina Solorio.

Thank you to our

Wisteria Regale Sponsors:

2012 WISTERIA REGALEA Magical Fundraiser and Tribute to Education

Our annual fundraiser was held on March 24, 2012. The highlight of this magical evening was the crowning of our Wisteria King and Queen, Banning High School seniors who submitted the winning entries in our annual essay contest. Both were awarded college scholarships thanks to the generosity of Plains All American Pipeline and the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce. Wisteria King Rafael Iniguez will be attending Long Beach State; Wisteria Queen Kristina Solorio has chosen UCLA.

Exhibits Bring History to Life“Three Phases of Victorian Mourning” LectureOctober 27, 2012, 10:00 a.m. • Stagecoach BarnFREE for FBM Members ($5.00 for Non-Members)

Victorian Mourning ExhibitionOctober 27 – November 18, 2012On the opening day of the exhibition, we will be having a lecture entitled “Three Phases of Victorian Mourning,” presented by Kathy Ralston. The lecture will explore the social practices, superstitions, mourning attire, jewelry and mourning rituals practiced by the American people during the Victorian era. You won’t want to miss this unusual and fascinating exhibition!

“The Art That Is Life” Ohio Valley Pottery Exhibition, Featuring Rookwood and Roseville PotteryAugust 19, 2012 – February 24, 2013 • The Harlyne and Kenneth Norris Visitor CenterThis beautiful exhibition features a collection of American Art Pottery, showcasing exquisite pieces from Ohio manufacturers. Theses pieces were produced during the end of the Victorian era through the Arts and Crafts movement, 1890-1925. Included in the exhibition are pieces from the Rookwood Pottery Company, founded in 1880 and the first Art Pottery company in the United States, and the Roseville Pottery Company, which entered the Art Pottery market in the early 1900s to compete with Rookwood. Our thanks to Getty Multicul-tural Grant Program intern Lauren Abel for her fantastic work on putting this wonderful exhibition together.

Banning Family in Mourning Photograph taken by Joseph Brent Banning, 1885

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2012“The Art That Is Life”

Ohio Valley Pottery Exhibition Featuring Rookwood and Roseville Pottery

August 19, 2012 – February 24, 2013Three Phases of Victorian Mourning

LecturePresented by Kathy RalstonSaturday, October 27, 2012

10:00 a.m.Victorian Mourning Exhibition

October 27 – November 18, 2012Victorian Christmas Luncheon

Friday, November 30, 201211:30 a.m.

Victorian Christmas Open House Saturday, December 1 and Sunday, December 2, 2012

11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

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8th Annual Valentine’s Tea & Tunes Luncheon

February 9, 20131:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Wisteria Regale 2013Saturday, March 23, 2013

Spring Banning Heritage WeekApril 22 – 26, 2013

Phineas Banning Birthday Concert TBD

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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CHRISTM AS

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If you’ve ever longed for a holiday event with warmth and enchantment, Victorian Christmas is a wish come true! This is always the highlight of the holiday season, and a tradition for many people. So it’s a great honor that an article on Victorian Christmas is sched-uled to run in the November/December issue of The Automobile Club’s Westways Magazine. Come see what all the excitement is about!

Victorian Christmas LuncheonFriday, November 30, 2012

There’s nothing quite like the historic Stagecoach Barn all decked out for the holidays. Delicious food, great entertainment and a festive atmosphere make this the must-attend event of the year. With the upcoming Westways article, the event will sell out fast, so make your reservations today! Call (310) 548-2005. Tickets are $85.00 for FBM members, $95.00 for non-members. Don’t miss out!

Victorian Christmas Open HouseSaturday and Sunday, December 1 and 2, 2012

This FREE event is open to the public and promises to be a weekend to remember. Enjoy period entertainment, tours of the Museum decorated in holiday splendor, refreshments, children’s crafts, and a horse-drawn trolley ride between The Banning Museum and Drum Barracks Civil War Museum. To make the event even more fun, this year, we’ll also be featuring local food and craft vendors, a wreath-making lecture and a blacksmith. And as a special treat, a Queen Victoria re-enactor will be receiving guests for the two days!

The Magazine for Auto Club Members

Westways

Thank you to our

Victorian Christmas Sponsors:

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Friends of Banning Museum would like to thank our valued members and special friends for their generosity and support.

CORPORATE VANGUARD CIRCLE AIRTECH InternationalMr. and Mrs. Jeff Dahlgren

VANGUARD CIRCLEDr. Geraldine Knatz

PRESERVATION CIRCLE Ms. Julia Sheldon Banning Mr. Donald MacFarlandMr. and Mrs. James Welsh

PRESIDENT’S CIRCLEMr. and Mrs. John AdeyMrs. Alice O’Neill Avery Mr. and Mrs. Edmund T. Banning Mr. and Mrs. Hancock Banning IIIMr. and Mrs. Joseph BanningMr. and Mrs. Robert J. BanningMs. Stephanie V. EnrightMr. and Mrs. Henry Hilty, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt B. LeisureMr. and Mrs. Erick MackMr. and Mrs. Steven A. MillerMr. Glen H. Mitchel, Jr.Mr. Charles T. MungerPlains All American PipelineMrs. Carol H. RichardsMrs. Katharine Banning Sisk and FamilyMr. and Mrs. Stephen L. SmithMrs. Betty StraussMr. and Mrs. Rayburn TuckerMr. and Mrs. Nicholas H. Valentine

PATRONMrs. Elizabeth B. Ames Mrs. Yvonne BogdanovichMr. David Wellington GorhamMr. Glenn N. LeisureMr. and Mrs. John S. MeekMr. William MullerOtten FoundationMrs. Sandra ParksMrs. Joseph D. Vaccaro

SPONSORINGMr. and Mrs. James P. AllenDr. and Mrs. John P. BanningMrs. William P. Banning, Jr.Mrs. Elaine Booth-CarnegisDrs. David and Phyllis CannomMrs. Marilyn CarneyMrs. Dorothy CookMrs. Elizabeth CookMr. and Mrs. George GleghornMrs. Douglas GoodanMr. and Mrs. Ray Martin

Mrs. Eva Joyce OldsMr. and Mrs. Joseph S. PlunkettMr. and Mrs. Robert RonusMrs. Beverly SanbornMrs. Kathy SauersMs. Marion ScharffenbergerMr. and Mrs. Thomas SiskMr. and Mrs. Steve SoldoffMrs. Sharilyn H. ThorellMr. and Mrs. Gary Tossell

FAMILY Mr. and Mrs. Arturo AbellaMrs. Carole AkbarMr. and Mrs. Jerome AnayaMrs. Patricia BarkerMrs. Honeya BarthMs. Shirley BorksDr. and Mrs. Wayne BrannonMrs. Anne BurnettMr. and Mrs. Darren Chiang- SchultheissMr. and Mrs. David CiottaMrs. Angela CleekDr. and Mrs. Alan B. ComptonMr. and Mrs. Emilio ContrerasMr. Arthur L. CroweDr. and Mrs. Warren D. CuttingMr. and Mrs. Richard DoreMr. Theodore H. FellMr. Joe FischMr. and Mrs. Kevin C. GearinMr. and Mrs. Chris GrossiMr. and Mrs. Steven HansenMr. and Mrs. William HaydenMr. and Mrs. Kjell HellbergMr. William E. HeylerMr. and Mrs. Mike HoulihanMrs. Lee Ann ImesMr and Mrs. Randolph IwasakaMr. and Mrs. Nelson JonesMrs. Marsha KellyMr. and Mrs. Derek KendallMr. and Mrs. Roger B. KietzerMr. and Mrs. Chuck KlausMr. and Mrs. Peter KunothMs. Gloria LeinbachMr. and Mrs. Russ LemleyMrs. Barbara Lightner-StromMr. and Mrs. James LingleMrs. Frederick LowerMrs. Jeanne MeyerMrs. Karen NeumanMrs. James Neville IIMrs. Ynez Viole O’NeillMr. and Mrs. Stephen R. OnderdonkMr. Joshua Osuna

Ms. Nancy OllarzabalMs. Anita PadelfordMr. and Mrs. Joe PloenDr. & Mrs. John PohlmannMr. and Mrs. Ron RectorMs. Alicia RiosMrs. Maxine RobinsonMr. and Mrs. Stan SolomonMr. and Mrs. Timothy SteinmeierMr. and Mrs. George TendickMr. and Mrs. Robert TrujilloMr. and Mrs. Robert A. VirtueMs. Marjorie WallaceMrs. Bonnie Winters

INDIVIDUALMs. Doreen ArakiMr. and Mrs. William BaileyMs. Teresa BarbeeMs. Ann Dobson BarrettMrs. Elizabeth BarsleyMs. Carol A. BellmaineMs. Ginny BleierMrs. Nancy BottMrs. Thea BowerMs. Myrna BrowningMs. Gwen ButterfieldMrs. Margaret CarlbergMs. Lois A. ChargoisMr. and Mrs. William J. ClearyMr. Paul CohenMs. Wanda CollinsMrs. Joanne CondonDr. Amy CouryMrs. Barbara Lee CoxMrs. Carol De VoreMrs. Joan K. DeragonMr. And Mrs. Michael DinoMrs. Nancy Banning DoyleMr. and Mrs. Tim Durfee RegnMrs. Jackie EcklundMrs. Deanne EdridgeMs. Rachel EspinozaMs. Tara FanslerMrs. Lila Finlay-GutierrezMrs. Rhona GewelberMr. and Mrs. Richard GralingMs. Sheila GrantMrs. Norma GreeneMiss Selina GuariscoMr. and Mrs. Henry A. HardingMs. Mary HesterMs. Sandra HollidayMs. Deborah HopeMs. Fumiko HosokawaMrs. Gwen HoustonMr. and Mrs. William Howard, Sr.

Mrs. Margery HughesMs. Betty J. JohnsonMrs. Janet JohnsonMrs. Mary KearneyMr. and Mrs. Edward KennedyMrs. Dorothy KoepckeMr. Ken KurtzMrs. Jerry A. LingelMrs. Ruth MacFarlaneMs. Irma D. MaggioMr. John MaligieMr. and Mrs. Arthur MalinskiMrs. Annamarie ManzoMs. Claire MatthewsMr. Marc MazorowMrs. Carol Ann MoriMs. Michelle MorrisonMs. Lauren K. NakasujiMr. and Mrs. Jacques NaviauxMs. Virginia M. OlneyMr. and Mrs. Hector PolizziMr. and Mrs. Bill PomeranzMrs. Barbara PrassasMs. Susan M. PrichardMr. Jeramey RalstonMrs. Mary RehrigMrs. Irene W. RichMrs. Gwen RichardsonMr. Charlie RicoMr. and Mrs. Ronald RiosMr. and Mrs. David RoweMrs. Marion RuthMrs. Joyce SeltzerMs. Caroline ShattuckMrs. Iva SloanMs. Carole SmithMrs. Pat Starr Mrs. Regina Taylor Mr. Michael TorresMrs. Marilyn A. TurnerMrs. Kathleen VerlanderMrs. Barbara K. VolkMrs. Priscilla WallmarkMr. William A. WardMrs. Patricia C. WeimerMs. Cherokee WelchMr. and Mrs. John Robert White, Jr.Mrs. Janet M. WhitmerMr. and Mrs. Frank Williams, Jr.Mrs. Ann WittkoppMr. and Mrs. Robert J. WlodarskiMrs. Rosemary Zettler

BANNING NEIGHBORMr. and Mrs. Jose G. ArroyoMs. Linda BehennaMrs. Sandra Craig

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. DavisMr. and Mrs. Ray DestabelleMr. and Mrs. Clifford ErvenMr. and Mrs. Jake GibsonMrs. Claudia GravesMs. Melba HaleyMs. Rosemary HirschMs. Karen IwasakaMs. Gloria JacksonMs. Jacquie LawlorMr. Nick LivadaMs. Marian LockwoodMs. Bertha MartinezMs. Cecilia MorenoMr. Daniel MuñozMs. Diana OrtizMr. and Mrs. James PetropulosMr. and Mrs. Ruben Saenz, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Art SaldanaMr. Rudolph StanleyMr. Itichai TiemsanjaiMr. and Mrs. Bernard Van WieMs. Mary A. Vaona

VOLUNTEERMs. Janet AkmanMrs. Phyllis ArataniMrs. Elisa BagdasarMrs. Elizabeth BrownMr. and Mrs. Laurence CollinsMs. Gayle DimeglioMrs. Karen EakinMr. and Mrs. Salvador J. HerreraMs. Evelyn KitaMrs. Carolyn LeeMrs. Louise MillsMr. Leo MooreMs. Donna MoschelMs. Diosma MuldowneyMs. Alice PavesicMs. Inger PearsonMs. Anita L. RizziMrs. Tricia RogersMs. Carmen RoldanMs. Nita ShidlerMs. Bettejean Spatafore- AndersenMs. Michele St. PeterMrs. Dolores StaxrudMrs. Kathryn TillotsonMs. Dora VeleMs. Judy Von MullerMiss Jahnelle WashingtonMrs. Nancy WeirMr. and Mrs. Stanley WilcocksMs. Jeanne A. WilsonMs. Judy Wright

Friends of Banning Museummembers and special friends

Thank You!

Please visit us at www.thebanningmuseum.org for a current listing of our lectures.

On July 28, 2012 author Mr. Sitton spoke on the role of pio-neer Phineas Banning and his descendants in the rise of this region based on his book, Grand Ventures: The Banning Family and the Shaping of Southern California. Over 100 guests attended this fascinating and enlightening lecture about the Banning family.

On June 23, 2012 over 110 guests enjoyed a lecture

and fashion show featuring models wearing Victorian era day fashions from 1865-1912. Guests were also entertained

by re-enactors portraying proper etiquette between a

man and woman.

Tom Sitton Lecture and Book Signing Provides a Fascinating Look at the Banning Family

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Friends of Banning Museum is pleased to introduce

three new members of our Board of Directors.

Please join us in welcoming them!

Welcome New FBM Board Members

Dr. Glenn and Teresa ZeleznickDr. and Mrs. Zelenick moved to the Palos Verdes community 11 years ago, and Glenn established his dental practice in the area. The couple recently opened a new business in Wilmington, the Wastech Recycling Center, which is east of the Museum off Pacific Coast Highway. Both Glenn and Teresa are active in the community. Glenn is a member of the Palos Verdes Chamber of Commerce, and Teresa is involved with the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce and the Palos Verdes Junior Women’s Club. Glenn and Teresa are also active in the P.S. I Love You Foundation, which supports children in distress. Glenn and Teresa are looking forward to participating on the FBM Board and to supporting The Banning Museum through involvement on committees and events.

Steven M. HockettSteve is the General Manager at the Palos Verdes Golf Club and has extensive experience in managing other

clubs in the Sothern California area. He brings a tremendous background in a variety of management disciplines to our Board. Steve is involved in the community as a member of the Long Beach Rotary Club and the Long Beach Day Nursery and served on the Boards of Directors of both organizations. He is very enthusiastic about serving on the FBM Board and becoming involved with The Banning Museum.

Fun and Fancy Highlights the Victorian Attire & Etiquette Lecture

JOE BUSCAINO, LA 15th District Councilman, shares the power of reading to young and eager children who attended the book festival held at the Museum grounds.

Even 100° heat couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of over 1,500 visitors at the “Fall into Literacy” Wilmington Children’s Book Festival, held on September 15 at The Banning Museum. This important community event, featuring authors, exhibitors, performers and activities, focuses on the importance of reading and literacy. It was our great pleasure to host it this year.

Enthusiasm Soars Along With the Temperature At the Wilmington Children’s Book Festival

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FRIENDS OF BANNING MUSEUM

Make This Your Best Christmas Ever

VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS a t t h e b a n n i n g m u s e u m

december 1 & 2, 2012

Delight in the sights, sounds

and activities of the holidays,

including a visit from Santa,

a horse-drawn trolley ride

and the beautifully decorated

Banning Residence. And that’s

just the beginning! Enjoy a

selection of delicious food.

Even start your holiday shopping

early as you browse through

crafts from local vendors.

www.thebanningmuseum.org

A TASTE OF TERRANEA HOLIDAY TRADITIONS RAFFLEThis Holiday Season, start a new family tradition with exclusive offerings from the luxurious, oceanfront Terranea Resort located in beautiful Palos Verdes. You’ll have to look inside for all the details. But, here’s a little hint about the incredible package that’s being raffled off…the winner will be enjoying Christmas and New Year’s Eve in very grand style!