Museum Name: Centennial Heritage Museum
Schedule: All school days and other days by request, general public hours W-F 1-5, Sun 11-3
Established: 1981
Address: 3101 West Harvard Street, Santa Ana, CA 92704
Phone Number: 714-540-0404
Fax Number: 714-540-1932
Email: centennial@centennialmuseum.org
Director: Cheryl Brothers
Website: www.centennialmuseum.org
Focus: Our primary focus is on quality hands-on experiences of 19th century history in California, including the Gold Rush and family life just before the end of the century. We also provide educational experiences in natural sciences and ecology as well as interactive adaptions of classic children's literature, such as "Treasure Island."
Ages: 4 and up
Cost: Free admission to grounds, programs $6 - $11, Kellogg House tours for general public $5

Major Exhibits
The Kellogg House, built in 1898, is our signature exhibit. Our most popular programs are hands-on tours of this restored Victorian house. We also have a nature center that includes two small wetland areas, a working blacksmith shop, and a citrus grove.

2006 Exhibits
Our newest exhibit is a kid-pulled model of a covered wagon. It is being incorporated into our Gold Rush program, where students push and pull it along a dirt trail in a simulated journey from Independence, Missouri to the base of the Sierra Nevadas. At this point they leave the wagon behind and traverse the mountains on foot to arrive at the gold fields around Sutter's Fort in California.

Class Trip Programs

Kellogg house - a 2-hour hands-on tour of the 1898 house and the citrus grove. Activities include dressing in Victorian costumes, washing clothes, and making butter.

Journey in Time - a 4-hour hands-on tour of the Kellogg house, citrus grove, and blacksmith shop. Includes all Kellogg House activities plus a hammer-and-anvil activity and a craft. A half-hour lunch break is included.

Great Grandpa's House - a 1-hour hands-on experience in the Kellogg house designed for preschool and early kindergarten. Activities are similar to the Kellogg House program.

Gold Rush- a 2-hour experience that includes such activities as purchasing supplies, taking a wagon across the country, and panning for "gold."

Eco-Art"- a 2-hour exploration of our natural environment and our responsibilities to protect it. Activities include planting a seed and making an art project from recycled materials.

Secret Garden - a hands-on look at some of the "secrets" of flowers and plants. Activities include making a flower picture and a bark rubbing, and planting a seed.

Treasure Island- an up-close look at the world of pirates. Activities include solving codes, making a treasure map, and using a map and compass to find buried treasure.

Class Pricing
Prices are per student. A limited number of free adults are permitted for each tour. Additional adults may attend for an added fee.

Kellogg House - $8
Journey in Time - $11
Great Grandpa's house - $6
Gold Rush - $10
Eco-Art - $8
Secret Garden - $9
Treasure Island - $10
Kellogg House / Eco-Art Combo - $12
Custom combos can be created on request with a discout to the individual program prices.