Sierra Nevada Logging Museum

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1. on November 17, 2009 at 9:11 pm | Reply Loggirl

   I am looking for historical photographs of California Department of Forestry facilities, equipment, fires, and personnel in the Tuolumne-Calaveras area. Any info would be great!

   
   
   • on April 9, 2010 at 10:31 pm | Reply Mike Figone

     Hello Loggirl

     Hope Im not to late !……If your still searching for old historical photos and information on CDF & Cal Fire you just missed the best show around. It was filled with historical photos of early fire stations, crews and apparatus and covered the whole evolution of how the Dept grew and expanded into Cal Fire today. But your still in luck because the seminar speaker Battalion Chief Barry Rudolph is a personal friend of mine and I can put you in direct contact with him

     Mike Figone

     March 26

     7:00pm

     History of CDF/CalFire

     The 100 year history of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, known today as “CAL FIRE,” will be the focus of a TCHS History Program on February 26 at 7 pm in the Tuolumne County Public Library Community Meeting Room at 480 Greenly Road in Sonora.

     CAL FIRE Battalion Chief Barry Rudolph will present an interesting chronological PowerPoint slide presentation of the origin of CAL FIRE operations in Tuolumne and Calaveras County . For many years Chief Rudolph has participated in numerous major fire incidents throughout Tuolumne and Calaveras County and has created an outstanding collection of historical fire photographs from the ground and from the air.

     
     
2. on May 22, 2010 at 1:25 pm | Reply Nicholas Maulding

   what is a “log dog” , sometimes seen attached to heavy chain and how were they used?

   
   
3. on December 30, 2010 at 3:42 pm | Reply snlm

   Nicholas,

   I’m not sure how I missed your question. Sorry about that.

   See http://www.loghomebuilders.org/homemade-log-dogs-inexpensive-log-home-tools

   for pictures, explanation, and directions for making your own.

   snlm

   
   
4. on January 15, 2012 at 10:46 am | Reply Shirley McKenzie

   In searching for Cartwright descendents in Arkansas, I found a WW II record for Hiram Fowler, residing Standard, Tuol, CA. He was working for Pickering Lumber Corp. I had no idea what any of this meant until I found this excellent website. So Hiram had left his family back home and was working in the Big Trees. I can hardly wait to follow his life’s story. Shirley (Cartwright) McKenzie.

   
   
   • on January 16, 2012 at 2:02 pm | Reply snlm

     Shirley,

     Glad you found out about the Pickering Lumber Company on our web site. We work pretty hard to present the lumbering history of our area.

     snlm John