Updated 5/30/18: Event has been cancelled.
May 29, 2018 - The Mariposa Museum and History Center is proud to present a history chat and demonstration with local cultural icon, master basket weaver and storyteller Julia Parker. The chat will be held on Sunday, June 10th, 2018 at 1:00 P.M.
Julia Parker is known nationwide for her basket making, carrying on the traditions of her Kashaya Pomo, Miwok and Paiute heritage. For many years she was a focal point of the Visitor’s Center in Yosemite National Park, sitting, making her baskets and telling stories to any who cared to stop and show an interest in what she was doing. Julia retired from Yosemite National Park several years ago, but her talks and demonstration engagements keep her busy.
Julia came to Yosemite when she was 18, marrying Lucy Parker’s grandson. She spent most of her childhood in an Indian Boarding School in Carson City, Nevada. She learned basket weaving from Lucy Parker.
Mariposa Museum and History Center is located at 5119 Jessie Street in Mariposa. Call (209) 966-2924 with any questions. Admission is free.
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