Local Storehouses
People interested in local history might start at one of the following places:
* Ventura County Museum of History and Art, 100 E. Main St., Ventura, 653-0323. Has a display area, upstairs library and a big stuffed bear that overlooks both.
* County Cultural Heritage Board, County Government Center, 800 S. Victoria Ave., Ventura, 654-3967. It has information on property history and local landmarks.
* Foster Library, 651 E. Main St., Ventura, 648-2715. Along with reference and historical work, the county library has information on tracing genealogy.
* Naval Construction Battalion Center Museum, or Seabee Museum, just past the gate at Ventura Road and Sunkist Street, Port Hueneme, 982-5163.
* Ojai Valley Museum, 109 S. Montgomery St., Ojai, 646-2290.
* Pleasant Valley Historical Society Museum, 720 N. Las Posas Road, Camarillo, 482-3660.
* Stagecoach Inn Museum, 51 S. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park, 498-9441.
* Strathearn Historical Park, 137 Strathearn Place, Simi Valley, 526-6453.
* Unocal Oil Museum, 1003 E. Main St., Santa Paula, 933-0076.
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