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Society activities are open to BBVHS members, and consist of regular monthly meetings, many interesting field trips, and the operation of the museum. A monthly newsletter, "TALL PINES", is mailed to members providing current Society news and listing planned events. The Society publishes books pertaining to Big Bear Valley which are available at the museum gift shop and local book stores, or may be ordered by mail from the Society.
General membership meetings are held the second Thursday of each month. Board meetings are held on the Thursday prior to the general meeting.
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Fall & Winter 2011 - 2012 Calendar
- Work Party: All Mondays from 9 AM to 12 PM (weather permiting) at the museum. Plan to come and work on light construction and repair tasks. Everyone is welcome. If you have questions, call Tom Cook, 909/866-7605.
- Thursday, November24: Thanksgiving Day - Thanksgiving Day was first observed by the pilgrims in the fall of 1621, when Governor William Bradford of Plymouth Colony appointed a day for feasting and thanksgiving. On October 3, 1789, President Washington declared November 26, 1789, a day of Thanksgiving to express gratitude for the creation of the United States of America. Now Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth or last Thursday in November and is considered a legal holiday.
- Tuesday, December 6: The Annual Historical Society Christmas Dinner will be held at Pine Summit Conference Center, 700 Wren Ave., Big Bear Lake at 5:30 PM. Refer to your November "Tall Pines Newsletter" for more details and reservation form.
- Sunday, December 25: Christmas Day - The festival celebrating the nativity of Christ. Christmas is one of the most cherished holidays throughout the Christian world, though not widely observed until the third century. Originally a church holy day, celebrated by the "Mass of Christ", it became also a day of the secular festivity, signalized by feasting, the exchange of gifts and other manifestations of joy and good will. The date of December 25 was not generally adopted by the Western Church as the anniversary of the birth of Christ until the fourth century.
- Sunday, January 1, 2012: New Year's Day - The day is observed the world over, according to the traditions and religious practices of the various countries, as a time for paying past debts and looking forward to new beginnings.
- Thursday, January 12: The General Meeting will be held at the Big Bear Discovery Center on North Shore Drive at 7:00 PM. A local school district representative providing an historical perspective of Big Bear schools will be the speaker. All are welcome and there is no admission fee. (A field trip to all schools sites, past and present will be commensurated with the program. Date to be anounced.)
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