New display headed to Tulare Historical Museum

Lauren Jennings, Visalia Times-Delta
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The Tulare Historical Museum’s upcoming display highlights influential African Americans throughout Tulare County’s history.

The Tulare Historical Museum's display, African American Trailblazers of Tulare County, highlights the accomplishments and hardships of Colonel Allen Allensworth, founder of the historic town Allensworth, as well as Colonel Charles Young, Sequoia National Park’s first African American superintendent.

The exhibit will be available to view starting Feb. 3 through Feb. 28 in the museum’s Depot Gallery. The Tulare Historical Museum is also hosting an opening reception from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Feb. 3.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information about the Tulare Historical Museum as well as future displays, visit www.tularehistoricalmuseum.org.

Lauren Jennings covers education and news for the Visalia Times-Delta/Tulare Advance-Register. Follow her on Twitter @lolojennings. Get alerts and keep up on all things Tulare County for as little as $1 a month. Subscribe today.

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