Members of the South County Historical Society were treated to a museum exhibition at the IOOF Historic Hall in the Village of Arroyo Grande. The March 19, 2011 premier was an exclusive opportunity to visit the museum dedicated to the incorporation of the City of Arroyo Grande. After a brief presentation by Curator Jan Scott, the society members were treated to a wide variety of artifacts and objects in use around the time on the City incorporation in 1911.

Displays included an original voting booth, telephone switchboard, railroad memorabilia, religious influences, maps, fire department equipment and the first Town Marshal badge. Augmented by photographs and narratives, the members left the exhibition with a much greater understanding of life during that era and the motivations for incorporations of the City of Arroyo Grande.

See Grand Opening photos here.

The original South County Historical Society exhibit opened on March 17, 2010 at the IOOF Hall in Arroyo Grande, California. Routes and Roots: Cultivating Filipino American History on the Central Coast was co-directed by Craig Rock and Grace Yeh with assistance provided by Doug Jenzen, Barbara Main, Susan Rock, Joe Swigert, Margaret Ikeda and Evan Jones, the Bancroft Library, the Monterey Historical Society, the Guadalupe Cultural Arts and Education Center and members of the Filipino American Community.

Using original exhibit materials and their own research, Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo students created this online version of the exhibit for the South County Historical Society and Professor Yeh's Ethnic Studies course, Asian American Cultural Images.

Routes and Roots gathers and shares stories, photographs, and documents related to Central Coast Filipino American history.

See the on-line exhibit here.