Celebrating the 161 year old sandstone mansion, known as the Stone House, the 4th annual Heritage Day was held on Saturday October 21st. Built in 1856 by Dr. John Marsh, the Stone House is now a shadow of its former glory, however because of the work by the John Marsh Historic Trust this historical site is still standing.

  Volunteers of the John Marsh Historic Trust worked tirelessly to create an event that connects the community to its history. Throughout the property surrounding the Stone House volunteers ran pop up explaining different parts of the history, from native plants and animals to the story of John Marsh’s relations to the natives of Marsh Creek.

 Hilary Duncan, one of the Trust’s volunteers explained how “(John Marsh) was one of the most accomplished early California settlers, he had a degree from Harvard which was a big deal around these parts at the time”. With his education and good family name he was able to build his home and grow a business in the cattle trade.

 The Heritage day also worked to build historical interest amongst the younger members of the community. Children of all ages were fascinated with the covered wagon display, the petting zoo area and the stimulated discoveries of artifacts from the site.

  “Mom! I found a fossil!” Exclaimed one of the young attendants. Building interest within younger generations is one of the main goals of the Trust who hope that a  growing curiosity of the past will help preserve historical sites, like the Stone House” for the future.