LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – As the school year is just now beginning, Tony Pierucci, the curator of the Lake County Museums, said this is the perfect time to once again remind parents, teachers and school administrators that the Historic Courthouse Museum in Lakeport and the Lower Lake Historic Schoolhouse Museum offer free museum tours to all Lake County school districts – private schools included.

Thanks to the support of the Lower Lake Historical School Preservation Committee and the Friends of the Museum, Pierucci said the museum is able to pay for the buses to and from the museum, allowing for more students than ever before to enjoy the unique objects and stories of Lake County’s past.
 
He encourages parents to tell teachers that they want their children to go to the museum.

Pierucci asked teachers to contact the museum if they would like to schedule a tour for classes and museum staff will help create a meaningful and unique learning experience for students.
 
The number for the Lower Lake Historic Schoolhouse Museum is 707-995-3565; call the Historic Courthouse Museum at 707-263-4555.
 
“We enjoy giving general education tours through the museums, but we also look forward to working with each teacher to create special, hands-on activities that fit what they’re teaching at the time,” Pierucci said. “See you in the museum!”