MUSEUM LOCATED AT: 26301 Garbani Rd, Menifee, Ca
Board Members
Katie Keyes Linda Denver Julie Zimmerman Bill Zimmerman Betty Bouris Shirley Vaughn Mike Vaughn Lesley Stevens
Elinor Martin is a third generation Menifee Valley resident.
Elinor's great-great grandfather James B. Ferrell came to Menifee in 1887 and homesteaded land known today as Audie Murphy Ranch. Elinor attended the Antelope School and Perris High School.
Elinor's family owned and managed the current property that is now Canyon Lake. She also authored that book.
Betty Bouris came to Menifee as a bride in 1950 and has lived for 67 years in her house that was built in 1888. She with husband Herk, and son Mike farmed extensively in the area growing wheat and sugar beets.
The Menifee book includes over 230 pictures of early Menifee from 1880 to 1960. The cost is $20.00 and can be obtained at the Museum
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