Bridgeport, CA - The largest and best preserved ghost town of the Old West is talking, again, through the pages of its new, semi-annual newsletter: The Bodie Times. Stories in the inaugural edition (Winter 2008) include details on a new approach to locating lost burials by the use of forensic detection dogs, what’s next for Bodie’s cemetery, a Bodie decedent’s family story and the introduction of technology to Bodie.
"This town may be inhabited only by ghosts but those ghosts still have many
stories to tell," says Kent Adams, Friends of Bodie President. "Whether it's
a bone, a piece of iron or some markings on a stone--all of these things can
now tell their stories through the pages of The Bodie Times." Adams says
the newsletter will not only provide a forum for sharing information about
the ghost town today, but create a record for future research.
The Bodie Foundation announces the availability of its beautiful 2009
calendar. The calendars will be sold to the general public at
www.TheBodieStore.com to raise funds for projects in development by Bodie
Foundation that support Bodie State Historic Park. Donated images of Bodie
were submitted by photographers from around the world this past fall and
selected by the Bodie Foundation board of directors.
In addition to the 2009 calendar, the Bodie Foundation has added a new and
expanded catalogue of available items in its online store
www.TheBodieStore.com. Whether it be a great holiday gift, or a chance to
build one’s collection of Bodie books, The Bodie Store is an excellent way
to support the many projects of the Foundation.
The town of Bodie, California, remains in a state of 'arrested decay'. A
thriving mining town from 1860-1900, its population peaked at nearly 10,000
in the fever of the California gold rush. 200 buildings still exist on the
site which is recognized as a National Historic Site and a California State
Historic Park. The Bodie Foundation, evolved from a dedicated group of
'modern-day Bodieites', was formally established late last summer with the
launching of www.BodieFoundation.org. Consisting of an all-volunteer team,
the Foundation is encouraged with the number of Charter Members who have
joined, as well as the many notes of encouragement sent from around the
country and around the world.
