Museum founded 1973 

as

Hall of Fame of Parachuting logo TM    

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HISTORY of HUMANITY  view also  ART IN GRANITE

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HISTORY of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA

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 USMC Korean War legacy

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 FOREIGN LEGION

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 QUEST for the SKY   (International prize 2003)

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 HISTORY of ARIZONA

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FELICITY STONE (SM)  The Rosetta Stone of our era.

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HALL OF FAME OF PARACHUTING

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The WALL FOR THE AGES ®                                        HERE, for millennia, You may desire

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VIEW AS WE  ENGRAVE,
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The HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA 

AND SEE How a Monument is Built                   _

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LITERACY FOR MILLENNIA (SM)

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HOME SCHOOLING ASSISTANCE

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SKYWORLD® PROGRAMS

THE CHURCH ON THE HILL                                      (Overlooks the Museum)

THE  DESIGN See the Museum 2011

VISIT US Town of Felicity

 TRUSTEES

OUR  HISTORY  

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About our Museum

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LETTERS

Letter from President Reagan

                             President Reagan

 

Letter from Thomas P. O'Neil, Jr.

Thomas P. O'Neil, Jr.

Former Speaker 

House of Representatives

 

Letter from General E. C. Meyer

General E. C. Meyer

Chief of Staff 1981

U.S. Army

 

Letter from General C. C. Krulak

General C.C. Krulak

Commandant of the Marine Corps

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Trustees

 

Founding Trustees of the Hall of Fame of Parachuting

NOW MUSEUM OF HISTORY IN GRANITE  

World Commemorative Center ®

Jacques-Andre Istel - Chairman  Created the MUSEUM OF HISTORY IN GRANITE  at Felicity as a legacy  for humanity. Served as Chairman of State Commission in Massachusetts. Introduced sport parachuting in the United States. U.S. Team Captain 1956 and World Record Holder 1961. Lifetime Honorary President of  the IPC of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, Founder, Town of Felicity. Water Commissioner Imperial County, CA. Lt. Col. USMCR, (Ret.) .Editor in granite.

The Reverend George B. Wood, D.D. - Vice Chairman

    Chaplain with the 82nd Airborne Division during the D-Day invasion. Four combat jumps during World War II. Chaplain 82 Airborne Division Association. Associate Priest, Episcopal Church of the Nativity, Huntsville, Alabama.

Mrs. Joe Crane

    Widow of Joe Crane founder of the National Parachute Jumpers-Riggers Inc, renamed the Parachute Club of America and  now called the United States Parachute Association.

Wolfgang G. Lieschke

    Director of Corporate Communications, J. Walter Thompson Advertising Agency. Mr. Lieschke served with the 82nd Airborne Division and in 1957 assisted in the training of the U.S. Army in free-fall parachuting.

The Honorable William H. Tucker

    Chairman Interstate Commerce Commission 1967-1968. then United States Trustee, Department of Justice. Brigadier General Massachusetts National Guard. Three combat jumps during World War II with the 82nd Airborne Division.

 

Brig. General William W. Weise USMC (Ret.)

    Navy Cross, Silver Star, four Purple Hearts.  Historian and Board member Marine Corps Heritage Foundation

 

Professor Richard C. Tomkins

    Founded the Cambridge Parachute Club 1957, the first college club, while a student at Harvard.. Pilot National Geographic Vilcabamba Expedition 1964. Professor Hunter College, New York, now retired.

 

                                                                                                                                     MUSEUM OF HISTORY IN GRANITE

                                                                                                                                               Center of the World Plaza

                                                                                                                                       Felicity, California   92283-7777  USA

                                                                                                                                 760-572-0100      museumforever@gmail.com