![]() This site is dedicated to ECV Downie Chapter #1849's pontifications on California's golden history.
Birthplace and Cradle of Clamperdom ![]() ************************************************************************************************************************************ What the Redivivus founders had in mind for the preservation of our historic fraternal organization ![]() See other events, 4-Skin Doins, Widder's Ball, etc. ... Pictures ![]() Downie Chapter Historical Archives Read about our Chapter's history that precedes Carl Wheat! See examples of Clamper memorabilia, a working Stamp Mill, the blunder-busket, Sword of Justice, Adam Lee Moore, the 1st woman clamper and more... Chapter 1849 Events - 2012 Widder's Ball - May 4-Skin II Doins - MaySpring Doins - June Fall Doins - Downieville - August Candle Light Doins - Downieville - November D'ville Scuttlebutt Downie Chapter Response to Grand Council Lots of folks don’t know what to make of the Clampers today, but Carl Wheat, one of the founders of the revived Order back in the thirties, put it well when he described E Clampus Vitus as "the comic strip on the page of California history" Ssh - site is always under construction!
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Credo Quia Absurdum
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