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- Chris Kievman of the Wall Street Journal, visits Olompali State Historic Park in northern California in order to look at its history during the late 1960s. From 1966-1969, Olompali was home to the Grateful Dead and the Chosen Family "hippie" commune. They lived in the Burdell Mansion, a 26-room stucco structure that burned down on Feb. 2, 1969. State Archaeologist Breck Parkman discusses some of the "hippie" artifacts he salvaged from the fire debris and Noelle Barton, a former member of the Chosen Family, discusses what life was like living there in the 1960s.
- In August 1993, a wild fire burned Mount Burdell within Olompali State Historic Park, in Marin County. KFTY TV 50 News aired a story about the fire, and it's effects on the park's natural and cultural resources. State Archaeologist Breck Parkman was interviewed about the park's significant historic resources and about how the fire had affected them.