PHOTO GALLERY
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The historic Burdell mansion at Olompali was the site of the Chosen Family commune from 1967 to 1969. Photo by Noelle Barton.
Children of the Chosen Family commune play in the kitchen of Olompali’s mansion in 1968. Photo by Peter Risley.
Jack Casady of the Jefferson Airplane and Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead jam at Olompali in the summer of 1968. Photo by Peter Risley.
The children of the Chosen Family commune pose with the Grateful Dead at Olompali. Album photo by Thomas Weir.
Sandy and Sheila were two of the founding members of the Chosen Family commune at Olompali in 1968. Photo by Noelle Barton.
The large kitchen in the mansion at Olompali was a natural gathering spot for both the kids and adults of the Chosen Family. Photo by Peter Risley.
Don McCoy tries to keep everyone calm during a nighttime drug bust of the Chosen Family commune at Olompali in early-1969. Photo courtesy of Marin Independent Journal.
Don McCoy, hippie benefactor of Olompali’s Chosen Family commune, attends Heritage Day in 2003. Photo by William Passero.
Director Gregg Gibbs interviews former Grateful Dead manager Rock Scully in July 2013. Photo by Maura McCoy.
A family reunion at Olompali's Heritage Day in 2015. Photo by William Passero
Director Gregg Gibbs and producer Maura McCoy. Photo by Liz Koskenmaki.
Director Gregg Gibbs and cinematographer Tyler C. Johnson at 710 Ashbury in San Francisco, a former residence of the Grateful Dead. Photo by Maura McCoy.
Photo by Maura McCoy.
Maura and her sisters lived at Olompali from 1967 to 1969. Photo by Peter Risley.