Welcome!

Please note, the museum has returned to our regular schedule. We are now open Wednesday thru Sunday from 1:00 - 4:00pm.

  Second Friday Lecture Series continues...
    Friday, 10 September at 7:00pm

   The Mojave Road
     For centuries Native People crossed the Eastern Mojave Desert using ancient trade trails. Historian and author, Dennis Casebier will share the story of one of these routes, the Mojave Road, and its influence on the American West during a one-hour lecture. The Mojave Road’s past reads like an epic desert adventure, complete with warfare, famous pathfinders, fervent missionaries, and gold fever. Casebier will discuss why this wagon road, that opened for travel in 1858, was critical to American expansion and how it helped shape Southern California. Casebier will also discuss his new book, the Mojave Road Guide: an adventure through time, which includes a comprehensive history of the Mojave Road with GPS coordinates. Casebier will answer questions and sign his book (available for purchase) after the program.

  There will also be an optional dinner with speaker at 5 pm at the 29 Palms Inn, room is limited and attendees are responsible for their own meal. If interested in dinner please RSVP to Marion Gartner 760-361-1202 or desert29palms@yahoo.com.

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A super big THANK YOU goes out to Mary Jane Binge who recently donated a 1956 El Oasis Yearbook!! Now we only need two more, 1988 and 1997, to complete our collection of 29 Palms High School yearbooks.