5/19/2008 7:10 PM Posted by Roy
SUMMER HOURS RETURN JUNE 1st. The Old Schoolhouse Museum will be open Saturdays and Sundays only for the summer season. Hours are 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. These hours will be in effect until after Labor Day.
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5/14/2008 1:07 PM Posted by Roy
ANNUAL WEED SHOW COMMING It is never too early to start planning for the annual Twentynine Palms Weed Show. As soon as one show is over there are some people who are already thinking about ideas for the following year. In March, the Weed Show Committee was formed, consisting of Marilyn Fernald, Dana Bowden, Lore Bergey, Sharon Costa, Velma Holland and Pat Rimmington. The 2008 Weed Show will be held on the Ist and 2nd of November at the Old Schoolhouse Museum. The theme for this year's competition is DESERT DELIGHTS, with each class being the title of a book on the Mojave Desert written by a local author. The idea was suggested by the Hatch family during last year's show. More details will be posted on this site and in the Old Schoolhouse Journal as they become available. Please forward this page to any folks you may know who might be interested in attending the weed show. All are welcome. Any questions? please send email to sid@rimmington.com, or call 760-660-8194. Thank you.
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3/21/2008 8:53 PM Posted by Roy
Images of America: Twentynine Palms by Vickie Waite, Al Gartner and Paul F. Smith Published by Arcadia Publishing The book is now available in the Old Schoolhouse Museum Gift Shop for $19.99 + tax or can be ordered by mail
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3/11/2008 11:28 PM Posted by   CindyW5263
Text Books Needed Marion Gartner is collecting children's textbooks during the era that the Old Schoolhouse was in operation as a public school: 1927-1954. Donations of California State Series in any subject matter as well as children's classics in good condition would be preferred. Please help us fill the library shelves of the Old Schoolhouse Museum. Please contact the webmaster of this site by clicking here. 
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1/3/2008 9:54 PM Posted by CindyW5263
Docents needed! If you enjoy history and meeting interesting people consider volunteering as a docent at the Old Schoolhouse Museum. Learn more about the Indians, miners, and homesteaders and help the museum in its mission to preserve the history of 29 Palms and the greater Morongo Basin. Contact the museum at (760) 367-2366 and ask for Marilyn Collier or Joyce Tisdale. Thank you!
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7/1/2007 5:42 PM Posted by Sapphire7501
Hastie Bus restoration project is underway.
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7/1/2007 5:41 PM Posted by CindyW5263
PHOTOS NEEDED The Society is always looking for early photos of 29 Palms for its archives. If you have old photos of your families homestead, the town, surrounding area, or the inside of the schoolhouse when it was in operation as a school and would like to share them, please call Al Gartner at (760) 361-1202 so arrangements can be made to copy them or send copies or originals to: 29 Palms Historical Society P.O. Box 1926 29 Palms, CA 92277 Any originals sent for copying will be promptly returned. We are also looking for vintage photos of the Old Schoolhouse taken both inside and outside. 
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7/1/2007 5:40 PM Posted by arg
Museum joins "Time Travelers" Due to the efforts of former Vice President Jeff Ohlfs your Society has recently joined Time Travelers, a program of the Missouri Historical Society which allows participating organizations to receive benefits when visiting other member museums throughout the United States by using your Historical Society membership card. To see what museums you might be visiting during your travels and what benefits are offered click here to view their website. If you have not received yours yet, please contact Pat Heumann (membership chairperson) and one will be mailed out to you.
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7/1/2007 5:38 PM Posted by CindyW5263
EL OASIS YEARBOOKS NEEDED We need only three more 29 Palms High School yearbooks to complete our collection for the library at the Old Schoolhouse Museum. This is a very popular collection. Years needed are: 1956, 1988, 1997. Please drop them off at the museum during regular hours or on Wednesday morning from 9-noon. Or if you are out of the area please contact the museum at (760) 367-2366.
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7/1/2007 5:38 PM Posted by CindyW5263
BUTTONS NEEDED We are missing the following Pioneer Days buttons: 1947, 1956, 1959-64, 1966-67 to complete our set. If you have any of these and wish to donate them please drop them off at the museum during regular hours or any Wednesday between 9:00 and Noon.
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