Welcome!
29 Palms Historical Society
29 Palms, California "What draws us into the desert is the search for something intimate in the remote." ~Edward Abbey
The Twentynine Palms Historical Society was founded by nine individuals on April 26, 1982 and incorporated on August 23, 1982 as a non-profit public benefit corporation. Today, it continues its original purpose of preserving and interpreting the historical heritage of the Twentynine Palms area through a variety of educational activities including field trips, lectures, and a quarterly newsletter.
The Schoolhouse Museum offers a collection of books and other historic resource materials, which are available to researchers. Biographies, family histories, photographs, newspaper clippings, Twentynine Palms High School Annuals, numerous organizational records and publications provide a wealth of material for those seeking community history.
Our library also has most of "The Desert Trail" Newspapers dating from 1935 and all issues of the original "Desert Magazine" plus an index.
The Accessions Committee meets every Wednesday morning from 9 a.m. to Noon. Access at other times for research purposes is available by appointment.
*MISSION STATEMENT*
The mission of the Twentynine Palms Historical Society Museum, housed in the original School House, is to collect, preserve and display information, artifacts and memorabilia pertaining to the culture and history of Twentynine Palms and the greater Morongo Basin. Our purpose is to educate and to make research materials available to the public.
