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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 Schoolhouse, 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.
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