Exhibits and Archives
The Museum houses a series of displays and exhibits that portray the history of the Mojave River Valley from the arrival of Father Garces in 1776 on through pathfinders, pioneers, miners, railroads and the present space program.

Our archive of local area newspapers dates back to 1911 and our photo collection contains over 20,000 photos.

Directions
270 Virginia Way. Located at the intersection of Barstow Road and Virginia Way. Exit I-15 at Barstow Road and go north two blocks, turn left.

Open everyday except Christmas from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Admission is free

Doin's in the Desert
Let’s join to help preserve the heritage of the desert. E-mail news to our museum at mrvm@verizon.net or send your newsletter to P. O. Box 1282 Barstow, CA 92312, c/o editors.

Memberships
Six levels of membership. Benefits include our monthly newsletters, field trips and a 10% discount in our bookstore and gift shop.

General Monthly Meetings
7:00pm the last Wednesday of each month except July and August.

Our meetings feature guest speakers who cover a broad range of subjects related to our desert heritage.

Meetings are open to the public at no charge.

Board meetings the first Wednesday of the month at 6:00pm, Open to all members.


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Our Book of the Month
Super Chief Cook Book
of Famous
Fred Harvey Recipes

This is one of our
own publications.
A true reproduction of
a 1930s era Santa Fe
hand-out book.
Regular price is $7.00
but for this sale
it is only $5.60
and WE PAY THE TAX!