February 29, 2012
Speaker Jan Walkup – The Mayan Calender 2012
April 25, 2012
People’s Choice Photography Contest. Photos may be turned in at the museum anytime from March 31, 2012 to April 25, 2012 at 1:00pm. Voting begins April 9, 2012.
May 19, 2012
Annual BBQ
General Meeting: November 30 at 7 pm natural photos of Bighorn Sheep in the wild–A story by Bob Burke of the Society for the Conservation of Bighorn Sheep. See and hear whats going on with those icons of the desert mountains.
Holiday Schedule and Giant Book Sale: The museum will be open Thanksgiving Day but closed on Christmas Day. From November 24 to December 31 will be our BIG Holiday book sale where books in our gift shop will be 10% off for anybody and 20% off for museum members. We can mail books. We have the best collection of desert books, women in the west, Native American books and more.
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Board Meetings: On the first Wednesday of every month at 5:30. The next meetings are December 7, January 4, and February 1. Everyone is welcome.
Mineralogical Society of Southern California Micro-Mounters Symposium: January 27, 28, and 29 at the San Bernardino County Museum in Redlands. For more information call 686-449-6454.
Blacksmith Demonstrations and Classes: Bob Hilburn will be demonstrating and teaching blacksmithing again soon. Call us at 760-256-5452 for the schedule.
Desert Explorers: You must be a member of the museum to participate in any of these trips.
Visit the Desert Explorers web site for more information at http://desertexplorers.org
On October 26, 2011 Dr. Norman Meek, professor at Cal State San Bernardino presented his program, “A Brief 750,000 Year History of the Mojave River”, to a full house at the Mojave River Valley Museum.
For more information on the history of the Ancestral Mojave River, click here
I’ve never been to a mini-BBQ before- it’s quite the experience. As far as I can tell the differences between this and a regular BBQ are as follows; on a Wednesday, in the evening, doesn’t last as long, and there are many more desserts.
ACTIVITIES
3rd Annual People’s Choice Photo Contest
September 28, 2011 at the Mini-BBQ
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General Meeting:
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Board Meetings:
On the first Wednesday of every month at 5:30. The next meetings are July 6, August 3, September 7, and October 5. Everyone is welcome.
Mini BBQ: September 28 at 6pm to 8pm. BBQ and potluck. Join us, bring a potential museum family or introduce your neighbor to their museum. Bring your table service and a favorite dish to share. Or, if you don’t feel like cooking, make a donation of $5 to the museum. Bring a comfortable chair to sit on.
Mojave River Trail Days: October 1st and 2nd at Helendale community park. For more information call 760-951-0006.
Badwater Ultramarathon: July 13th and 14th. Called the World’s Toughest Footrace, it covers 135 miles, non-stop, from Badwater up the sides of Mt Whitney. For more information go to AdventureCorps.com
Desert Explorers: You must be a member of the museum to participate in any of these trips.
Visit the Desert Explorers web site for more information at http://desertexplorers.org
ACTIVITIES
General Meeting:
Wednesday, March 30, 7:00 pm
Dave LeCoq: Using Indian Tools
General Meeting:
Wednesday April 27 at 7 pm
Topic: The Personal Civil War–Making Names in History Come Alive
Board Meetings:
On the first Wednesday of every month at 5:30. The next meetings are April 6 May 4, June 1, and July 6. Everyone is welcome.
Shoshone Museum and Amargosa Conservancy:
Present Day Mining in the Kingston Mountains. Presented by Mark Miller and Walt Logan. Call 760-852-4414 for more information.
The Desert Discovery Center:
After School Youth Program is “Discovering the Mojave Desert”. Free film night on the third Thursday of each month. Call 760-252-6060
45th Annual Museum BBQ:
Please save this date; Saturday May 14, 2011.
Our theme this year is “Survival in the Desert.”
Talks and displays will feature a variety of common and uncommon facets of desert survival.
The day will be fun and entertaining and will include dinner, Opportunity Drawing, gold panning, blacksmith demonstrations, carding and weaving demonstrations, and much more.
Archaeology 53B Field Trip
March 26 & April 9 & 10, 2011
This is a Barstow College field trip to the upper Mojave River, Horse Thief Canyon and the Cajon Pass: Orientation at the museum, March 26 from 7pm to 9:50pm. The class and field trip are on April 9 and 10 with an overnight in the Cajon Pass.
Students will camp at Muscupiabit, an old Indian Village (or for sissies, a motel) in the Cajon Pass. Instructor is Clifford J. Walker and the class costs $26 for one unit or participants may audit the class for no credit.
For more information call the museum or Barstow College at 760-252-2411 or Cliff Walker at 760-5570
Desert Symposium
April 22 through April 25, 2011
Annual Desert Symposium at the Cal State Desert Studies Center at Zzyzx. This year’s theme is “The Incredible Shrinking Mojave in the Pliocene.” For more information call the museum or Cal State Fullerton at 657-278-2428.
