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We to make mush cakes. W The cooking and storage pots are called ollas (O works with my father to make arrowheads to hunt animals for food. They find small animals in the desert but must go into the mountains for large ones.

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the skills I will need when I become a wife. I must know how to make a pot that will not crack, weave a basket that will hold water yucca fibers to make blankets, sandals, and hunting nets. I must also know which plants and herbs can be used for medicine. For example everything in nature. creosote is good for making tea from the stems and leaves to cure colds and is good for our health. slave perpetrators experienced. Let your imagination fill in some pieces of what happened thousands incidents this hor even less opportunity, or perhaps inclination, to narrate their tragic experiences. Southwest.Slavers were not forthcoming with outsiders; they didn’t relate their gruesome adventures to the press or historians. capturing prisoners, torturing them sometimes, trading them, and often accepting women and children as adoptive members of the capturing prisoners, torturing them sometimes, trading them, and often Americans took over the Southwest. lasted even after California mules; conversely, New Mexicans found a market for their fine Mexican and Pueblo Indian woolen products. California over a 1,200 mile circuitous and arduous route. . Californians profited by selling hundreds of excess horses c metal pots, knives and hatchets, fire-starting devices, and—very decisively–-guns and horses. These items changed the values o metal pots, knives and hatchets, fire-starting devices, and—very sold them in California. On the return trip, they also took Indians captives and New Mexico. imagine what happened in the past. The infinitesimal minutiae that remain are but grains of sand vast desert. to piece some fragments together and present generation. Historians and anthropologists try wrote or newspaper accounts; unfortunately, only scraps of words passed on to the spoke, the songs they sang, their dreams that died. from, the good or bad things they did. A spear point can’t tell us language their dreams. and fulfill written or passed on to become a record of the heroic struggle survive disappeared. Scarce artifacts were recovered along these tracks; few diaries only occasionally scars, and their untold stories the earth.” These people left until their time came to leave, they had “gone the way of dreamed, and survived by travelers who lived, breathed, evidence of those who came before, all scars left wagon ruts of the 49er road—all traces past—are found in Southwest, all Gone the Way Earth of the presentations in the Morongo Basin to recount significance of Old Spanish T rail and its link to Indian slave trade. Excerpts below from his introduction P. The rest is left to our imagination. Our humanness, perhaps emotions and empathy,The rest is left can help us imagine what slave victim Indian culture was often brutal, depending on tribal customs and their neighbors. Most tribes had some sort of ritual warfare, brutal, depending on tribal customs and their neighbors. Most tribes had some sort of ritual warfare, Indian culture was often Where the Old Spanish Trail from New Mexico, traders captured relatively defenseless desert India went through Paiute territory New Mexican businessman Antonio Armijo initiated what became the Old Spanish Trail in 1829-30 which ran from New Mexico to Then Euro-Americans (French, English, Spanish and later Americans) came looking for furs hides. Indians exchanged The Old Spanish Trail permeated the whole territo tied the two provinces of Republic Mexico with Indian slavery. Slavery But that’s all we have to work with. We We . The Indian path, the mule trail of Old Spanish Trail caravans and the book give an overview of the extent slave trade near Morongo Basin. Indian Slave Trade Old Southwest in the O. E

Box 2046 • Yucca Valley, CA 92286 • 760-365-1877 www.mbhs.net • Email: [email protected] just don’t know who they all were, where were going or coming home have some clues: diaries, artifacts, sales memos, articles or letters they ditor’s Note: Historian and author Clifford J. Walker has given several Clifford J. Walker VOLUME12 NUMBER 4

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The victims had rid past. oveted hardy f the tribes. revenge, tribe. mirrors, ns and ry s and and Gone The Way of The Earth Continued From Page 1 For example, instead of Native Americans killing their brother the deer MEMBERSHIP NEWS MBHS 2010 CALENDAR just for food and clothing, they killed animals for furs to trade. They often had aggressive fights over lucrative hunting areas. Across the Carole Kester, Membership Chair, OF PROGRAMS country these forces changed the values of the Native Americans, who and E-mail Coordinator [email protected] or 760-365-4096 1st WEDNESDAY PROGRAMS then “needed” metal conveniences, guns and horses. When the LOCATED AT THE HI-DESERT NATURE MUSEUM Comanche obtained slaves, they immediately set them to work tanning GIVE A GREAT WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS IN YUCCA VALLEY • TIME: 5:3O - 7:30 p.m. or scraping hides. When hides were more difficult to obtain, slaves $5.00 donation to MBHS at the door became a commodity to sell, especially to New Mexicans. Andrew Mueller, Betty Bosserman, Dorothea Williams, With Europeans also came their attitudes of superiority, with Jeff & Kay Meads, Beverly Kee, Steve Heard, Mitzi Cruz, JANUARY 6, 2010 “Christian” and “western” values toward land ownership, work ethics, Rosemary Mallett, Pamela J. McMackin, Speaker: Barbara Harris Eve Wykydal/Landers Realty, Garry Lee Brooks and Lecture: GIANT ROCK - Think you’ve heard all the stories? This soul saving, social behavior, greediness, revenge and subjugation. presentation will share surprising insights into the life Sometimes came genocide, removal, and slavery. Larry Johnston & Karol “Sam” Beer. of Frank Critzer, the hermit miner who lived under the A gift membership to Mike Shickler from No matter how ruthless Native Americans had been or Europeans rock. We’ll also explore the stories of hidden tunnels the family of Elizabeth, Matt & Jessica Shickler. under the rock and the Native American connection were, they had much in common: falling in love and bonding customs, to the “big rock” and surrounding area. raising their children to become adult men and women, taking care OUR CURRENT MEMBERSHIP of their elderly, disposing of their dead, teaching values of the tribe REMEMBER TO SUPPORT FEBRUARY 3, 2010 AS OF 11/12/09 IS: 218 Speaker: Jane & Jarrod Powaja (and families), and explaining the world around them and their role in Lecture: THE ADVENTURES OF RAVEN JAKE that world—these are the universal experiences of man. IN MEMORIAM THE MBHS GIFT SHOP Join Jane & Jarrod for an inside look into“ununsual” Man obtains his identity in various ways: his family, neighbors, Norman Granger - Charter Member Drop By Tamma’s Magic Mercantile and fascinating excursions of the Mojave Desert. January 14, 1917 - November 16, 2009 They will share their stories and what it takes to do songs and stories that explain the past and the world, his art, language, Formerly The Old Town Mercantile Antique Mall proper research and film documentation for archives and land from which he derives his sustenance, clothing and housing. Located in Old Town • Yucca Valley and website development. The Paiute world creator Sinop, for example, gave the Southern Paiutes Lloyd Noel, our president, has pledged a $100.00 donation 55727 Twenty-Nine Palms Hwy.• Yucca Valley MARCH 3, 2010 their land in the Great Basin and he also gave the obligation to take to YOU and $100 to MBHS for the first member who brings 369-1970 in 10 New Members before December 31, 2009. Speaker: Robin Kobaly of Summertree Institute care of that land. OPEN:7 Days a Week • 10:00a.m.- 5:00p.m. Lecture: GARDENING & WILDFLOWERS OF THE DESERT If you need applications or further information please contact When a young Indian girl was taken into captivity and sold into me: 760-365-4096 or [email protected] APRIL 7, 2010 slavery, her elements of identity were destroyed: her land was taken Books and DVDs are perfect gifts to avoid Speaker: Laurie Geeson from her—gone! So too were her language, songs, relatives, stories, “wrong size,” “ugly color,” “bad fit,” “white elephant.” Lecture: COVINGTON PARK & MORONGO VALLEY customs and perhaps a part of her soul. A part of her was destroyed GIFT MEMBERSHIPS AVAILABLE Give a gift of our area history! forever. A part of her was “gone the way of the earth.” GIVE A GIFT FOR THE HOLIDAYS of MAY 5, 2010 The Abodes of 29 Palms Speaker: Dick Moran & Sallie Brown This is the slave trade story in the Old Southwest, on the trails, in Membership in the Morongo By Pat Rimmimgton • Retail $20.00 Lecture: TWENTYNINE PALMS & DR. LUCKIE. Special presentation missions, in former isolated rancherias, and with the victims of a raid. Basin Historical Society. We will DVD • 29 Palms Inn and by MBHS Sallie Brown with Voice of the Past Thousands of lives, songs and dreams unfulfilled have “gone the way send the recipient a holiday The Abodes of 29 Palms JUNE 2, 2010 of the earth.” greeting acknowledging your gift. Retail $20.00 Speaker: TO BE DETERMINED - Published with permission of Clifford J. Walker, Mojave River Valley Museum Muir Roots: At One with the Wild Lecture: Desert Christ Park OR The Railroads of Joshua Tree * * * LET’S BUILD OUR By David Jesse McChesney • Retail $29.95 2010 FIELD TRIPS THE NAME “MOJAVE RIVER TRAIL” Oasis of Murals Twentynine Palms, California: A Cultural MEMBERSHIP! Renaissance of the Gateway to Joshua Tree National Park JANUARY 17, 2010 - GIANT ROCK & INTEGRATRON The ancient trail across the Mojave Desert has been used DON’T FORGET By Vickie Waite • Retail $24.95 Field trip to GIANT ROCK – giving a different perspective on Frank for over 4000 years, namely centering on the Mojave River When you change your address, phone Critzer, the underground tunnels and the Native American connection that runs (sometime underground) across half the dry Mojave number or email address, let me know Gone the Way of the Earth to the million year old Boulder. After the Giant Rock tour, we have so our records remain correct. You don’t By Clifford J. Walker • Retail $14.95 been invited to tour THE INTEGRATRON and for a $10.00 donation Desert. Desert water holes on both ends of the Mojave River take part in a SOUND BATH @12:00 noon. Light refreshments & make water accessible to travelers for 360 miles across the want to miss any important mail. The Twentynine Palms Story beverages. TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE PLEASE CONTACT: LAURIE relatively dry desert. From the Virgin River in southern Utah to Stay Warm in this brisk weather. By Hazel M. Spell • Retail $2.75 GEESON @ 760-363-6681 or E-Mail: [email protected] Los Angeles, there are 15 desert water holes counting the Mojave Carole Kester The MBHS Historical DVD Collection MARCH 28, 2010 - CABOTS YERTZ MUSEUM River as one. These water holes were essential for safe travel across Membership Chairman & Email Coordinator Gublers Orchids, Pioneertown 60th Anniversary, Day trip to the CABOTS YERTZ MUSEUM in Desert Hot Springs. the desert. Native Americans lived at all these water holes – at least 760-365-4096 or The Integratron & Giant Rock, Roughley Manor and many more Personal tour of the grounds. $10.00 donations, brown bag lunch, seasonally and have been traveling and trading through the desert Retail $20.00 ea. carpooling. RESERVATIONS A MUST - CONTACT: LAURIE GEESON @ [email protected] 760-363-6681 or E-Mail: [email protected] OR CONTACT for over 4,000 years. Each Indian group had names for the sites. The [email protected] trails across the desert have had various names over the years. One Remember to book a THE MBHS 2009-2010 Board of Directors APRIL 4, 2010 - COVINGTON PARK main route, basically from the Colorado River to San Gabriel, was th “VOICES OF THE PAST” E-MAIL REMINDER At the Sunday, September 27 , 2009 Annual Meeting, Field Trip of the season held at COVINGTON PARK. Set in a picnic style If you are not receiving an events called Mojave Indian Trail. It is also known as the Mojave River Trail program for your Your new Board of Directors were elected potluck, tours and talks will be provided to educate people on the (Walker), The Mojave Road (Casebier), the Old Government Road update e-mail and would like to be delicate ecosystem. Cake Fundraiser. Details in next newsletter. next up-coming event. on the list to be notified of upcoming Lloyd Noel • President st (after 1858)....To learn more on the Mojave River Trail reference Gone events and special information, Tom Granger, 1 Vice President • Properties PROGRAMS GO DARK FOR THE SUMMER FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: nd The Way of the Earth, Chapter One, page 3 - Published with SALLIE BROWN • 364-4446 phone or e-mail: Mike Gatherer, 2 Vice President • Finances & Fundraising RESUME IN SEPTEMBER 2010 Carole Kester, 365-4096 or permission of Clifford J. Walker, Mojave River Valley Museum E-mail: [email protected] Rachel Crawford • Treasurer [email protected] Carole Schreiber • Secretary ALL PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE Gone The Way of The Earth Continued From Page 1 For example, instead of Native Americans killing their brother the deer MEMBERSHIP NEWS MBHS 2010 CALENDAR just for food and clothing, they killed animals for furs to trade. They often had aggressive fights over lucrative hunting areas. Across the Carole Kester, Membership Chair, OF PROGRAMS country these forces changed the values of the Native Americans, who and E-mail Coordinator [email protected] or 760-365-4096 1st WEDNESDAY PROGRAMS then “needed” metal conveniences, guns and horses. When the LOCATED AT THE HI-DESERT NATURE MUSEUM Comanche obtained slaves, they immediately set them to work tanning GIVE A GREAT WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS IN YUCCA VALLEY • TIME: 5:3O - 7:30 p.m. or scraping hides. When hides were more difficult to obtain, slaves $5.00 donation to MBHS at the door became a commodity to sell, especially to New Mexicans. Andrew Mueller, Betty Bosserman, Dorothea Williams, With Europeans also came their attitudes of superiority, with Jeff & Kay Meads, Beverly Kee, Steve Heard, Mitzi Cruz, JANUARY 6, 2010 “Christian” and “western” values toward land ownership, work ethics, Rosemary Mallett, Pamela J. McMackin, Speaker: Barbara Harris Eve Wykydal/Landers Realty, Garry Lee Brooks and Lecture: GIANT ROCK - Think you’ve heard all the stories? This soul saving, social behavior, greediness, revenge and subjugation. presentation will share surprising insights into the life Sometimes came genocide, removal, and slavery. Larry Johnston & Karol “Sam” Beer. of Frank Critzer, the hermit miner who lived under the A gift membership to Mike Shickler from No matter how ruthless Native Americans had been or Europeans rock. We’ll also explore the stories of hidden tunnels the family of Elizabeth, Matt & Jessica Shickler. under the rock and the Native American connection were, they had much in common: falling in love and bonding customs, to the “big rock” and surrounding area. raising their children to become adult men and women, taking care OUR CURRENT MEMBERSHIP of their elderly, disposing of their dead, teaching values of the tribe REMEMBER TO SUPPORT FEBRUARY 3, 2010 AS OF 11/12/09 IS: 218 Speaker: Jane & Jarrod Powaja (and families), and explaining the world around them and their role in Lecture: THE ADVENTURES OF RAVEN JAKE that world—these are the universal experiences of man. IN MEMORIAM THE MBHS GIFT SHOP Join Jane & Jarrod for an inside look into“ununsual” Man obtains his identity in various ways: his family, neighbors, Norman Granger - Charter Member Drop By Tamma’s Magic Mercantile and fascinating excursions of the Mojave Desert. January 14, 1917 - November 16, 2009 They will share their stories and what it takes to do songs and stories that explain the past and the world, his art, language, Formerly The Old Town Mercantile Antique Mall proper research and film documentation for archives and land from which he derives his sustenance, clothing and housing. Located in Old Town • Yucca Valley and website development. The Paiute world creator Sinop, for example, gave the Southern Paiutes Lloyd Noel, our president, has pledged a $100.00 donation 55727 Twenty-Nine Palms Hwy.• Yucca Valley MARCH 3, 2010 their land in the Great Basin and he also gave the obligation to take to YOU and $100 to MBHS for the first member who brings 369-1970 in 10 New Members before December 31, 2009. Speaker: Robin Kobaly of Summertree Institute care of that land. OPEN:7 Days a Week • 10:00a.m.- 5:00p.m. Lecture: GARDENING & WILDFLOWERS OF THE DESERT If you need applications or further information please contact When a young Indian girl was taken into captivity and sold into me: 760-365-4096 or [email protected] APRIL 7, 2010 slavery, her elements of identity were destroyed: her land was taken Books and DVDs are perfect gifts to avoid Speaker: Laurie Geeson from her—gone! So too were her language, songs, relatives, stories, “wrong size,” “ugly color,” “bad fit,” “white elephant.” Lecture: COVINGTON PARK & MORONGO VALLEY customs and perhaps a part of her soul. A part of her was destroyed GIFT MEMBERSHIPS AVAILABLE Give a gift of our area history! forever. A part of her was “gone the way of the earth.” GIVE A GIFT FOR THE HOLIDAYS of MAY 5, 2010 The Abodes of 29 Palms Speaker: Dick Moran & Sallie Brown This is the slave trade story in the Old Southwest, on the trails, in Membership in the Morongo By Pat Rimmimgton • Retail $20.00 Lecture: TWENTYNINE PALMS & DR. LUCKIE. Special presentation missions, in former isolated rancherias, and with the victims of a raid. Basin Historical Society. We will DVD • 29 Palms Inn and by MBHS Sallie Brown with Voice of the Past Thousands of lives, songs and dreams unfulfilled have “gone the way send the recipient a holiday The Abodes of 29 Palms JUNE 2, 2010 of the earth.” greeting acknowledging your gift. Retail $20.00 Speaker: TO BE DETERMINED - Published with permission of Clifford J. Walker, Mojave River Valley Museum Muir Roots: At One with the Wild Lecture: Desert Christ Park OR The Railroads of Joshua Tree * * * LET’S BUILD OUR By David Jesse McChesney • Retail $29.95 2010 FIELD TRIPS THE NAME “MOJAVE RIVER TRAIL” Oasis of Murals Twentynine Palms, California: A Cultural MEMBERSHIP! Renaissance of the Gateway to Joshua Tree National Park JANUARY 17, 2010 - GIANT ROCK & INTEGRATRON The ancient trail across the Mojave Desert has been used DON’T FORGET By Vickie Waite • Retail $24.95 Field trip to GIANT ROCK – giving a different perspective on Frank for over 4000 years, namely centering on the Mojave River When you change your address, phone Critzer, the underground tunnels and the Native American connection that runs (sometime underground) across half the dry Mojave number or email address, let me know Gone the Way of the Earth to the million year old Boulder. After the Giant Rock tour, we have so our records remain correct. You don’t By Clifford J. Walker • Retail $14.95 been invited to tour THE INTEGRATRON and for a $10.00 donation Desert. Desert water holes on both ends of the Mojave River take part in a SOUND BATH @12:00 noon. Light refreshments & make water accessible to travelers for 360 miles across the want to miss any important mail. The Twentynine Palms Story beverages. TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE PLEASE CONTACT: LAURIE relatively dry desert. From the Virgin River in southern Utah to Stay Warm in this brisk weather. By Hazel M. Spell • Retail $2.75 GEESON @ 760-363-6681 or E-Mail: [email protected] Los Angeles, there are 15 desert water holes counting the Mojave Carole Kester The MBHS Historical DVD Collection MARCH 28, 2010 - CABOTS YERTZ MUSEUM River as one. These water holes were essential for safe travel across Membership Chairman & Email Coordinator Gublers Orchids, Pioneertown 60th Anniversary, Day trip to the CABOTS YERTZ MUSEUM in Desert Hot Springs. the desert. Native Americans lived at all these water holes – at least 760-365-4096 or The Integratron & Giant Rock, Roughley Manor and many more Personal tour of the grounds. $10.00 donations, brown bag lunch, seasonally and have been traveling and trading through the desert Retail $20.00 ea. carpooling. RESERVATIONS A MUST - CONTACT: LAURIE GEESON @ [email protected] 760-363-6681 or E-Mail: [email protected] OR CONTACT for over 4,000 years. Each Indian group had names for the sites. The [email protected] trails across the desert have had various names over the years. One Remember to book a THE MBHS 2009-2010 Board of Directors APRIL 4, 2010 - COVINGTON PARK main route, basically from the Colorado River to San Gabriel, was th “VOICES OF THE PAST” E-MAIL REMINDER At the Sunday, September 27 , 2009 Annual Meeting, Field Trip of the season held at COVINGTON PARK. Set in a picnic style If you are not receiving an events called Mojave Indian Trail. It is also known as the Mojave River Trail program for your Your new Board of Directors were elected potluck, tours and talks will be provided to educate people on the (Walker), The Mojave Road (Casebier), the Old Government Road update e-mail and would like to be delicate ecosystem. Cake Fundraiser. Details in next newsletter. next up-coming event. on the list to be notified of upcoming Lloyd Noel • President st (after 1858)....To learn more on the Mojave River Trail reference Gone events and special information, Tom Granger, 1 Vice President • Properties PROGRAMS GO DARK FOR THE SUMMER FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: nd The Way of the Earth, Chapter One, page 3 - Published with SALLIE BROWN • 364-4446 phone or e-mail: Mike Gatherer, 2 Vice President • Finances & Fundraising RESUME IN SEPTEMBER 2010 Carole Kester, 365-4096 or permission of Clifford J. Walker, Mojave River Valley Museum E-mail: [email protected] Rachel Crawford • Treasurer [email protected] Carole Schreiber • Secretary ALL PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE Members are welcome to attend.

www.mbhs.net

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you’ll want to check out the MBHS website.

BOARD MEETINGS BOARD

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Board Meetings are scheduled for the

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interesting stories and links or to download old newsletters,

area settlers.

Give

For the latest on events, or to check out historic photo slide-shows,

SHOPPING

CHRISTMAS

a MBHS Membership

It may be time for your Renewal Date.

1:00 P.M. at the MBHS Museum & Research Center in Landers. 1:00 P.M.

EASY, NO-FAIL EASY,

Check the expiration date on the label.

a DVD to see and hear about our history from

to enjoy programs and

the history of our area,

field trips, a book about

e love

, and use

-yahs). My brother

uture

-old Native American.

SALLIE BROWN

. We shell and grind acorns . We

by Sallie Brown

e live among nature and respect

e make whistles of bone.

. Our villages are always near water

awn. I am a twelve-year

e gather grasses and reeds for weaving pots.

ices of the Past

RUNNING FAWN

www.mbhs.net

Email: [email protected]

Box 2046 • Yucca Valley, CA 92286 Valley, Box 2046 • Yucca

Preserving Our Past For Our F

FOR NFORMATION CONTACT: CONTACT: FOR NFORMATION

children play many games to have fun. One favorite game is a

are a gentle, peaceful people. W

are the Serrano Indians. Our village area is now called Morongo

use honey mesquite to grind into flour

1-760-364-4446 OR E-mail: [email protected]

My name is Running F

I spend my days helping my mother hunt for seeds and fruit for food.

It’s important for me to learn from my mother so that I can develop

Book a “VOICES OF THE PAST” programs for your next event. Book a “VOICES OF THE PAST”

alley, where there is much water alley,

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We V

football game with a small stone ball. Another game is when two teams try to guess which colored object is in someone’s closed fist. W the storytelling times and singing. W

Gone the Way of the Earth * .

. .tries to capture a little, very little, of the Indian slave activity in . .tries to capture a little, very Gone The Way of The Earth Continued on Page 2 DECEMBER 2009

The victims had rid past. oveted hardy f the tribes. revenge, tribe. mirrors, ns and ry s and and The Reviews Are In... A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE MBHS HAS BEEN DOING OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS! Over the past several month the Morongo Basin Historical Society Volunteers have been active in providing its members and the community with fascinating and educational programs and events. The MBHS Board and Chairs encourage you to “join-in,” participate, volunteer and support your local history. Gublers Orchid Festival • Saturday october 3, 2009 OAK GLEN APPLE CIDER BIG HIT! Crowds gathered for the Annual Orchid Festival sponsored by the Rotary Club and Gublers Orchids in Landers. The MBHS particpated in the two day event with a booth that gave people a glass of ice cold Oak Glen Apple Cider for their donation. The booth also displayed historical photos of Giant Rock & The Integratron. A favorite of the crowd was when members of The Pioneertown Posse dropped by on horseback looking for Willie Boy. Special Thanks to the MBHS Vounteers that manned the booth, Chris & Debbie Gubler and the Rotary Club for their sponsorship and donations.

OCTOBER 9 - 10, 2009 The High Desert Nature Museum in Yucca Valley, in association with the Morongo Basin Historical Society & Twentynine Palms Historical Society, hosted the 1st Annual the Morongo Basin Historical Symposium October 9 and 10 of this year. The free two day event featured lectures, historic photographs, nostalgic movies and a miners demostrations. New Memberships, Book and DVD sales along with raffle gift baskets sales brought in well over $400.00 to add to the fundraising efforts of the MBHS. Special THANK YOU to all who participated and volunteered their time to make this event the first for a “must-see”next year! 1 + 1 = SUCCESS October 16, 2009 Take one historical society based on the east side of the Basin and one historical society based on the west side and a success story evolves. That’s what happened when after the Morongo Basin Historical Society presented the play The Last Posse: An Inquest last spring in Yucca Valley, the 29 Palms Historical Society’s Board of Directors suggested that the two historical societies partner to present the play in 29 Palms. So began collaborative meetings to decide “who would do what.” The lively and cooperative planning meetings led to mutual respect and to sharing ideas for future ways to partner. REVELATIONS ABOUT THE GOFFS FIELD TRIP NOVEMBER 15, 2009 The story of the Goffs Schoolhouse from 1990 to the present time is an amazing tale of the perseverance of one man and his loyal volunteers. In the beginning there was the old tumble- down Goffs Schoolhouse, a small shack, and lots of trash. Now the Goffs Schoolhouse has been completely restored, there’s a new million dollar climate controlled library built in the image of the old Goffs Railway Depot, many rare artifacts (mining as one example) in an outdoor museum, and more than twenty other structures, including two residences for caretakers and visitors. For more information, on Internet see Goffs Schoolhouse. Laurie Geeson, Program Chair: MBHS members gathered November 15th on what turned out to be a sunny, cool, windy morning. We carpooled to 29 Palms where we met up with 29 Palms Historical members and had an uneventful drive since we did manage to miss that tarantula crossing the road just east of Wonder Valley. We stopped off to use the facilities at Amboy and the place looks pretty good. No gas yet and they can’t have coffee for the thirsty travelers until they pass their county inspection but that didn’t keep the folks from being real friendly as they filled us in on the planned improvements for Amboy and some of the other little towns farther down famous Route 66. When we arrived at Goffs, Dennis Casebier kept us entertained for several hours as he led us around his historical domain. It is quite amazing what Casebier and many volunteers have accomplished there. Barbara and I have heard from many of you that field trips were on the top of the list of what you want from this MBHS, so hopefully more of you will join us on the next one. In fact, we have three field trips planned for this spring. Carol Sanders, Co-Editor: On a windy Sunday, November 15, members of MBHS and the Twentynine Palms Historical Society joined forces for a visit to the Mojave Desert Heritage and Cultural Center at Goffs. The visit began at the Goffs Schoolhouse, built in 1914, restored in 1998, and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. There Dennis Casebier, eminent Mojave Desert historian, and Chairman of the Friends of the Mojave Road Goff Schoolhouse, answered questions then conducted a tour of two other gems of the facility. First he showed off the library where volunteers worked at cataloguing the center’s extensive collection of historical books. Next, the group toured the archives and research facility, built as a replica of the original Goffs Santa Fe Railway Depot. Housing hundreds of transcribed oral histories of the area, as well as priceless historic newspaper articles, maps and photographs—this is a treasure trove to the researcher of the history of the Eastern Mojave desert. A considerate, entertaining, and genial host, Mr. Casebier is himself a desert treasure, tirelessly working to preserve Mojave Desert history. Thanks to Laurie and Barbara for arranging an outstanding field trip to Goffs. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT GOFFS OLD SCHOOLHOUSE VISIT http://www.mdhca.org MBHS Book Signings A BIG SUCCESS at Tamma’s Magic Mercantile Meet interesting authors at future MBHS book signings. Talk to the authors, ask questions and go home with a personalized autographed copy of their book. Great for gifts or your own private collection. The Adobes of Twentynine Palms 2nd Edition by Pat Rimmington Several years in the making, this new and revised version of Rimmington’s original book, published two decades ago, chronicles the early desert homesteaders who literally built their homes out of local “mud” and tells the story of enterprising builders like the Stubbs Brothers who constructed many of the early adobes in Twentynine Palms from the late 1920s to 1940. The new edition of the book features 150 photographs and illustrations, by local artists, past and present illustrating almost 100 adobes structures of interest. Also included are many stories of the pioneers and their daily life surviving in the desert plus anecdotes about the adventuresome families and builders of the historic adobes. http://www.adobes29.com Muir Roots: At One with the Wild by David McChesney MBHS hosted David Jesse McChesney, local photographer and author, signing his latest book: Muir Roots: At One with the Wild. As a noted wildlife photographer, McChesney travels in the footsteps of naturalist John Muir and beyond. He captures wildlife portraitures and natural spectacles throughout the National Parks System and wildlife refuges of the western hemisphere. He tells tales of his travels, tracing this yearning and fascination for the wild to his childhood years and Scottish MUIR ROOTS. McChesney photographed 53 American National Parks and more than 100 National Parklands. His book “Muir Roots: At One with the Wild” was published in 2008 and led the way to many exhibits throughout Southern California, including in the Morongo Basin. http://www.outmywindows.com To Purchase Books: MBHS Gift Shop located in Tamma’s Magic Mercantile (formerly Old TownMercantile Antique Shop) Phone: 760.369.1970 • 55727 Twentynine Palms Hwy, Yucca Valley