MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
MBHS general membership meetings are no longer held quarterly, effective July 1, 2005. We have one annual meeting and installation of officers in June. The public is always invited and welcome! In place of the general meetings, we have social events and visits to historic sites throughout the year. These will be posted as they are scheduled.
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ARCHIVES
(Some people call em, old photos!)
GENERAL MEETING & EVENT PHOTOS
June 2003 - McKinney Ranch Tour/ Annual Meeting
September 2003 - General Meeting -Pat Rimmington
April 2004 - Old Woman Springs Ranch Tour
September 2004 - General Meeting @ 29 Palms Inn
October 2004 - Old Woman Springs Ranch ECV
February 2005 - Open House & Ribbon Cutting
June 2005 - Annual Meeting - Big Horn Ranch
March 2006 - Close Encounters at the Integratron
June 2006 - Annual Meeting @ Red Dog Saloon
TEMPORARY OFFICE CLOSURE
Effective Tuesday, April 25, 2006
The MBHS Board of Directors, at the monthly meeting in March 2006 made a slight course alteration decision regarding our MBHS office located on Church Street in Yucca Valley. Our wonderful membership made significant monetary contributions and pledges the year leading up to the closure to allow us to maintain an office. WE THANK YOU!!! However, our rented office underwent an ownership change forcing us to close our office on a temporary basis. Financially and long term, it was not prudent to maintain the office at the Church Street address. Business and all other functions will continue uninterrupted. Appointments may still be made for research or obtaining information by calling our phone number, 760-365-1877 and/or contacting us via E-mail at MBHistSociety@msn.com.
Our office has been closed effective Tuesday, April 25, 2006.
Ultimately, however, our primary goal of a new MBHS owned Research Center and Museum remains in place.
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8th MBHS ANNIVERSARY
The Morongo Basin Historical Society will turn 8 years old on February 20, 2007. The MBHS became a reality at a charter meeting on February 20, 1999.
The charter officers selected to serve that first year were President Paul Cook, Vice President Helen Dotts, Recording Secretary Carole Kester, Corresponding Secretary Rita Wendler and Treasurer Sandy Williams.
Forty people paid dues and signed the Founding Charter. Since then, the MBHS has made major strides in preserving the history of the Morongo Basin.
Our membership has grown to over 185 members and 10 historical sites in the basin have been registered with the State of California as historical resources as well as many more identified. Pioneer families have been interviewed by the Oral History Committee, donated photos and historical information indexed and cataloged.
These are just a few of our accomplishments!!
MBHS-GOALS
2006/07
#1. Make ready the Landers Estate for our Headquarters & Museum.
#2. Increase our membership and volunteer team by 20%.
#3. Apply for Grants to further preserve Morongo Basin history.
#4. Continue to file historical sites, place historical site plaques and produce historical DVDs.
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NEWSLETTER
As you may or may not know, our newsletter is supported through advertising sponsorships. Our newsletter is mailed to our membership four (4) times a year and is packed with great information!! We request that ads/sponsorships be purchased for four issues (a 1 year commitment) at $35 per issue or $140 a year. Each ad reaches our entire membership and allows us to continue publishing the newsletter without depleting our treasury. If you would like to support our newsletter, please contact us at MBHistSociety@msn.com or call Sallie @ (760) 364-4446
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**WANTED - HISTORIC PHOTOS**
The Morongo Basin Historical Society is ALWAYS looking for photos of historic sites, events or early pioneers of the Morongo Basin. If you have ANY historic photos (or information) of people, events or places within the Basin, we would like to see them! If you do not want to donate the original to us, we will make a copy for our use. Please contact us at MBHistSociety@msn.com or call Dale @ 364-3544 or Tom @ 365-7559
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SITES COMMITTEE MEETING DATES
Meetings are from 10 AM to 12 PM. Location to be announced.
To be scheduled
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BOARD MEETINGS
MBHS Board of Directors meetings are held monthly at the MBHS office. Meetings are not held in August and December. Meetings are open and members are invited to attend. Normally held on the second Tuesday of the month at 1 PM in the afternoon.
Next Board meeting on Tuesday, June 12th at 1 PM at Pacific Western Bank on Yucca Trail at Joshua Lane in Yucca Valley.
