Come and hear Rick Lovett share his family’s history in the region, including the history of Mountain Top Café! Meet at the Old Firehouse / WW History Museum at 10am. Coffee and refreshments will be provided.
Join us at the Old Firehouse / WW History Museum for a Collection Share from the WHS archival collections. Coffee and refreshments will be provided!
The Camp Cajon Project will be hosting a tour and talk for our WHS at the Camp Cajon Monument. We will meet at the site at 10:30am for this free presentation. If you have been to a tour in the past, join us again to see the new kiosk at the site, which WHS helped to fund. Here is a link to Camp Cajon on Google Maps. It is past McDonald's on Wagon Train Road, on the east side of the 15 and 138 junction.
Space is limited, so please RSVP below or email wwhistoricalsociety.museum@gmail.com if you plan to attend!
Come hear a brief history of Cerro Gordo, the town known to Los Angeles as the “City Life Saver.”
The Wrightwood Historical Society will host a guest speaker to review the history and rise of Cerro Gordo as the richest silver mine in California that equals the richest Nevada Comstock Lode near Reno, Nevada. Both mines brought in $500 million (or and equivalent of $2 ½ billion at today’s silver price of $24/ounce).
Join us at the Wrightwood Elementary School Auditorium at 1pm, to hear four local students present their family histories (and how they came to Wrightwood) through a suitcase full of artifacts. We hope you can come out to support our local students!
Welcome springtime with a guided wildflower walk at Puma Canyon Preserve, hosted by Wendy Walker!
Meet at Puma Canyon Preserve at 10am. Children and dogs on leash are welcome to join the walk!
We will meet at the Visitor Center at 1681 Hillview Rd, Pinion Hills.
Directions: To get to Puma Canyon Preserve from Wrightwood, head east on CA-2, turn left onto CA-138, turn slight left onto Green Rd, turn left onto Desert View Rd, turn left onto Hillview Rd and arrive at Puma Canyon Preserve Visitor Center. There is a parking area when you arrive
Join Wrightwood Historical Society President, Lauren Kozyra, as she shares collection items relating to the master plans and propaganda for Wrightwood in the 1920s and 1930s.
Zoom Information:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86176580771?pwd=VWZLM1FQaDFvQ2RlRVV6dmFsRE1xQT09
Meeting ID: 861 7658 0771
Passcode: 622181
Join Wrightwood Historical Society President, Lauren Kozyra, as she shares some of the Society's collections related to the Wrightwood Mud Floods.
Zoom meeting information:
Zoom Information: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82915659061...
Meeting ID: 829 1565 9061
Join the Wrightwood Historical Society on December 9 at 1pm at the Old Firehouse (6000 Cedar Street) for a Holiday Party and Cookie Exchange! Bring the favorite holiday cookie and share and enjoy the festivities!
Join us at the Wrightwood History Museum (6000 Cedar Street) for an Antique Quilt Exhibit. This event is a part of the Wrightwood Quilt Guild’s Annual Home Tour.
Suggested Donation of $5
Join us for a speaker and refreshments with Dennis Felgar.
Dennis is back for a Part 2 of his presentation on Wrightwood History! Join us to hear stories of Wrightwood throughout the years.
Join us for a presentation & refreshments with Chuck Truitt on Famous Guns of the Old West.
The 19th Century was the beginning of the United States connecting two oceans within one continent. This expansion West was the beginning of a journey into a frontier that was occupied by indigenous peoples for thousands of years. The early pioneers faced the natural elements, dangerous animals, sickness, seemingly unpassable landscape, and the fierce resistance of the natives.
The early European guns brought West provided initial protection, but the iconic 19th Century American firearms provided a moderate leveling of the West. For a few dollars, anyone could protect themselves with lethal effort.
To hold in your hand a piece of the Wild West history is iconic and an awesome feeling. Therefore, enjoy and take in this brief presentation of the “Famous Guns of the Old West” and feel for yourself the iconic moment of an 1800’s pioneer venture.
Join us for a BBQ to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Wrightwood Historical Society!
Details forthcoming.
Join us for a speaker presentation and refreshments.
Join us for a talk by Dennis Felgar on Wrightwood Mountains: ‘In All the Mountains No Place Like This’– Wrightwood in the early years. Learn how a stay in Wrightwood was purported to bring “better appetite, greater endurance, [and] keener thinking,”about the surprising restrictions placed on early Wrightwood residents, and many other snippets of history.
Join us for a field trip to the Twenty Mule Team Museum in Boron, CA. The museum features the history of borax mining in Boron and Death Valley.
Additional details forthcoming!
Wrightwood Historical Society will be hosting the History in a Suitcase at Wrightwood Elementary School. Join us May 13 at 1pm to hear students talk bout their family histories, presented in the form of a suitcase of artifacts and photos.
The Wrightwood Historical Society will have a booth at the WWPOA Garden Fair. We will be sharing about local history, have a potting activity for kids, and have our merchandise for sale. Stop by to say “Hello!”
If you are interested in volunteering at the WHS Garden Fair booth, please email WHS at wwhistoricalsociety.musuem@gmail.com.
Are you interested in becoming a docent for the Wrightwood Historical Society and Museum? Docents welcome visitors to our museum and share with them the history of our village and our collections.
If you are interested, please join us Saturday, April 9 at 10am at the Old Firehouse (6000 Cedar Street) for a docent orientation!
RSVP to this event or email wwhistoricalsociety.musuem@gmail.com.
Join us on Saturday, April 2nd at 9am for coffee, pastries, and a presentation by Wendy Walker of the Puma Canyon Preserve!
What: Speaker event featuring Wendy Walker of the Puma Canyon Preserve
When: Saturday, April 2 at 9:00 am
Where: The Old Firehouse
We hope to see you there!
