Old School House Lecture Series

The Old School House Lecture Series started in 1999 and is run in partnership with the Twentynine Palms Historical Society.

Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 Lecture Schedule:

September 11 Tales of the Mojave Road - the Military
Dennis Casebier, Historian, Author
October 9 Willie Boy Murder 1909: Why it Happened that Way
Paul Smith, Historian, Author
November 13 Mormon Pioneers and the CA Deserts
John Bascom, CA Mormon PIoneer Historian
December 11 Jackrabbit Homesteading
Kim Stringfellow, M.F.A, Art and Technology
Associate Professor, San Diego State, Author
Januray 8 Current Research in Joshua Tree National Park
Joshua Tree National Park Association Science Grant Winner
February 12 Culture and Landscape: the Story of Southern CA
Luz Ramirez de Bryson, Archaeologist
March 12 Seaon of the Sand Blossoms
Peter & Melanie Rhalter, Award-winning Film Makers
April 9 Bighorn Sheep
Michael Vamstad, M.S., Wildlife Ecologist JTNP
May 14 Silence and the Sun: Legendary Desert Twons on Old Route 66
Joe De Kohoe, Historian, Author
June 11 Muir Roots: At One with the Wild
David McChesney, Artist, Photographer

 

The Old School House Museum

Old School House Museum

6760 National Park Dr., Twentynine Palms, CA 92277
Lectures start at 7 pm
$5 at the door

Subscribe to the entire Old School House lecture series for $40 and save $10 on ten lectures! You can register by phone at (760) 367-5535 or mail by sending a check to: Desert Institute, 74485 National Park Dr., Twentynine Palms, CA 92277. (Please make check out to Desert Institute). For more information contact the Desert Insitute,

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