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 2013 and Spring 2014 Lecture Schedule:
| September 13 | The Lives and Times of Billy Mitchell, an American Cowboy Billy Mitchell and Hillary Sloane |
| October 11 | The Desert Queen Ranch and the Keys Family Laureen Lentz, retired NPS Interpretive Ranger and Volunteer Coordinaor |
| November 8 | The Campbells of Twentynine Palms Claude Warren, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of Anthropology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| December 13 | The Accidental Artist – the Story of Ricardo Breceda Diana Lindsey, Author, Historian |
| January 10 | Gold and Silver in the Mojave Nick Clapp, Author, Historian |
| February 14 | The Old Spanish Trail Cliff Walker, Author, Historian |
| March 14 | Mark Harrington, Archaeologist of the Southwest John Hale, Ph.D., History, Archaeology |
| April 11 | Zzyzx, “Doc” Springer and the Desert Studies Center Robert Fulton, Site Manager, Desert Studies Center, Cal State University, Fullerton |
| May 9 |
Turkey Vulture Migrations Kurt Leuschner, Professor, College of the Desert |
| June 4, 2013 |
Historic Ranching in the California Desert Bob Bryson, Ph.D., Anthropology, Chief of Resource Management, Mojave National Preserve |
The 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 Joshua Tree National Park Association and indicate that you want to subscribe the Old School House Lecture Series). For more information contact the Desert Institute.
Map & Directions
From LA and Palm Springs area:
From the 10 exit onto Hwy 62 east
Continue through multiple towns to Twentynine Palms
Turn slight right onto National Park Dr.
Turn right onto Cottonwood Dr.
Turn right into Twentynine Palms Historical Society
