We're Nuts About History
The Ridge Route Communities Historical Society is dedicated to collecting and preserving the history and artifacts in the mountains south of Bakersfield and north of Castaic. Our area of research is from Wheeler Ridge on the north to below Pyramid Lake on the south, east to Neenach in the West Antelope Valley, and west to Lockwood-Ozena areas. Read more...
Coming Events
- Saturday-Monday, September 2,3 & 4, 2017GREAT AMERICAN YARD SALE – Now Accepting Donations. If you can help us out by donating your unneeded items, bring them…
- Saturday, September 30, 2017“Destination Dinner” at the Lockwood Ranch – once the home of the Hollywood writer, Dalton Trumbo. Reservations $50
Daily Dose of History
- Historic Overview Of Rancho San EmigdioFor centuries people have followed the ancient animal trails through what has become known as San Emigdio Canyon. Making use…
Museum Store
- A VIEW FROM THE RIDGE ROUTE: The ResourcesBy Bonnie Ketterl Kane Illustrated by Susan Sjoberg Hollander Volume IV – Part One explores the variety of mining activities…
- The Last Camel ChargeIn the mid-nineteenth century, the U.S. Army would employ a weapon that had never before been seen on its native…
Robert Cuddy