Location
49 Big Blue Road
PO Box 651
Kernville, CA 93238
(760) 376-6683
** NOTICE **
THE MUSEUM HAS REOPENED!
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REGULAR HOURS:
10 am to 4 pm
Thursday through Sunday
We are closed on these Holidays:
New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
Admission is Free
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A Message from the President - April , 2022, Linda Kubisiak
Another productive Board Meeting was held on March 22nd. We discussed the ways we could get the...
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Curator's Corner - March, 2022, Dianna Anderson
We had such a great Whiskey Flat Days! We had a temporary display of costumes over the decades. We...
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The Country Store - March, 2022, JoAnne Johnson
The store did very well over the Whiskey Flat Weekend with lots of sales. Buyers were able to use...
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Collectors Case - March, 2022, Linda Thurm
Did you see the photo of the Whiskey Flasks for Whiskey Flat display in the Sun? Steve Passarelli...
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Field Trips - March & April, 2022, Hal Chiprin
Hi friends! I'm excited to announce that we're going to have two great field trips to the historic ranches...
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KERN RIVER VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE
THE MUSEUM IS OPEN AGAIN
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POSTER FOR THE LAST DRIVE-IN MOVIE
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The following letter, from the California State Library in Sacramento, was received in 2019.
Museum Supporters deserve to be very proud !
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California State Library
California History Room
June 17, 2019
Dear Ron Anderson,
Greetings from the California State Library. We are writing to express our heartfelt thanks for all of your hard work for California in general and for Kern County in particular. Without the efforts of organizations such as the Kern Valley Museum, local residents would lack a sense of community and shared past.
In the spirit of celebrating a job well done, we have selected Kern County as the California History Section’s County of the Month, featuring your organization in the accompanying documentation. This distinction highlights organizations involved in local cultural preservation and outreach, as well as the varied local history resources available to researchers at the State Library.
If you wish to see the documentation for these acknowledgements and others, it is available on this website: http://www.library.ca.gov/california-history/county-month/. Thank you again for all of your hard work.
Sincerely,
Elena Smith, Librarian
California History Room
California State Library
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STOP AT THE GIFT SHOP!
(But please don't shop til you drop :-)
A tiny part of the Gift Shop's selections, which include books on the area, maps, western wear and accessories, hats of all kinds, exquisite handmade baskets, jewelry, many more too numerous to list 
2018 Whiskey Flat Parade
The Kern Valley Museum houses artifacts from prehistoric times to the present. We have a large geological and fossil exhibit, mining and ranching artifacts, an interactive history of the Edison hydroelectric plants, exhibits of the movie-making history of the area and construction of the Isabella Dam.
There are thousands of photographs of the early settlers, miners, cowboys and Indians.
Our wonderful back porch and yard are home for a 1925 Graham Truck, covered wagon and the Stagecoach John Wayne rode while filming scenes of “Stagecoach” in our Valley.
We also have a giant stamp mill used to render gold-bearing ore to powder, a working assay office, blacksmith shop and a restored and furnished 100 year old cabin.
In the 1850’s, Gold Fever gripped the nation. The Kern River Valley was part of the gold rush that spurred the westward migration of fortune seekers who became ranchers, farmers and merchants when the gold played out.
The Museum stands rich in history. Come and discover the treasures it holds!