Stage to Tassajara Hot Springs
Photo Circa 1900
Los Laureles Lodge
Photo Circa 1920
Berta Ranch Six-Horse Wagon Team
Photo Circa 1930
Hatton Dairy, Mouth of Carmel Valley
Photo Circa Late 1930’s
Holman Ranch Rodeo
Photo circa 1950
Rosie's Cracker Barrel
Photo Circa 1960
Carmel Valley Trail & Saddle Club (Est. 1956)
Photo Circa 1965
Carmel Valley Vintage Airfield
Photo circa 1990
Annual Membership Meeting April 27
March 17, 2024
Be sure and attend this year's Annual Membership meeting on Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 4 to 6 pm at the History Center. Elect new board members, review our 2023 accomplishments and financial status while enjoying light refreshments and meeting old and making new...
The History Center’s “Talking Machine”
October 11, 2023
A Living History to the Sounds of the Past Many millions of 78 rpm recordings were pressed on shellac (beetle resin) records between 1898 and 1950. These particular recordings were made by the OKEH Phonograph Corp. of NY in the 1920s with one 3-minute recording on...
October 2023 Update to “Jamesburg Earth Station”
October 10, 2023
Many Valleyites may not be aware that Carmel Valley’s Earth Station played a vital role in Intelsat’s world-wide communications global network from the late 1960s to the 1990s. Among its historic transmissions was the famous “first step” TV pictures of Apollo 11’s...
New Exhibit: Piazzoni Cowgirls
March 8, 2023
The early 20th Century saw many ranches and farms in Carmel Valley. Whether wives, mothers, or daughters, women played important roles in family life. The Piazzoni Ranch was one such ranch. Luigi (with Swiss ancestry) and Tomasa (with indigenous Rumsien/Esselen...