COMING EVENTS & Announcements
2026 Dues are $10 Per Person for the Year
February 12, 2026: What Happened When Banning's Ida Bird Was Underestimated?
January 24, 2026: History Exhibit at the Pass Area veterans Expo
Annual membership dues for the San Gorgonio Pass Historical Society are $10 per person per year. A lifetime membership is $100. Dues may be paid at any of our meetings or events. Or, you may mail your check made out to the San Gorgonio Pass Historical Society, and send it to
San Gorgonio Pass Historical Society
P.O. Box 331
Beaumont CA 92223
All are welcome to join.
January 24, 2026: History Exhibit at the Pass Area veterans Expo
February 12, 2026: What Happened When Banning's Ida Bird Was Underestimated?
January 24, 2026: History Exhibit at the Pass Area veterans Expo
On Saturday, Jan. 24, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., the historical society will display our traveling history exhibit at the Pass Area Veterans Expo & Job Fair. Location Chatigny Community Center, 1310 Oak Valley Parkway, Beaumont.
February 12, 2026: What Happened When Banning's Ida Bird Was Underestimated?
February 12, 2026: What Happened When Banning's Ida Bird Was Underestimated?
February 12, 2026: What Happened When Banning's Ida Bird Was Underestimated?
On Thursday, Feb. 12, 6:30 p.m., the San Gorgonio Pass Historical Society will present: "What happened when Ida Bird was underestimated?"
How a woman of the 1890s led and transformed Banning’s schools and community. The speaker will be community historian Pat Murkland. Location: Beaumont Woman's Club Community Center, 306 E. 6th St., Beaumont.
March 12, 2026: Meeting of the San Gorgonio Pass Historical Society
March 12, 2026: Meeting of the San Gorgonio Pass Historical Society
February 12, 2026: What Happened When Banning's Ida Bird Was Underestimated?
On Thursday, March 12, 6:30 p.m., the San Gorgonio Pass Historical Society will meet. All meetings are free and open to all. Location and program to be announced.
April 9, 2026: Meeting of the San Gorgonio Pass Historical Society
March 12, 2026: Meeting of the San Gorgonio Pass Historical Society
April 9, 2026: Meeting of the San Gorgonio Pass Historical Society
On Thursday, April 9, 6:30 p.m., the San Gorgonio Pass Historical Society will meet. All meetings are free and open to all. Location and program to be announced.
May 14, 2026: Meeting of the San Gorgonio Pass Historical Society
March 12, 2026: Meeting of the San Gorgonio Pass Historical Society
April 9, 2026: Meeting of the San Gorgonio Pass Historical Society
On Thursday, May 14, 6:30 p.m., the San Gorgonio Pass Historical Society will meet. All meetings are free and open to all. Location and program to be announced.
June 11, 2026: Meeting of the San Gorgonio Pass Historical Society
June 11, 2026: Meeting of the San Gorgonio Pass Historical Society
June 11, 2026: Meeting of the San Gorgonio Pass Historical Society
On Thursday, June 11, 6:30 p.m., the San Gorgonio Pass Historical Society will meet. All meetings are free and open to all. Location and program to be announced.
ABOUT US
Our meetings
Sharing and preserving local history
Focus on the pass area
An all-volunteer organization, the San Gorgonio Pass Historical Society meets the second Thursday evening of each month, September through June. Meetings are free and open to all members and nonmembers.
Focus on the pass area
Sharing and preserving local history
Focus on the pass area
Founded in 1989, the San Gorgonio Pass Historical Society explores the history of Banning, Beaumont, Cabazon, Cherry Valley and
San Timoteo Canyon.
Sharing and preserving local history
Sharing and preserving local history
Sharing and preserving local history
The San Gorgonio Pass Historical Society educates the community about the pass area’s rich history and collects historical and current items of all sorts for our archive.
Contact us
For news & historical facts, join our Facebook page: San Gorgonio Pass Historical Society
Society membership is $10 per person, per year.
Mail check to P.O. Box 331, Beaumont, CA 92223
