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To revisit the past, we can truly appreciate the present and wonder of what the future may bring. The Museum offers numerous lectures, garden & home tours and events that celebrate the region’s agricultural strengths in order to present visitors a true understanding of the diversity of the communities in the Santa Ynez Valley. In addition, programs (like Wild West Camp!) and tours are offered to school age visitors from around the valley and the county.

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Come stop by the Parks-Janeway Carriage House to celebrate the new installation!

The “Queen of the Cattle Trail exhibit, an 1870 chuck wagon, was donated by museum board president Tina Hansen McEnroe, who says she and her husband have had this wagon on their Santa Ynez ranch for years.

“My husband and I really wanted to share this with more people and have them discover what the Wild West was all about,” she said.

Named the “Queen of the Cattle Trail” this wagon was used by beef herders out on the range to house supplies.

“So this would be the home where the chuck wagon and the outriders and the person who was the cook would come and they would have their bedrolls and they would cook here, and this was their home away from home,” Hansen McEnroe explained.

The “Queen of the Cattle Trail” will be a permanent museum fixture along with 40 other wagons dating back to 1850.

Many thanks to Board President, Tina McEnroe and her husband Paul for donating the authentic Chuckwagon, and additional gratitude to both the McEnroe’s and members Pat and Ginger Povah for funding the installation.

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The Exhibition runs through May 31, 2025

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With that goal in mind, RTF operates a model sanctuary, and the first to rescue entire family bands of wild horses. RTF recognizes the deep bond and intricate social structure that exists in wild horse herds and it is their priority to honor that. In addition to providing a safe haven for wild horses and burros, through collaboration with esteemed equine geneticists RTF is also working to preserve several rare genetic strains. Though these strains represent our lived and cultural history, many of them are threatened or already extinct in the wild. RTF offers many opportunities for the public to visit and connect with these horses themselves so that they may understand what we are losing and why we must work to save them.

Join us for the grand opening Sunday, February 25th from 12:00pm to 3:00pm to meet RTF’s team along with Isadora and Inez, equine ambassador from the historic Wilbur – Cruce Spanish Mission bloodline.

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Joe De Yong (1894-1975) was a preeminent western artist, whose inspirational life story should be shouted from rooftops. But Joe wasn’t like that, preferring to draw attention to others rather than himself. His own life was remarkable, from a childhood case of cerebral meningitis that left him deaf for the rest of his life, to becoming the only protégé of Charles M. Russell, to working on movie sets with Cecil B. DeMille and western celebrities of the time. He had an incredible talent himself;  his art spanned painting, sketching, illustrating, etching, and sculpting.

The exhibit opens on Saturday, July 15th and includes photographs of Joe’s life, stories of the times in his own words from letters and notes, paintings, etchings, sculptures and even his illustrated hats and chaps.

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Visitors and locals alike may marvel at some of the gnarled and venerable olive trees throughout the Santa Ynez Valley and wonder at their age and why they were first planted here. The Museum’s Historian, John Copeland, not only knows the heritage of the orchards, but produces various olive oils today on the property he and his wife Shannon own, known as Rancho Olivos.

John and Shannon will host a tasting of their current Rancho Olivos oils as they entertain with stories of valley history, modern olive farming and virgin olive oil production. The Sunday, June 11^th pop-up follows the popular Saturday, June 10^th Jazz and Olive Festival in Los Olivos.

Where:
Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum
3596 Sagunto Street, Santa Ynes, CA 93460

When:
Sunday June 11th from 1 – 4pm
History, growing, milling talk and tasting!

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