Since the 1960s, I have lived in the Victor Valley, where my children were born and attended Apple Valley schools. We have seen the maturation of the towns over the years, along with their accompanying growing pains. No, it’s not the close-knit community of 40 or 50 years ago, but I believe that most people I know here are warm, considerate and friendly.
While growth and development has brought its problems, most of us appreciate the conveniences, such as shopping availability, accessibility to services and better traffic controls.
I would like to mention that anyone interested in our rich local history may enjoy some of the programs offered by the Mohahve Historical Society. The meetings, open to the public, are held at the Victor Valley Museum once a month. Usually we meet on the fourth Thursday, except for November, when the meeting is early because of Thanksgiving.
The group was established in 1963 as a result of a class at Victor Valley College in which the students interviewed old time residents (most of them no longer with us), collected photos and researched historical sites. The result was a 200-page book called Mohahve. Since then, the historical society has published follow-up volumes that have been important resources for Victor Valley history since that time. Mohahve VI was published in 2011.
The group has published several other books in the last few years that are for sale at our meetings.
The next meeting will be 7 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Victor Valley Museum, 11873 Apple Valley Road, Apple Valley. For more information, our website is www.mohahve.org.
Fran Elgin,
Vice-president, Mohahve Historical Society