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Gilman Ranch Hands The Gilman Ranch Hands is a volunteer support group for the Gilman Historic Ranch and Wagon Museum in

Happy First Day of September! 🎉Check out our Upcoming Events!
09/02/2026

Happy First Day of September! 🎉

Check out our Upcoming Events!

There's still time to join the parade! We will be bringing our Stagecoach again this year!
09/02/2026

There's still time to join the parade!

We will be bringing our Stagecoach again this year!

This Saturday at 8am!
08/28/2026

This Saturday at 8am!

08/16/2026

Happy … (does quick math) … 127th! wedding anniversary to French and Sarah Gilman! These two leaders shaped Banning from the late 1800s-1930s. Their lives were filled with community service.

SARAH was a teacher who fought for equal rights in education for Native American children on Morongo Reservation starting in the 1880s. As leader of what became the Banning Woman’s Club, she brought many improvements to the new community. Although as a woman she lacked many basic civil rights, including the right to vote, she was unstoppable.

FRENCH, oldest son of the pioneer Gilman family, became renowned with Sarah’s support as an expert on birds and native plants, while he led the community in agricultural and other work. That included more than a decade on the Banning City Council, including a stint as mayor. (Sarah’s diary more than once noted council meetings that ran past 1 am.)

Although French and Sarah didn’t live at the family ranch after getting married, you can learn more about this dynamic couple at the Gilman Historic Ranch and Wagon Museum, an official National Register of Historic Places landmark, and once a stagecoach stop, 1901 W Wilson St, Banning, open Tuesdays through Saturdays.

(Photo: Their wedding photo of Aug. 16, 1899, with area native trees reflecting in glass.)

Mark your calendars! Our very own Steve L**h will be presenting about the Jack Rabbit Trail next month at the San Gorgo...
08/12/2026

Mark your calendars! Our very own Steve L**h will be presenting about the Jack Rabbit Trail next month at the San Gorgonio Pass Historical Society meeting!

September 10 at 6:30pm at the Beaumont Woman's Club Community Center!

Join us next Saturday, August 15 to learn about the Pollinator Garden Project at Gilman Historic Ranch!
08/08/2026

Join us next Saturday, August 15 to learn about the Pollinator Garden Project at Gilman Historic Ranch!

What: Gold Panning at Gilman Historic RanchWhen: Saturday, August 8 from 9-11am
08/08/2026

What: Gold Panning at Gilman Historic Ranch
When: Saturday, August 8 from 9-11am

Happy August! Check out the events happening around the Ranch this month!
08/01/2026

Happy August!

Check out the events happening around the Ranch this month!

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1901 W. Wilson
Banning, CA
92220

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