Quartzsite Historical Society

10/11/2026

The Quartzsite Historical Society will be holding our first meeting of the season on Wednesday October 14 at 1 PM at the Quartzsite library.

08/14/2026

On Aug 12, 2026 Quartzsite experienced what we are hoping is our storm of the century.
Throughout the east and central part of town there was extensive flooding.
Interstate 10 was closed down on account of water running over the top of it under the Central Avenue bridge. Some traffic was rerouted through the town via Main Street between exit 17 and 19, which exacerbated the flooding problem as the trucks were pushing the water that was over the curbs at the main corner of Central and Main Street. The water flow into Tyson wash was just slightly below the upper banks north of Main Street, flowing at a very fast rate of speed.
Tyson‘s Well Stage Station Museum which is operated by the Quartzsite Historical Society experienced 14 inches of water flowing through the property and into the museum itself, causing a considerable amount of merchandise loss in our general store.
Thankfully, our new archive building was high enough above the waterline that only a minor amount flowed into it, causing minor losses of books and printed material. Kudos to the folks who contributed and ran a campaign that financed the new building.
We are presently in a cleanup phase, having dried most of the wet areas using fans. We’re also pulling out and cleaning anything which wasn’t destroyed, as well as removing the mud from all the floors and lower walls. 
There remains a tremendous amount of work to get everything cleaned up before opening for the season on November 1. Museum tours are presently suspended until cleanup is complete. However, anyone showing up to help us clean up, will be welcomed and encouraged to tour. 

03/20/2026

5pm tonight at Quartzsite Senior Center. Tickets are $10 a person
Join us for music,dancing, games and raffles

03/19/2026

03/19/2026

Benitas Annual Prom is on Friday at 5pm at the Quartzsite Senior Center at 5pm for a fun evening of music, dancing, games and raffles. This event is a fundraiser tp help keep Quartzsite Musum running.
Tickets will be available at the door for $10 per person.
We have some great gift certificates in the raffles including a $250 certificate for labor on a welding job, a $100 gift certificate toward tree trimming service. Pictures below are some other item to be raffled.

03/14/2026

We are at the Senior Center Everything sale today with prom tickets for the Quartzsite Historical Society fundraiser, Benitas Annual Prom which is next Friday. $10. per person for an evening of music, dancing, games, and raffles.

03/14/2026

More great items that will be in the raffles at Benitas Annual Prom this Friday ay Quartzsite Senior Center at 5pm.

03/14/2026

Count down to prom! Benitas Annual Prom is this coming Friday! We are planning a fun night of music and dancing, fun and games as well as some great raffles. Tickets available at museum, pick yours up at the free St Patrick's Day green eggs and ham breakfast on Tuesday.

03/11/2026

The Quartzsite Historical Society monthly meeting is rescheduled due to illness. The new date is March 17th at the museum following the 9am green eggs and ham open house