Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society

Heritage Junction Historic Park
See Heritage Junction http://www.scvhs.org/hjsitemap.htm

The Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society (SCVHS) provides a community repository and open resource to access our valleys and the surrounding regions history. The Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society cares for 7 Historic buildings and one Mogul Steam locomotive on the grounds of approximately 4 acres at Heritage Junction Historic Park. In addition, we are the caretakers of over 15,000 historical artifacts including books, photos & antiquities, from our rich history in the SCV. The collection spans over 5000 years from the original Indians through many significant events in our nation’s history. The SCV Historical Society serves thousands of people and students each year learning about our history, culture, traditions, science, technology, land use, and diversity using the SCVHS collections and resources.

To further its objective of education, the Society maintains a museum of local history, provides guest speakers for clubs and school groups, gives tours of its Heritage Junction Historic Park and holds public meetings monthly with a speaker of general historic interest. The museum is open from 1-4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday. Exhibits include memorabilia from downtown Newhall's heyday, the pioneer oil and mining industries, the railroad and the discovery of gold in Placerita Canyon. The fledgling movie industry is also celebrated with items from early cowboy and silent movie stars on display. Docents are available to answer questions about the museum, the Junction, and local points of historical interest