Annual Memberships:

Individual or Family = $20

Supporting Member = $50

Patron Member = $100

Organization Member = $100

We also offer:

Lifetime Membership = $500

As a Member of the Mesa County Historical Society, you are entitled to the following perks:

• PastTimes Newsletter - printed & delivered to your mailbox bi-annually

• Unlimited admission to Museums of the West, Dinosaur Journey, and Cross Orchards, and most museum events, for you and up to 11 guests.

• A special invitation to our Annual Picnic at Cross Orchards (September 16, 2026 - 4pm to 6pm)

Other Benefits:

• Monthly Missive - delivered to your email inbox

• History at High Noon Presentations - 12:00pm on the third Thursday of the month at the Mesa County Public Library Central Branch in Grand Junction

Special Events:

• History Fair (October 10, 2026 - Palisade Community Gym - 711 Iowa Ave)

• Holiday Cookie Celebration (December 17, 2026 - during the regularly scheduled History at High Noon timeslot)

Fellow history enthusiasts,

As a docent with Museums of the West I often ask students for their definition of “history.” The response is usually something like “the past” or “things that happened a long time ago.” They’re right, but we try to flesh out that definition by adding “it’s the story” of our community and ourselves.

The Mesa County Historical Society has been committed to preserving “our story” for the past 50 years, and we need your help to continue for 50 more.

If you have a passion for the history of the people and places of Mesa County, join us, won’t you, with your ongoing membership and active participation in the coming year.

Sincerely,

Joe Zeni

President MCHS