Acadia Ranch Museum

In 1978 the Society purchased and stabilized the Acadia Ranch building, which today serves as its headquarters and a museum devoted to regional history. In 1984, the Acadia Ranch was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Society counts among its collections and archives prehistoric artifacts collected by well-known avocational archaeologist Alice Carpenter; letters, photos and other memorabilia from several of Oracle’s noteworthy authors, including Eulalia ‘Sister’ Bourne, Elizabeth Lambert Wood, Harold Bell Wright and Edward Abbey; cowboy artifacts and memorabilia from several area ranches, including the Huggett Family Collection of ranching artifacts; an historic photo archive, created from over 250 negatives dating back to the early 1900s; as well as author manuscripts, letters and other important examples of material and visual culture that best reflect this region’s rich ethnic diversity and history.