Olinda Oil Museum

11/02/2025

Another nice Sunday at the museum.. great weather and lots of trail hikers.. drop by and see us and learn how trains oil and geology made California the richest state in America..

08/27/2025

Join the fun food family and history of Oil in California ...

🎺🔥 Get ready for the 2025 Oildorado Grand Parade! 🔥🎺
This year’s theme: “Make Oil Great Again” 💪🛢️
📍 Downtown Taft – 6th & Center Street
📅 Saturday, October 18, 2025
🕙 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

One of Oildorado’s longest-standing traditions, the Grand Parade is a community favorite filled with energy, pride, and pure Taft spirit!

✨ Want to be part of the fun?
Parade entry forms, route maps, and classification details are all available now on the Oildorado website: https://www.taftoildorado.com/events/grand-parade

Tag your crew and mark those calendars! 🛻🎉

05/20/2025

Save the bees = save the Earth.

03/21/2025

In celebration of Women's History Month, we want to recognize Mrs. Cora M. Vail who was the first mail carrier for the Olinda oil fields. She started in July of 1901 and her route include Olinda, Brea Canyon and Puente La Harbra. It was the wild country route that no one else wanted. She delieved to six communities for more that 10 years. An amazine Lady and a single mother. One of only a few women mail carriers in America at the time. Read more about her below, and check out her story at the Fullerton museum.

02/11/2025

Olinda Elementary School Graduation Class of 1934.
Picture is on the steps of the auditorium
photo courtesy of Weick-Farren collection

12/19/2024

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12/17/2024

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03/25/2024

Just a reminder for the Holiday weekend. The museum will be CLOSED on Easter Sunday, but the park and trail are open for hiking and exploring the old historic park outside displays and buildings. We will resume our regular open hours of Wednesday's 10am to 2pm and Sunday's 12pm to 4pm following the holiday. Enjoy your holiday weekend, and have a Happy Easter.