Our Past Exhibits

In partnership with Yosemite National Park, the Oakdale Cowboy Museum is excited to join the celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Yosemite Grant Act. The Grant Act, signed by President Lincoln in June of 1864, was for the protection of the Yosemite Valley…

The Oakdale Cowboy Museum is proud to present the opening of our newest exhibit, The Saddle, Tools of the Trade, on Wednesday, July 25, from 6pm-8pm. This exhibit will feature the exact tools and equipment that would have been found in a saddle shop 100 years ago and...

As many of us drive on scenic Hwy 120/108 through Oakdale traveling towards Tuolumne, Calaveras and Mariposa counties, we see the beautiful historic rock fences and corrals that grace the foothills. Corral Knights Ferry, CA Who built these? Why were they built…

This new art exhibition and fundraising art sale will give the viewing public an opportunity to observe numerous examples of art work by Joseph Jacinto “Jo’ Mora (1876 – 1947), including prints, examples of his cartes and his bronze sculptures…

Who knew that the retired buckskin mare that had shared the majority of her life with owner Walt Taylor as an all-around ranch horse would become a celebrity of sort on a grassy hill that overlooked state highways 108/120 between Oakdale & Knights Ferry…