"It all began with on March 4th, 1960 when Morris and Bea Larson, Mac and Marvene Parkins, Walt and Mildretta Adams, and Alice Edwards sat down around a coffee table to hold the first meeting of the Owyhee County Historical Society. What started with a single item on display at the county courthouse has led to the acquisition of the original Murphy School House in 1964. The museum has now grown to a 10,000 square foot museum complex and research library that rests on 1 acre of land. The museum highlights the history of Owyhee Counties ranching and mining history with many historic buildings around the museum which include the Marsing train depot, a 1959 UP caboose and a stamp Mill." A water spigot plus a power pole with 20, 30 and 50 amp plugins are located in the driveway behind the museum.

Members can park anywhere in the big gravel lot in front of the museum. In hotter weather, members may want to park on the concrete driveway that runs behind the museum as it is shaded.