On December 27, 1979, the Superstition Mountain Historical Society was formed. The first temporary board was established in January of 1980. The Superstition Mountain Historical Society received both its Certificate of Incorporation from the state of Arizona and its 501(c)(3) Nonprofit status in March of 1980. At its annual meeting in June of 1980, a permanent board was established.

In 1981, the first quarterly journal was published, and in 1984, the Historical Society began printing annual journals.

The Historical Society has gradually amassed a large collection of memorabilia, artifacts and minerals.

The Society acquired a large collection of mining ore cars and Phelps Dodge donated sixty tons of historic mining equipment, including several train engines.

President and Director of  Research and Acquisitions, Gregory E. Davis
Vice President, Jim Geil , Past President, Rene Lesieutre
Treasurer, Lanna Mesenbrink
Secretary & Recording Secretary, Shirley Baer
President Emeritus, George E. Johnston
President Emeritus, Clay Worst
Director, Edward Birmingham 
Director, Bob Biava, Director, David Carlson, Director, Jack D. Harmon
Director, Duane Kreckow, Director, Patricia McNamara,
Director, Phillip Reinhardt, Directorr, Barry Sutter, Director, Thomas Smith

Honorary Board

Rose Mofford
Arizona Governor, Retired
The Honorable John McCain
United States Senator
The Honorable Robert Corbin
Arizona State Attorney General, Retired
Mr. Dolan Ellis
Official Arizona State Balladeer
Mr. Marshall Trimble
Author, Educator, Arizona Historian

Advisory Board

Betty Braig, Anne Coe, Carol Gilliam,
Janet Hosey, Judge Boyd Johnson,
Walt Johnson, Peggy Morrison, Rayna Palmer
Sandie Smith, Judy Wood

Museum Staff

Executive Director, Barbara Atkinson

 Senior Sales Clerk, Shirley Lorenz