The holidays are over which means our education team at the Sacramento History Museum is working hard to prepare for the upcoming school field trip season! We offer in-person school programs to classes that can visit and also bring the museum to the classroom through virtual field trips and outreach programs. One of the special components of our Gold Rush school program is that students learn about how the news of gold in California was spread across the continent through newspapers. What better

When you receive a new item for letterpress printing, you simply have to print it to see how it looks. That’s the case for a halftone Jared recently received as a gift from a colleague at the Sacramento History Museum. This halftone depicts Sutter’s Mill and includes the text, “Gen’l John A. Sutter’s saw mill at Coloma (on the American River) where gold was first discovered in California Jan. 18, 1848. By James W. Marshall.” It is historic items like this that make us at a museum wonder why that

Experience a retelling of a classic tale as you step into the past—and into the spirit of the season—at the Sacramento History Museum! Come along with us in this immersive adaptation of Dicken’s beloved ghost story that we call, A California Christmas Carole. With a unique Gold Rush twist on the holiday classic, you will be guided through the museum’s historic halls as scenes come to life around you. Join us for a festive family adventure you won’t forget! There’s two performances for two nights

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What was planned to be a planned carriage ride became an expedition by rowboat for Leland Stanford on the morning of January 10, 1862 to get to the State Capitol at 7th and I Streets from his mansion at 8th and N Streets for his inauguration as the 8th Governor of California. In this video, Shawn discusses this historic day during one of the worst floods in Sacramento’s history. This video was filmed on location at the Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park, the location of the former Count

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