While at the waterfront in Old Sacramento, Shawn discussed how Sacramento grew as the closest major city to the gold fields during the California Gold Rush and how it was a transportation hub for steamboats and stage lines transporting gold hopefuls and supplies. Shawn also notes the status of the Sacramento River and how it is much lower than it was two weeks ago. #onthisday #todayinhistory #goldrush #SacHistoryMuseum #sacramento #museum #history #oldsacramento | Sacramento History Museum

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

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On July 10, 2010, the first Old Sacramento Underground Tour departed our museum to learn about early Sacramento history and the story behind how and why Sacramento raised its buildings and streets from the mid-1860s to the late 1870s. While the tours and the underground locations certainly have evolved over years, our tours are popular now more than ever. In this video, Aly, our tour manager, discusses how our tours originated and what guests can learn in the underground. Interested in taking an

Our latest exhibit at the Sacramento History Museum, “Sacramento in a Can – Featuring the Campbell’s Sacramento Story,” explores the fascinating history of the canning industry in the Capital City. Come visit and discover how canning plants pulsed with seasonal activity, employing thousands, especially women and children from immigrant, Indigenous, and working-class communities and the role of rail and river transport that turned our region’s agricultural bounty into goods that could be shipped

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

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