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Sac History Happenings

News and developments in Sacramento and California history

2013.05.24: USC photo collection is rich in local images
2013.05.23: "Golden Age" cars grace the California Auto Museum
2013.05.22: Library launches history tour of K Street for smartphones
2013.05.21: Veterans to be honored at Historic City Cemetery
2013.05.20: Railroad museums offer special Memorial weekend activities
2013.05.16: State Library's Pinterest is a treasure trove of images
2013.05.15: Celebrate Spring at the Governor's Mansion
2013.05.14: Night Out at the Maidu Museum
2013.05.13: Sutter's Fort celebrates its multicultural past
2013.05.10: Letters tell adventures of an early 20th century businessman out West
2013.05.09: Rio Linda's Farm & Tractor Days
2013.05.08: Expert to speak on model trucks and toy tractors
2013.05.07: Special National Train Day events at Railtown and Rail Museum
2013.05.05: Valley to Vietnam interviews local veterans
2013.05.03: Rail musueum offers photography workshop
2013.05.02: Central Library to showcase 1940s Sacramento
2013.05.01: More adults-only evening tours of Underground Sacramento
2013.04.30: Congratulations to the California History Day winners
2013.04.30: California Missions exhibit begins at California Museum
2013.04.29: A sports-themed cemetery tour
2013.04.25: Another source of historic Sacramento images
2013.04.25: WPA Guide for California just reprinted
2013.04.24: 80 years of San Francisco public art celebrated in new history
2013.04.23: Spring celebrated at Maidu Museum
2013.04.22: General history tour at Historic City Cemetery
2013.04.19: Remembering 1963 at the Crocker Art Museum
2013.04.18: Rail historian/photographer to speak at Sacramento City College
2013.04.17: Delta Chinatowns celebrated in new photo volume
2013.04.16: Capitol Museum revisits the great 1906 quake and fire
2013.04.15: Artisan sales at Sutter's Fort/Indian Museum
2013.04.12: New book celebrates the natural history of the Sacramento River
2013.04.11: Vintage headwear on display during special tour
2013.04.10: New history of Old World wine pioneers in California
2013.04.09: Home tour shows off local Mid-Century Modern architecture
2013.04.08: Fundraiser to support Folsom historic landmarks
2013.04.07: Historian to relate "Tales of the Sierra Nevada"
2013.04.05: New textbook explores California history in its Pacific context
2013.04.04: New cemetery tour explores "murders, mayhem and scuttlebutt" in early Sacramento
2013.04.04: Old Sacramento train rides resume
2013.04.03: Sacramento Chronicles author at Central Library
2013.04.02: Shop tours and resumption of train rides at Railtown 1897
2013.04.01: Annual SCHS dinner to honor local history activists
2013.03.29: Judges needed for California County History Day
2013.03.29: Weaving, old and new, subject of new Folsom exhibit
2013.03.28: Historic City Cemetery offers tour just for kids
2013.03.27: April Fools' Sacramento History returns to Central Library
2013.03.26: Strut your stuff this Easter in Old Sacramento
2013.03.25: 1862 U.S.-Dakota Indian War remembered in film
2013.03.21: Sacramento Antiquarian Book Fair
2013.03.21: Sacramento radio history explored at recent lecture
2013.03.20: Two rich collections of historic Sacramento photos, images and ephemera
2013.03.19: Califoria Museum opens 7th Annual Hall of Fame Exhibit
2013.03.18: Old Sacramento underground tour season begins
2013.03.15: Communities along the Sacramento Delta honored in new book
2013.03.14: Congratulations to the Sacramento County History Day qualifiers
2013.03.13: Remarkable Women exhibit continues at the California Museum
2013.03.12: Paintings depict romance of Hawaii's rail history
2013.03.11: Pioneer women celebrated at Sutter's Fort
2013.03.08: The California State Library celebrates Women's History Month, along with bridges and ferries.
2013.03.08: New book highlights mid-century California designers
2013.03.07: Struggle for women's vote is subject of B Street Theatre play
2013.03.06: California's love affair with its coastline is chronicled in new book
2013.03.05: Living History program celebrates Women's History Month
2013.03.04: Art exhibition is a study of a pivotal time in U.S. history
2013.03.01: New collection of Harvey Milk's writings and speeches
2013.02.28: African American genealogy seminar
2013.02.27: Pioneer women the focus of historic cemetery tour
2013.02.26: Placer County opens new archives and collections facility
2013.02.25: Author to speak on a new history of Sacramento
2013.02.22: State Capitol celebrated in new Arcadia book
2013.02.21: Ski pioneer to share memories of Donner Summit
2013.02.20: Black History Tour at the Old City Cemetery
2013.02.19: Legendary designer Ray Eames subject of new exhibit
2013.02.18: KVIE documentary examines the life of civil rights activist Nate Colley
2013.02.18: Celebrate Presidents Day with the Lincolniana collection
2013.02.15: Conservancy leads history walks at Deer Creek Hills
2013.02.14: Happy Valentine's Day
2013.02.12: Dinner to benefit Folsom Chinese museum
2013.02.11: Emigrant journeys explored at next Sutter's Fort event
2013.02.08: Benefit dinner for Auburn's Chinese Museum
2013.02.07: Tuskegee Airmen honored at Aerospace Museum
2013.02.06: Museum demonstrations teach the state's agricultural history
2013.02.05: Biography explores life of Pomo basket weaver and medicine woman
2013.02.03: A little Super Bowl history
2013.02.02: Dessert Tour benefits Sacramento Heritage
2013.01.31: African American History Month events in Sacramento
2013.01.30: Weinstock's history talk at Pocket-Greenhaven Library
2013.01.28: 15th Annual Sacramento Museum Day
2013.01.25: UC Davis featured in Arcadia college history series
2013.01.24: Celebrate Gold Discovery Day in Coloma
2013.01.23: Railroad Museum honks the horn for volunteers
2013.01.22: Judges needed for Sacramento County History Day
2013.01.21: Genealogy class focuses on female ancestors
2013.01.21: Historical Sanborn maps of California now accessible online
2013.01.18: Classes offered for beginning genealogists
2013.01.17: 'Simeon's Story' author will tell the tragedy of Emmett Till
2013.01.17: Dinner will benefit firefighting museum
2013.01.16: Maidu Museum film and docent training
2013.01.16: A scholarly history of the Black Panther Party
2013.01.15: Colfax is latest Arcadia volume
2013.01.14: Sutter's Fort puts the spotlight on trappers
2013.01.13: In History's Spotlight: Enriqueta Andazola
2013.01.10: New book describes California Indian experience from the inside
2013.01.08: Huell Howser's Sacramento visits
2013.01.08: Using wikis for genealogy
2013.01.07: California and the Civil War subject of multimedia presentation
2013.01.06: In History's Spotlight: Wilson C. Riles
2013.01.04: Western construction of the transcontinental railroad began 150 years ago
2013.01.03: Book explores the history of technology in California
2013.01.02: SHH begins its third year
2012.12.31: Happy New Year!
2012.12.31: East Sac Appraisal Day to support Clunie Community Center
2012.12.30: In History's Spotlight: Walter "Duster" Mails
2012.12.27: Celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
2012.12.25: "Every Day is a Christmas Day in California"
2012.12.24: "City Aglow Awaits the Yuletide"
2012.12.23: In History's Spotlight: Henry Hathaway
2012.12.21: Volume explores California's distinct contribution to modern art
2012.12.19: Track four decades of "Mark Twain on the Platform"
2012.12.17: Free webinar classes for family historians
2012.12.17: Free admission at Maidu Museum for three days
2012.12.16: In History's Spotlight: George Pardee
2012.12.14: Things to See at the State Library
2012.12.13: See the gingerbread masterpieces at the Old Sacramento Schoolhouse
2012.12.12: Film documents restoration of the "Movie Star Locomotive"
2012.12.11: Wide-ranging Eames' life and work celebrated in new volume
2012.12.10: Capitol Museum hosts holiday music
2012.12.09: In History's Spotlight: Art Savage
2012.12.06: Sacramento ceremony planned for National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
2012.12.06: WWII historians to speak at Military Museum
2012.12.05: Sutter's Fort celebrates Christmas the old-fashioned way
2012.12.04: A Victorian Christmas in Nevada City
2012.12.04: Preservation meeting features panel on Sacramento's "urban pioneers"
2012.12.03: Christmas memories at the Governor's Mansion
2012.12.02: In History's Spotlight: Mandisa Hundley
2012.12.01: Holiday historic home tour in Folsom
2012.11.29: San Francisco's well-known spots featured in new Arcadia volume
2012.11.28: This atlas documents California history with maps
2012.11.27: Pony Express gears up for annual holiday ride
2012.11.26: Early Sacramento women featured in talk
2012.11.25: Archiving basics for beginners
2012.11.25: In History's Spotlight: Jimmie Yee
2012.11.22: Small trains take center stage at Railroad Museum
2012.11.21: Holiday arts & crafts fair at the Indian Museum
2012.11.20: Weinstock's book talk at Central Library
2012.11.18: In History's Spotlight: George Stanich
2012.11.16: Santa rides by day and night at Railtown
2012.11.16: Spielberg film depicts struggle to pass the 13th Amendment
2012.11.15: California in the Civil War subject of talk in Chico
2012.11.15: CAM exhibit celebrates 4-wheel drive travel
2012.11.14: Traditional skills shared at State Indian Museum
2012.11.13: Donner Party doll returns to Sutter's Fort
2012.11.12: Lecture explores the wit and wisdom of Abraham Lincoln
2012.11.11: In History's Spotlight: John McCrea
2012.11.09: New edition of San Francisco photo book
2012.11.08: Neil Armstrong remembered at USS Hornet Museum
2012.11.07: 1912 presidential election: "Glad It's All Over!"
2012.11.07: Native authors to speak, sign books at State Indian Museum
2012.11.06: Local museums offer special Veteran's Day programs
2012.11.05: 1912 presidential election "In the Hands of the Jury"
2012.11.05: Historic Cemetery honors Civil War vets
2012.11.04: In History's Spotlight: Pete Wilson
2012.11.01: What's New at the California State Library
2012.11.01: Congratulations to the 1954 World Series champion Giants
2012.11.01: Become an Old Sacramento Living History guide
2012.11.01: More opportunities to tour Underground Sacramento
2012.10.30: New book chronicles the adventures of the real Tom Sawyer in San Francisco
2012.10.29: Learn the tools and techniques of genealogy at the Family History Seminar
2012.10.29: See California Indian basket weaving
2012.10.28: In History's Spotlight: Jim Breech
2012.10.24: Quilts exhibit tour and reception at Sac State
2012.10.24: The creepier side of the Governor's Mansion
2012.10.23: Do ghosts haunt Sutter's Fort?
2012.10.22: K Street's evolution discussed at book talk
2012.10.22: New film showcases West Coast Modernist architecture
2012.10.21: In History's Spotlight: Rev. Dan Madigan
2012.10.19: Library's haunted history tour returns
2012.10.17: Williams history surveyed in new Arcadia volume
2012.10.16: Lecture celebrates contributions of Jews in the West
2012.10.15: The roots of California country-western music explored in film
2012.10.15: New Capitol exhibit features Depression-era public art
2012.10.14: In History's Spotlight: Leo A. Palmiter
2012.10.12: PBS documentary examines history of the California state parks
2012.10.11: Historic City Cemetery offers tour just for kids
2012.10.11: Capitol Living History event recreates 1906 election
2012.10.10: Acorn Day honors local native traditions
2012.10.10: SacMod bike tour of mid-century homes and buildings
2012.10.10: Coloma's premier historical event returns
2012.10.09: Ghost tours haunt Old Sacramento again
2012.10.09: Spookomotive haunts the rails again
2012.10.08: Hone your genealogy skills at Family History Day
2012.10.07: In History's Spotlight: Rene Syler
2012.10.05: California firm invented political consulting in the 1930s
2012.10.04: Elk Grove commemorates California statehood with weekend festival
2012.10.03: October is Harvest Haunt month at Railtown
2012.10.02: Julia Morgan exhibit documents a celebrated architecture career
2012.10.01: Sacramento Archives Crawl back for second year
2012.09.30: In History's Spotlight: Ken O'Brien
2012.09.27: HuffPost and SF History Center collaborate on monthly photo display
2012.09.26: Old cars, trucks and motorcycles on display at Galt fest
2012.09.25: Women leaders to be honored at Native American Day
2012.09.24: Transcontinental railroad turns 150
2012.09.23: In History's Spotlight: Carl Mather
2012.09.21: Showing of two films on Japanese-American baseball
2012.09.20: Cemetery tour honors the city's early educators
2012.09.19: The cars of 1968 on display at the Automobile Museum
2012.09.18: A wild west train wrought in wood
2012.09.17: Memorial marks 40th anniversary of the Farrell's tragedy
2012.09.17: Historian to discuss challenges facing the state parks
2012.09.16: In History's Spotlight: Illa Collin
2012.09.14: One Book celebrates Constitution
2012.09.13: Railroad museum and Old Sacramento seek volunteers
2012.09.12: Harvest time at Sutter's Fort
2012.09.11: Home tour celebrates the Poverty Ridge Neighborhood
2012.09.10: HOSF holds fundraising river cruise
2012.09.09: In History's Spotlight: George Barris
2012.09.07: Rail musueum offers photography workshop
2012.09.06: September genealogy classes
2012.09.05: Celebrate statehood at the Capitol
2012.09.04: A stroll through Woodland's history
2012.09.02: Antique Evaluation Day in Folsom
2012.09.02: In History's Spotlight: Earl Warren
2012.08.31: State Library's Caryl Chessman materials now available
2012.08.30: Sacramento entertainment history explored in video interviews
2012.08.29: Beer tasting and lore at Center for Sacramento History
2012.08.28: Labor honored in next Historic City Cemetery tour
2012.08.27: Extended train ride schedules this Labor Day weekend
2012.08.26: In History's Spotlight: Deena Brush Mapple
2012.08.24: Gold Rush Days return to Old Sacramento
2012.08.23: The 100-year-old photo blog
2012.08.22: New book on history of Weinstock's
2012.08.21: Muckrakers' battle with Central Pacific told in new book
2012.08.20: New guidebook for San Francisco's Chinatown
2012.08.19: In History's Spotlight: Bob Wilkins
2012.08.16: How to find living people for family research
2012.08.16: Hetch Hetchy story told in a new illustrated book
2012.08.15: New Arcadia photo book on Coloma
2012.08.14: Enjoy beer and a train ride in Old Sacramento
2012.08.13: How they had fun at Sutter's Fort
2012.08.12: In History's Spotlight: Walter Christensen
2012.08.10: Historical topographical maps now online
2012.08.09: The State Library celebrates the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War
2012.08.08: Three smart history podcasts
2012.08.07: Pioneering California women profiled in new book
2012.08.06: Placer County history museums ready for Heritage Trail Tour
2012.08.05: In History's Spotlight: Thomas P. Raley
2012.08.02: Horsing Around at the Historic City Cemetery
2012.08.01: Fourth Annual CAM Car Cruise
2012.07.31: Third Annual Music Fest at Railtown 1897
2012.07.30: More ink sketches of historic train depots at the State Railroad Museum
2012.07.29: In History's Spotlight: Scott Pruett
2012.07.27: Crest Theatre to show films on Playland, Sutro Baths
2012.07.26: Living History Day is a look back to Sacramento's early days
2012.07.25: Russians in early California celebrated in book and festival
2012.07.24: Another chance to see "Rob on the Road's" visit to the State Library
2012.07.23: California History honors the Golden Gate Bridge and Julia Morgan
2012.07.22: In History's Spotlight: R. Burnett Miller
2012.07.20: Malakoff Diggins Park reopens today
2012.07.19: Oral history project looking for Bay Bridge veterans
2012.07.18: Sutter's Fort before the Gold Rush
2012.07.17: An evening at the Governor's Mansion
2012.07.16: "Rob on the Road" show featuring State Library treasures rescheduled
2012.07.16: Art, food and fun -- 1960s style
2012.07.15: In History's Spotlight: Herbert Bauer
2012.07.13: Rare State Library items subject of TV program
2012.07.12: California and the Civil War lecture returns
2012.07.11: History authors to visit State Fair
2012.07.11: Traditional basket weaving demonstration
2012.07.11: A travel guide to California's ghost towns
2012.07.10: California's 1940 Census records now name searchable
2012.07.09: Korean BBQ to open in a vintage Art Deco gas station
2012.07.09: Beers, Brawls and Babes at the City Cemetery
2012.07.08: In History's Spotlight: Greg Vaughn
2012.07.06: Close Calls and calamities considered at Historic City Cemetery
2012.07.05: News from the California History Section
2012.07.05: Ride the rails with Mark Twain
2012.07.04: Happy Independence Day!
2012.07.03: Journey to the Gold Rush during Time Travel Weekends in Old Sac
2012.07.02: Family History Expo comes to town
2012.07.01: In History's Spotlight: Henry Wells
2012.06.29: Transcontinental Railroad authorized by law 150 years ago
2012.06.28: Ride the train and help Railtown stay open
2012.06.28: John Muir's letters online
2012.06.27: History Press publishes first Sacramento volume
2012.06.26: Local history research guides on Library website
2012.06.25: 1861-62 Sacramento floods provide insight into current risk
2012.06.25: Dixon vet's ship models help teach WWII naval history
2012.06.24: In History's Spotlight: Mark Goodson
2012.06.22: Book explores the politics and culture of the 1980s
2012.06.21: Lecture explains Russian influence in early California history
2012.06.20: Headstone dedication for Civil War dead at Truckee cemetery
2012.06.19: More adults-only evening tours of Underground Sacramento
2012.06.18: Folsom History Museum invites families to relive a night in history
2012.06.17: In History's Spotlight: Lisa Ling
2012.06.15: General history tour at Historic City Cemetery
2012.06.14: Father's Day offerings at the rail museums
2012.06.13: Sutter's Fort evokes time before statehood
2012.06.12: Pony Express Re-Ride begins in Sacramento this year
2012.06.11: Author to speak on WWII armored vehicle maker
2012.06.10: In History's Spotlight: Albert A. Van Voorhies
2012.06.09: New history displays in the Sacramento Room
2012.06.08: Old Sacramento walking tours resume
2012.06.07: Go Climb a Rock
2012.06.07: HOSF holds fundraising river cruise
2012.06.06: Capitol Concours d'Elegance shows off a variety of vehicles
2012.06.06: More opportunities to tour Underground Sacramento
2012.06.05: New tractor exhibit at the Heidrick Ag History Center
2012.06.05: California State Library's Juneteenth exhibit documents history
2012.06.05: Alhambra Theatre remembered at preservation meeting
2012.06.05: New exhibit honors 100 years of Girl Scouting
2012.06.04: Gold Rush Day at Angel's Camp
2012.06.03: In History's Spotlight: Alice Miller
2012.06.01: Stonecutters celebrated and lost markers dedicated at Historic Cemetery
2012.05.31: Native American elders honored as tradition keepers
2012.05.29: Vintage WWII aircraft visit Sacramento
2012.05.29: Summer Reading poster display at Central Library
2012.05.28: 150 years of passenger train style explored in new exhibit
2012.05.27: In History's Spotlight: Richard Rodriguez
2012.05.25: New Arcadia volume explores American River Canyon history
2012.05.24: Free E-Book Celebrates Golden Gate Bridge
2012.05.24: See Sacramento modern masterpiece during SacMod home tour
2012.05.24: The jazzy side of the Railroad Museum
2012.05.22: Railtown 1897 to run train excursions on Memorial Day
2012.05.21: 'Vettes for Vets' car show is cruising for Corvette owners
2012.05.20: In History's Spotlight: Peter J. Shields
2012.05.18: Documentary on Gov. Pat Brown to screen on KVIE
2012.05.17: Annual May Festival at Woodland's Gibson House
2012.05.16: Film asks, what is the "greenest" building?
2012.05.16: Local WWII POW to appear at Aerospace Museum
2012.05.16: Author discusses women in mid-1800s Sacramento
2012.05.15: Frog Jumping Jubilee hops again
2012.05.15: Money the next topic of Sutter's Fort's Hands-on-History
2012.05.14: The Civil War comes alive at Gibson Ranch
2012.05.13: In History's Spotlight: Jerome C. Davis
2012.05.11: Sacramento Heritage walking tours and photos
2012.05.10: Rail Daze honors trains and moms
2012.05.10: Ride a vintage train on Mother's Day
2012.05.09: Sutter's Fort launches interactive youth program
2012.05.09: Art Deco tour of downtown Sacramento
2012.05.08: Outdoor artists at State Indian Museum
2012.05.07: Celebrate National Train Day and Mother's Day at Railtown 1897
2012.05.06: In History's Spotlight: Steve Cook
2012.05.04: Governor's Mansion remembered at Elk Grove Historical Society event
2012.05.03: The California State Library Celebrates the Golden Gate Bridge
2012.05.03: Tour Sacramento's neighborhoods during Jane's Walk
2012.05.02: Police, firefighters honored in cemetery tour
2012.05.01: Jimmy Doolittle Tribute honors 70th anniversary of famous WWII raid
2012.04.30: Congratulations to the California History Day Finalists
2012.04.30: Rail museum hosts photography seminar and workshop
2012.04.29: In History's Spotlight: Guy West
2012.04.27: South Yuba River covered bridge is 150 years old
2012.04.27: Folsom group seeks to transform home into a museum
2012.04.26: This Week in History, Marysville style
2012.04.25: Dancing Tractors? Only in Oregon House
2012.04.25: I Street Bridge anniversary honored in photo exhibit
2012.04.24: Adults-only Underground Sacramento tour
2012.04.23: Railtown wildflower train rides again
2012.04.22: In History's Spotlight: Joe Carnahan
2012.04.20: Fundraiser planned for historic Eastern Star Hall
2012.04.19: Panelists to explore the history of theater in Sacramento
2012.04.18: Yolo County seeks vets for honorary diplomas
2012.04.18: Living gubernatorial history at the State Capitol
2012.04.17: Artisan sales at Sutter's Fort/Indian Museum
2012.04.16: Folsom author to speak on Japanese Internment
2012.04.16: Registration opens for 1930s series at Central Library
2012.04.15: In History's Spotlight: Bob Forsh
2012.04.14: Titanic disaster had local connections
2012.04.13: Watch traditional Native American basket weaving
2012.04.12: "I Feel the Earth Move"
2012.04.12: Woodland Museum Day
2012.04.11: Indigenous peoples of Sacramento explored in lecture
2012.04.10: More crate label art at the Railroad Museum
2012.04.09: A trip thru California history via real photo postcards
2012.04.08: In History's Spotlight: William Curtis
2012.04.05: Holocaust exhibit visits Sacramento
2012.04.05: A beginning genealogy class
2012.04.04: Cemetery symbols and Victorian mourning
2012.04.03: Strut your stuff this Easter in Old Sacramento
2012.04.02: Sierra College creates museum guide
2012.04.01: In History's Spotlight: Sab Shimono
2012.03.31: A historical Facebook Timeline for The Sacramento Bee
2012.03.30: California and the Civil War exhibit
2012.03.29: 1940 U.S. Census going online April 2
2012.03.29: Old Sacramento/Jamestown excursion trains ride again
2012.03.28: Nathaniel S. Colley history unveiled
2012.03.27: Old Sacramento underground tour season begins
2012.03.26: April Fools' Sacramento history at Central Library
2012.03.25: In History's Spotlight: Al Geiberger
2012.03.23: Writings of pioneer women featured in Sierra College journal
2012.03.22: Online photo database includes vivid historic images of Sacramento
2012.03.21: Sacramento Spring Antiquarian Book Fair
2012.03.20: There is nothing new under the sun
2012.03.19: Sacramento's venerable Zanzibar Club revisited
2012.03.19: A brief history of Beale Air Force Base
2012.03.18: In History's Spotlight: Sam Brannan
2012.03.17: UC Davis professor to lecture on epidemiology of Donner Party disaster
2012.03.16: Illuminated Manuscripts at the State Library
2012.03.16: New Arcadia volume examines Lake Tahoe's western shore
2012.03.15: Women Win the Vote! presentation at Arden-Dimick Library
2012.03.14: Dinner celebrates the Fiddletown Schoolhouse Sesquicentennial
2012.03.14: Sacramento's West End
2012.03.13: Aviation history talks at the Military Museum
2012.03.13: Pioneer women's role celebrated at Sutter's Fort
2012.03.12: Social media as a genealogy tool
2012.03.11: In History's Spotlight: Jesse Unruh
2012.03.09: What's cooking?
2012.03.09: Pearl Harbor survivor to speak at Sierra College
2012.03.08: Tour of historic McClatchy Library's second floor
2012.03.08: Enter your family's story in the Root Cellar writing contest
2012.03.07: Congratulations to the Sacramento County History Day qualifiers
2012.03.07: Bay Area TV archive is a portal to the past
2012.03.06: African American genealogy seminar
2012.03.05: Sacramento One Book chooses two books on the U.S. Constitution
2012.03.05: New photo exhibit celebrates steam railroading
2012.03.04: In History's Spotlight: Carlos Alazraqui
2012.03.02: See 'Cars of the Stars' at Auto Museum exhibit
2012.03.02: A documentary about Charles and Ray Eames
2012.03.01: Roots Cellar debuts its web site redesign
2012.03.01: Library of Congress historical maps online
2012.02.29: The Japanese internment remembered in Bee news story and photos
2012.02.29: Two valuable sites for California black history study
2012.02.28: Pioneer women the focus of historic cemetery tour
2012.02.27: Women's History Month Luncheon in Yolo County
2012.02.26: In History's Spotlight: James L. Gillis
2012.02.24: California and the Civil War
2012.02.24: Contruction of the Central Pacific Railroad documented in photos
2012.02.22: "The Envelope, Please...."
2012.02.22: Tracing your African American roots
2012.02.21: State Archives behind-the-scenes tours
2012.02.20: Iconic images of U.S. presidents
2012.02.19: In History's Spotlight: Steve Sax
2012.02.17: History of Sacramento's breweries discussed
2012.02.16: Film documents Japanese internment at Santa Fe camp
2012.02.15: Your chance to be true to your zoo
2012.02.15: Emigrants invade Sutter's Fort
2012.02.14: Will Sacramento flood? Our renegade Sacramento flood control system and why we are lucky to have it
2012.02.14: Love letters from the Vietnam War
2012.02.14: African Americans and railroad history explored in lecture
2012.02.13: Black History Tour at the Old City Cemetery
2012.02.12: In History's Spotlight: Joan Lunden
2012.02.11: Mobile WWI exhibit to visit Napa, Stockton
2012.02.10: Mission studies group to meet in San Rafael
2012.02.09: Epidemiology of Disaster: The Donner Party, 1846-47
2012.02.09: Online hydraulic mining exhibit
2012.02.08: Lake Tahoe skiing remembered in photos, postcards
2012.02.07: Tuskegee Airman take flight at the California Museum
2012.02.06: Beer in Mother Lode history
2012.02.05: In History's Spotlight: Richard Marriott
2012.02.03: S.F. exhibition highlights golden era of Golden State songs
2012.02.03: The Bee and McClatchy Company are 155 years old
2012.02.03: Upcoming California Book Fairs
2012.02.02: Singles night at the history museum
2012.02.01: Black History Month events in Sacramento
2012.01.31: A maritime history of Lake Tahoe
2012.01.30: 14th Annual Sacramento Museum Day
2012.01.29: In History's Spotlight: John Powell
2012.01.27: Stockton featured in new Arcadia photo book
2012.01.26: Concert will benefit the historic Folsom-Placerville railroad
2012.01.25: Crab feed will benefit firefighting museum
2012.01.24: Volunteers sought for railroad museums
2012.01.23: Snowshoe through history along Lake Tahoe
2012.01.23: Judges for Sacramento County History Day
2012.01.22: In History's Spotlight: Lotta Crabtree
2012.01.20: 3D show of Yosemite Valley in 1908
2012.01.20: UC Libraries digital book collection
2012.01.19: Celebrate the discovery that changed the world
2012.01.18: Contribute your war photos to "Spirit of '45"
2012.01.18: Naida West to speak on her latest historical novel
2012.01.17: Catholic sisters exhibit to open at the California Museum
2012.01.17: Forgotten WWII aviator subject of talk
2012.01.16: Trappers take center stage at Sutter's Fort
2012.01.15: In History's Spotlight: J. Neely Johnson
2012.01.13: Woodland showcased in new Arcadia book
2012.01.12: New Arcadia book on Mather Field
2012.01.11: Sacramento streetcars featured in lecture
2012.01.10: Railtown offers special Shop Tours
2012.01.09: Military Museum to host talk on Modoc War
2012.01.08: In History's Spotlight: Sue Pedersen
2012.01.06: Newspapers and genealogy reasearch
2012.01.05: Oakland genealogy classes focus on web research
2012.01.04: New film documents Sacramento's love affair with the Kings
2012.01.04: Upcoming genealogy classes at the Sacramento Public Library
2012.01.03: Happy Birthday to Sac History Happenings
2012.01.01: In History's Spotlight: William Russell
2011.12.31: Happy New Year!
2011.12.29: Have a Roaring 20s New Year's Eve
2011.12.28: Sanborn maps give detailed snapshot of American cities
2011.12.26: Art Museum celebrates Kwanzaa
2011.12.25: In History's Spotlight: Lee Greenwood
2011.12.24: Merry Christmas from Sac History Happenings!
2011.12.22: Holiday Cheer at the State Library
2011.12.21: Sites marry maps and images
2011.12.19: Spotlight on postcards at the State Library
2011.12.18: In History's Spotlight: Bill Cartwright
2011.12.16: Ishi's cape featured in Travel Channel program
2011.12.15: 19th century cannonball donated to Elk Grove Historical Society
2011.12.14: UC Press e-books viewable on the Web
2011.12.13: CSH gets Suttertown News archive
2011.12.12: Two authors to speak at the Military Museum
2011.12.11: In History's Spotlight: Gregory Kondos
2011.12.09: A Victorian Christmas in Nevada City
2011.12.08: Story Time at the Aerospace Museum
2011.12.08: Christmas in Coloma
2011.12.07: USS Sacramento fought at Pearl Harbor
2011.12.06: An emigrant Christmas at Sutter's Fort
2011.12.05: 70th Pearl Harbor Day observances
2011.12.04: In History's Spotlight: Rudolph Herold
2011.12.02: Auburn Bottle Show
2011.12.02: Sacramento yearbooks online through Public Library
2011.12.02: Annual gingerbread house contest in Old Sacramento
2011.12.01: Capitol Museum hosts holiday music
2011.11.30: Time to prepare for National History Day
2011.11.29: Bank of America reprises museum freebies
2011.11.28: Christmas Memories at the Governor's Mansion
2011.11.27: In History's Spotlight: Craig Chaquico
2011.11.24: Happy Thanksgiving!
2011.11.23: Sacramento saloon ware is subject of lecture
2011.11.22: Arts & Crafts Fair at the Indian Museum
2011.11.21: Small trains are a holiday attraction at the Railroad Museum
2011.11.20: In History's Spotlight: Larry Bowa
2011.11.18: West Sacramento veterans honored in new exhibit
2011.11.17: Christmas trains to run at Railtown
2011.11.16: A new beer with a historic Sacramento name is launched
2011.11.16: The complicated history of the excavation of native remains
2011.11.15: Sutter's Fort Candle Light Tours
2011.11.14: California State Library News
2011.11.13: The closing of K Street, 1969
2011.11.13: In History's Spotlight: Joseph Folsom
2011.11.12: Bay Bridge opened 75 years ago
2011.11.10: Holocaust author to speak at two El Dorado County schools
2011.11.09: Get digging at Archaeology Activity Day
2011.11.08: Veterans Day history happenings
2011.11.07: A lecture on storytelling in the modern age
2011.11.06: National Register of Historic Places is more than pretty buildings
2011.11.06: In History's Spotlight: William Alexander Liedesdorff
2011.11.02: Scan old family photos with a cell phone, send them to The Bee
2011.11.02: Amtrak celebrates 40th birthday in Old Sacramento
2011.11.01: Corvettes on display at CAM car show
2011.11.01: Holocaust exhibit at Sacramento State
2011.10.31: Toy versus model trains at the Railroad Museum
2011.10.30: In History's Spotlight: Sheila Hudson
2011.10.28: Ken Burns film looks at the California Gold Rush
2011.10.27: Delta pear crate label art at Central Library
2011.10.26: ANCHR annual meeting and luncheon
2011.10.24: First transcontinental telegraph message
2011.10.24: The haunted Sutter's Fort
2011.10.23: In History's Spotlight: Frank Merriam
2011.10.21: KXJZ interview spotlights new Donner Party book
2011.10.20: Tour Sacramento's historic water plant and pumping station
2011.10.19: Tall sailing ship revisits Sacramento
2011.10.19: A cemetery tour in Woodland
2011.10.18: Arcadia Publishing debuts eBooks
2011.10.18: Chief Justice to speak on Filipino heritage
2011.10.18: Clunie Community Center to celebrate 75 years
2011.10.17: Governor's Mansion dresses up for Halloween
2011.10.16: In History's Spotlight: Sam Pannell
2011.10.14: Amador Central Railroad is subject of new book
2011.10.13: October "Food for Thought" at California State Library
2011.10.13: California's role in the Civil War focus of presentation
2011.10.13: Old Sacramento Living History "Ghost Tours"
2011.10.12: All aboard the "Spookomotive" -- if you dare
2011.10.11: Learn genealogy at Family History Day
2011.10.11: California women's suffrage reenactments
2011.10.10: California women's suffrage vote a squeaker in 1911
2011.10.09: In History's Spotlight: Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Sr.
2011.10.08: A Haunting at the Old City Library
2011.10.07: Genealogy programs at the Davis Public Library
2011.10.06: Old Sacramento "Above Ground" Tours extended
2011.10.05: Art and Antiques benefit for the Crocker Art Museum
2011.10.05: Upcoming Women's Suffrage Centennial events
2011.10.05: "Harvest Haunt Express" train rides offered through October
2011.10.04: Sacramentans found a way to drink during Prohibition
2011.10.03: Coloma Gold Rush Live
2011.10.02: In History's Spotlight: Gregg Lukenbill
2011.09.30: Reminder: Sacramento Archives Crawl is tomorrow
2011.09.30: Capradio's Insight visits the Governor's Mansion
2011.09.29: Community leaders read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
2011.09.28: A blogger's history lesson in Old Sacramento
2011.09.28: Colfax Railroad Days
2011.09.27: Free museum admission for Bank of America card holders this weekend
2011.09.27: Celebrate California women's suffrage at the State Capitol, Auburn Courthouse
2011.09.26: First Annual Sacramento Archives Crawl coming October 1
2011.09.25: In History's Spotlight: Max Baer
2011.09.23: Land Park tour features seven homes and a fire station
2011.09.23: Old City Cemetery tour honors early Sacramento teachers
2011.09.22: Galt Old Car Festival showcases vintage vehicles
2011.09.21: New online library offers historic Sacramento city public records
2011.09.21: Book chronicles Mennonite's Gold Rush experiences
2011.09.20: Make tracks to Truckee for hikes and a tour of haunted sites
2011.09.20: 44th California Native American Day honors elders
2011.09.19: California State Library "Food for Thought."
2011.09.19: Second annual "A Taste of History" at Sutter's Fort
2011.09.18: In History's Spotlight: Raphael Saadiq
2011.09.16: Lecture will focus on Sacramento's old streetcars, trolleys
2011.09.15: Sacramento Fall Antiquarian Book Fair
2011.09.15: Elk Grove Historical Society announces its first antique, craft show
2011.09.14: Home tour celebrates the Marshall School Neighborhood
2011.09.13: Sutter's Fort celebrates Sacramento's agricultural bounty
2011.09.12: Photo shoot and class at the Railroad Museum
2011.09.11: In History's Spotlight: Earl Desmond
2011.09.07: Unique Mexican War Letter Acquired by State Library
2011.09.06: Nevada City Constitution Day Parade
2011.09.06: Mather airshow a treat for history buffs
2011.09.05: Admission Day celebration at State Capitol
2011.09.05: Woodland to show off its historic homes
2011.09.04: In History's Spotlight: Ronald Reagan
2011.09.01: Rail Museum debuts sketches of California train depots
2011.08.31: Special Labor Day weekend events at Railtown
2011.08.30: Watch the film about Ishi, the last Yahi Indian
2011.08.29: Check out the nights of Gold Rush Days
2011.08.29: New book highlights Northern California riverboats
2011.08.28: In History's Spotlight: Dusty Baker
2011.08.25: State Indian Museum seeks volunteers to be docents
2011.08.25: 100 years of naval aviation celebrated by local Coast Guard
2011.08.24: Pony Express rides again
2011.08.24: John Muir letters featured in Calisphere themed collection
2011.08.23: Chinatown Mall Fair showcases Chinese culture
2011.08.22: Award-winning photos at the Railroad Museum
2011.08.21: In History's Spotlight: Larry Linville
2011.08.20: History displays abound at the Central Library
2011.08.18: The Great Depression in Dixon
2011.08.17: Sacramento's historic underground wins preservation award
2011.08.16: Japanese pastry shop still cooking after 100 years
2011.08.15: Gold fever strikes Sutter's Fort
2011.08.14: In History's Spotlight: Artie Samish
2011.08.11: Sacramento's Rock and Radio Museum reopens
2011.08.10: Tahoe Heritage Foundation to hold Gatsby Festival
2011.08.08: Old Sac Underground Tours expand
2011.08.07: In History's Spotlight: Donald Cox
2011.08.05: New Exhibit at State Library
2011.08.05: Admission bargains at Sacramento museums
2011.08.04: Historic City Cemetery honors railroad workers
2011.08.04: Collection of Town & Country designer at Public Library
2011.08.03: Aerospace Museum offers Open Cockpit Evening
2011.08.03: Yolo County Library celebrates its 100th anniversary year
2011.08.02: Heritage Trail showcases Placer County museums
2011.08.01: Boulevard Park nominated for historic register
2011.08.01: Third Annual CAM Car Cruise
2011.07.31: In History's Spotlight: Kevin Johnson
2011.07.29: A genealogical guide for researching pre-1906 earthquake records
2011.07.28: Deadline for Gold Rush Days is approaching
2011.07.27: Road Trip to the Mother Lode
2011.07.26: The missing tombstones of New Helvetia Cemetery
2011.07.25: Sacramento Room expands open hours
2011.07.24: In History's Spotlight: Cornel West
2011.07.22: California's Golden Fairs
2011.07.21: State Library's "Food for Thought" for August
2011.07.21: Film explores the sustainability of older buildings
2011.07.20: An amble through State Fair history
2011.07.19: Special Railtown train ride honors Mark Twain
2011.07.18: Two new Arcadia books on Donner Summit
2011.07.17: In History's Spotlight: Newton Booth
2011.07.15: Architecture tours explore old and new of Crocker Art Museum
2011.07.14: John Muir in the New World
2011.07.13: Gambling focus of next Sutter's Fort "Hands on History"
2011.07.12: African Americans on the overland trail
2011.07.11: Lodi, the post-war years
2011.07.10: In History's Spotlight: Jackie Greene
2011.07.08: Auto Museum celebrates the American muscle car
2011.07.07: Explore the Maidu Indians at the Effie Yeaw Nature Center
2011.07.06: Old Sacramento adds new site to the Underground Tour
2011.07.05: New childrens program, admission deal at California Museum
2011.07.05: Eagle Theater offers Silent Movie Festival
2011.07.03: In History's Spotlight: Tony Lopez
2011.07.02: Skateboarding exhibit on display at California Museum
2011.07.01: Old Sacramento street theater takes you back in time
2011.06.30: Exhibits highlight trains used in movies, television
2011.06.29: Arcadia releases book on Citrus Heights
2011.06.28: A festival of vintage farming
2011.06.27: Interview explores the myth of the transcontinental railroads
2011.06.26: In History's Spotlight: James Ben Ali Haggin
2011.06.23: Gold Rush buildings in miniature at the airport
2011.06.22: What's that Milk Farm sign on I-80?
2011.06.21: Sacramento Public Library continues tradition of summer reading
2011.06.21: Mark Twain stamp to be unveiled in Old Sacramento
2011.06.20: Check out historic Chico
2011.06.19: In History's Spotlight: Molly Ringwald
2011.06.17: 100 years of women's suffrage in California
2011.06.16: Suttertown News founder Tim Holt to speak at Time Tested Books
2011.06.15: California State Library Foundation Bulletin
2011.06.15: Tour of Nevada "Rome" Powerhouse to explore birth of hydroelectric power
2011.06.15: Sutter's Fort under three flags
2011.06.14: Test yourself with the sample U.S. history exam
2011.06.14: Exhibit documents Californians' experience during WWI
2011.06.13: Arcadia releases two books on Truckee
2011.06.12: In History's Spotlight: Stan Hack
2011.06.10: Jimmy Doolittle at McClellan
2011.06.09: California Questers forming new chapter in Sacramento
2011.06.08: Muscle car tune up workshop at the California Automobile Museum
2011.06.07: Learn 1850s-style gambling on the Empress Hornblower
2011.06.06: Was merchant ship the first casualty of the Pacific war?
2011.06.05: In History's Spotlight: Robert Matsui
2011.06.03: Juneteenth at the California State Library
2011.06.03: Sacramento Public Library to digitize local yearbooks
2011.06.02: A celebration of Sutter Fort's Environmental Living Program
2011.06.01: Law and order focus of Old Cemetery tour
2011.05.31: Event honors native elders
2011.05.29: In History's Spotlight: Karen Kijewski
2011.05.27: Golden Gate Bridge is 74
2011.05.26: Railroad Museum to jazz it up during Festival
2011.05.25: Gold Country trains running all Memorial weekend
2011.05.23: Public art in Sacramento's Alkali Flat and Washington neighborhoods
2011.05.23: San Francisco trip down memory lane in photos
2011.05.22: In History's Spotlight: Mike Bryte
2011.05.20: A brief history of Rancho del Paso
2011.05.19: Experience the Civil War at Gibson Ranch
2011.05.19: American Sabor exhibit to debut at Central Library
2011.05.18: Get down in Fiddletown
2011.05.17: The Crest Theatre's premiere
2011.05.16: It's frog jumping time!
2011.05.15: In History's Spotlight: Arthur Dudley
2011.05.13: Stanford and Governor's Mansions slated for closure
2011.05.13: Sacramento Public Library offers free genealogy help
2011.05.13: New journal discusses Sacramento's country music roots
2011.05.12: Railroad Museum, Old Sac seeking volunteers for summer
2011.05.12: Disney/Pixar films featured in fine art collection
2011.05.11: Hands on History at Marshall Gold Discovery Park
2011.05.10: Fun and games at Sutter's Fort
2011.05.09: State Library's "Food for Thought" Program for May
2011.05.09: Old City Cemetery offers Friday the 13th twilight tours
2011.05.08: In History's Spotlight: Hezekiah McClellan
2011.05.06: Center for Sacramento History in need of woodworking volunteers
2011.05.05: Events at the Nevada County Fairgrounds
2011.05.04: Take a walk, or two, through some fascinating neighborhoods
2011.05.02: Local students garner honors at California History Day
2011.05.02: Railroad Museum reaches its 30th birthday
2011.05.01: In History's Spotlight: Don Doll
2011.04.29: Old Sac offers two new walking tours
2011.04.28: Lincoln Highway California Cruises begin Saturday
2011.04.27: Little-known native people are focus of lecture
2011.04.26: Remaking California: a panel discussion
2011.04.25: UC Davis historian wins a Guggenheim award
2011.04.25: Colorful carousel animals grace the Placer County Museums
2011.04.24: In History's Spotlight: Netta White Sparks
2011.04.22: New acquisition for State Library
2011.04.22: The Central Valley Turns On: Two more weeks of psychedelic art at the California Museum
2011.04.21: Old Sacramento development plan now online
2011.04.21: Former WWII pilot's widow takes flight in a B-17
2011.04.20: Sacramento's SP shops featured at next SCHS meeting
2011.04.18: Sacramentans and the Great Quake of 1906
2011.04.18: Earthquake Living History Program at State Capitol
2011.04.17: In History's Spotlight: David Broderick
2011.04.14: Remembering KZAP 1968-1992: Former DJs to speak at Time Tested Books
2011.04.13: Sac History Happenings now on Twitter
2011.04.12: California State Library's "Food for Thought."
2011.04.12: Civil War Sesquicentennial begins
2011.04.11: Local writer pens biography of Elizabeth Bacon Custer
2011.04.10: In History's Spotlight: Stacy Draglia
2011.04.08: "Frozen Airman" author to speak at Military Museum
2011.04.07: Open Garden and Sale at the Historic City Cemetery
2011.04.06: Free history-infused fun in Woodland Saturday
2011.04.06: Registration opens for series on 1920s Sacramento
2011.04.05: Sacramento Modern Architecture, movie night at the Crocker
2011.04.04: The Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad
2011.04.03: In History's Spotlight: Timothy Busfield
2011.04.01: Railtown resumes its popular train rides
2011.03.31: Miwok Indian exhibit graces Elk Grove museum
2011.03.31: Artists wanted for plein air day in a historic setting
2011.03.31: Cesar Chavez: some online resources
2011.03.30: The Sacramento Public Library joins the Online Archive of California
2011.03.29: Secrets of Sacramento's Vault
2011.03.29: Archaeologists to converge on Sacramento
2011.03.28: Margaret Crocker remembered in online series
2011.03.27: In History's Spotlight: Phil Isenberg
2011.03.25: Old Sacramento train rides and underground tours to resume
2011.03.24: Sacramento Spring Antiquarian Book Fair
2011.03.24: The Remarkable Women Trail
2011.03.23: Doolittle Raiders spent time in both Sacramento and Willows
2011.03.22: California Indians subject of new exhibit
2011.03.21: Jim Henley's "Small Bites of Sacramento History"
2011.03.20: In History's Spotlight: Dale Brown
2011.03.18: Visit the National Archives at San Francisco for regional history
2011.03.18: A family history writing contest
2011.03.17: Guide to online death indexes
2011.03.16: Everyone's a winner at History Day competition
2011.03.16: News from the California State Military Museum
2011.03.15: Calisphere remembers Rosie the Riveter
2011.03.14: State Library's "Food for Thought"
2011.03.13: In History's Spotlight: Darius Ogden Mills
2011.03.12: Dredging is focus of Delta history meeting
2011.03.11: Internet Archive offers wealth of Sacramento history resources
2011.03.10: New novel depicts Mexican-American experience in early California
2011.03.09: Portrait of the last living WWI vet
2011.03.08: Sutter's Fort celebrates pioneer women
2011.03.07: Robert Louis Stevenson Galleys in State Library Collection
2011.03.07: Old Sac Underground Tour tickets now available
2011.03.04: WWII casualty lists now online
2011.03.03: Sacramento Public Library shares history through Flickr
2011.03.02: Railroad Museum to debut crate art exhibit
2011.03.01: Online exhibit launches for Placer's Bernhard Home
2011.02.28: Women's History Month celebrated throughout Sacramento
2011.02.28: A Sacramento history primer
2011.02.25: Sacramento snow records
2011.02.25: Sacramento-made Buster Keaton film to show at Historic Guild Theater
2011.02.24: Two exhibits
2011.02.23: Happy Birthday I St. Bridge
2011.02.23: Sacramento Art Deco Society to host lecture on Architectural Tile and Terracotta
2011.02.23: Historic Cemetery tour celebrates local African American history
2011.02.22: Yolo County museum looking for history-minded docents
2011.02.22: Calisphere celebrates Black History Month with photo collections
2011.02.21: Seven notable lectures on California history
2011.02.18: Sacramento's Saloons: presentation and display
2011.02.18: A teapot mystery
2011.02.17: Sac Public Library honors America's unheralded black soldiers
2011.02.17: Shasta Dam history shared in two upcoming lectures
2011.02.16: Old Sac upgrade plan includes archaeological site
2011.02.16: News from the California State Military Museum
2011.02.15: Donner Memorial State Park offers Donner Party snowshoe hike
2011.02.14: Root Cellar publishes 2nd volume of Sacramento Coroner records
2011.02.11: Civil liberties historians to speak at Manzanar "Day of Remembrance"
2011.02.10: Six important figures in Sacramento black history
2011.02.10: Auto Museum curator is a car buff with impressive credentials
2011.02.10: Judges and volunteers needed for Sacramento County History Day
2011.02.09: Barry Melton at Constable Jack's
2011.02.09: Black struggle for education in Victorian Sacramento
2011.02.08: Introduction to Contributor Rebecca Crowther
2011.02.08: KVIE to rebroadcast "African Americans in California's Heartland"
2011.02.07: Newly available collection at the State Library.
2011.02.07: Ronald Reagan's California governor archives
2011.02.05: Exhibit recounts California freedom riders
2011.02.05: Railtown recruiting volunteers and offering special shop tour
2011.02.04: What Mark Twain didn't say
2011.02.03: Film uncovers the "hidden" transcontinental railroad
2011.02.03: California Ephemera Project online
2011.02.02: San Francisco History Expo
2011.02.01: Free admission to local museums this Saturday
2011.01.31: Happy Bear Flag Anniversary
2011.01.31: Sacramento baseball's Top 50 players
2011.01.28: Online Archive of California and Calisphere
2011.01.28: Sacramento Public Library's picture of the month
2011.01.27: An excellent primer on California history
2011.01.26: Oak Park Walking Tour, the video
2011.01.25: Do you know anyone in this photo?
2011.01.25: Sacramento History Events
2011.01.24: Young Abe Lincoln featured in B Street play
2011.01.24: View historical images of Sacramento online
2011.01.23: Giant gold nugget to go on display
2011.01.21: Elk Grove Library to host local history authors
2011.01.20: New photographs from 2010 Gold Rush Days
2011.01.19: State Library News
2011.01.19: Root Cellar, a home for local genealogists
2011.01.18: Golden History Books featured at next SCHS meeting
2011.01.17: Why you can't reprint King's 'I Have a Dream' speech
2011.01.17: Grant Union High School Alumni Association Museum preserves school history
2011.01.14: Flood model looks back to Sacramento's 1861-62 deluge
2011.01.14: CCHS offers first workshop in Sacramento
2011.01.13: JFK Library debuts its digital archive
2011.01.13: National Archives debuts "Today's Document" for iPhone
2011.01.12: Sutter's Fort presents two "Hands on History" events
2011.01.12: News from the California State Military Museum
2011.01.11: Railroad Museum, Old Sac and Sutter's Fort recruiting volunteers
2011.01.11: Early California newspapers are made available online
2011.01.10: Northern California gets its own journal of culture and history
2011.01.10: California musical history
2011.01.08: Become an Underground Sacramento Tour Volunteer
2011.01.07: Exhibits at the California State Library
2011.01.06: Florin Historical Society to install officers, honor members
2011.01.05: Huge nugget is a reminder of state's gold mining past
2011.01.05: Sacramento Postcard History Presentation and Signing
2011.01.04: Placer County Museums offer oral history class
2011.01.03: Local online columnists track community histories
2011.01.03: Arcadia's 2010 books for the Sacramento region
2011.01.03: Introduction to Contributor Michael Dolgushkin
2011.01.03: A Gallery of California's governors
2011.01.03: Introduction to Contributor Amanda Graham
2011.01.03: State Library's bible used for Bowen inaugural
2011.01.03: Welcome to Sac History Happenings

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California and Sacramento have a long, rich, vibrant history. And our region is blessed with an abundance of historical resources maintained by museums, libraries, archives and societies. This blog aims to alert readers to the latest developments in local/state historical education and research.

Send tips concerning upcoming exhibits, tours, lectures and meetings, as well as new books, magazine articles and online collections to the blog's contributors.

The Contributors:

Michael Dolgushkin

Michael Dolgushkin is Manuscript Librarian at the California State Library History Section. He is co-author of San Francisco's California Street Cable Cars and is a frequent contributor to the California State Library Foundation Bulletin. Contact him at mdolgushkin@library.ca.gov.

Amanda Graham is a Certified Archivist working in the Sacramento Room of the Sacramento Public Library. She earned a BS in History from Southern Oregon University and a MS in Information Studies with an emphasis in archives from The University of Texas at Austin. Contact her at agraham@saclibrary.org.

Pete Basofin is Director of Editorial Research at The Sacramento Bee. He previously worked at The St. Petersburg Times and Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune. Contact him at pbasofin@sacbee.com.

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