What: 
Hands on History: Trappers, Trades, and Treaties 
Where: 
Sutter's Fort State Historic Park 
2701 L Street, Midtown, Sacramento
When: 
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Time: 
Fort hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
Cost: 
$6.00 per adult (18 and older), $4.00 per youth (ages 6-17), free for children 5 years and under 
For More: 
Call 916-445-4422 or visit www.parks.ca.gov/suttersfort

Suggested copy: 
With a concerted effort to provide more interactive, hands-on opportunities than ever before, Sutter's Fort State Historic Park will present a special "Hands on History: Trappers, Trades, and Treaties" event on Saturday, January 22. Visitors to the Fort will step back in time to the 1840s to learn why trappers were considered "jacks of many trades" and experience how they lived, worked, explored new territory and traded with local Native Americans. Docents will treat Fort visitors to musket demonstrations and share examples of many fascinating aspects in the life of a trapper. Fort visitors will have the hands-on opportunity to examine fur pelts, create documents with a quill pen and oak gall ink, and even string trade beads to take home. For more information about this Hands on History event, or other events and activities at Sutter's Fort, call 916-445-4422 or visit www.parks.ca.gov/suttersfort
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What: 
Hands on History: By Land and By Sea 
Where: 
Sutter's Fort State Historic Park 
2701 L Street, Midtown, Sacramento
When: 
Saturday, February 19, 2011 
Time: 
Fort hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
Cost: 
$6.00 per adult (18 and older), $4.00 per youth (ages 6-17), free for children 5 years and under 
For More: 
Call 916-445-4422 or visit www.parks.ca.gov/suttersfort

Suggested copy: 
With a concerted effort to provide more interactive, hands-on opportunities than ever before, Sutter's Fort State Historic Park will present a special "Hands on History: By Land and By Sea" event on Saturday, February 19. Docents will help Fort visitors understand the two different ways emigrants originally came to California -- by land or by sea -- while sharing the unique challenges they faced and what daily life was like during their journeys. Multiple hands-on activities await Fort visitors as they will help pack a wagon or trunk, make choices about what to bring along for their "journey of a lifetime," learn how to use a nautical compass, try their hand at weaving rope and simple knots, create maps with available resources, and much more. For more information about this Hands on History event, or other events and activities at Sutter's Fort, call 916-445-4422 or visit www.parks.ca.gov/suttersfort

Traci Rockefeller Cusack 
T-Rock Communications
916-213-4373