COVID-19 MESSAGE - Due to the State STAY AT HOME order, the El Dorado Western Railroad has closed. Please check back in early January for the 2021 schedule.
The County Museum and its programs (Museum Exhibits and Research Room) remain closed to the public until further notice.
Meanwhile, the County Museum remains a resource for historical and genealogical information, and you can take a virtual tour to see the exhibits currently on display (see the links below.) Please email us at museum@edcgov.us if you have a research question or want to schedule a tour later in the year.
THE RAILROAD COMES TO EL DORADO COUNTY
El Dorado County & World War I: Home and Overseas, 1917-1918
Votes for Women! In South Lake Tahoe 1920
HISTORY OF THE 'FLU IN EL DORADO COUNTY: 1918 – 1921 Devastation of Spanish Influenza
WOMEN OF INFLUENCE: Women making history in
El Dorado County
New feature! Videos
- Take a VIRTUAL TOUR with County Museum Director and Curator, Mary Cory
- Special Exhibit: WOMEN OF INFLUENCE: Women making history in El Dorado County, CA. A virtual tour hosted by museum curator, Mary Cory.
- THE GOLD RUSH in El Dorado County
- PLACERVILLE: THEN & NOW, historical photos & current photos of the same location
- GREEN GOLD about the rise of the logging and lumber industries in El Dorado County
- ROAD TO TAHOE about the historic transportation corridor, now known as Highway 50 in El Dorado County
- QUILTS ON EXHIBIT highlighting the quilts displayed as part of the Women of Influence exhibit
- VOTES FOR WOMEN commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE MUSEUM'S VIRTUAL EXHIBITS
VOTES FOR WOMEN! The 1920 Election in Placerville
THE RAILROAD COMES TO EL DORADO COUNTY
El Dorado County & World War I: Home and Overseas, 1917-1918
Votes for Women! In South Lake Tahoe 1920
HISTORY OF THE 'FLU IN EL DORADO COUNTY: 1918 – 1921 Devastation of Spanish Influenza
WOMEN OF INFLUENCE: Women making history in
El Dorado County
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