The El Dorado Western Railroad is now operating the 1st and 3rd Sundays, boarding in El Dorado. Please follow COVID-19 prevention requirements: Face coverings are required, practice 6 feet distancing, and sanitize hands frequently. See here for boarding times and how to purchase your tickets.
COVID-19 MESSAGE and REOPENING SCHEDULE
Starting April 7th, the County Museum will be open by reservation only on a limited schedule of Wednesdays & Thursdays, 12PM - 4PM . One household will be scheduled at a time. To make your reservation, click here. You can also call 530 621-5865 or email us at museum@edcgov.us.
The Research Room will remain closed to the public, but staff and volunteers will be answering your research questions. Please email us at museum@edcgov.us if you have a research question.
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
- NEWSPAPER WOMEN in El Dorado County
- WOMEN ON THE ROAD at the County Museum
- JAMES MARSHALL "DISCOVERER OF GOLD" at the County Museum
- 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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