THE EL DORADO COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM HAS A NEW WEBSITE! CLICK HERE
The El Dorado Western Railroad is operating the 1st & 3rd Sundays (weather permitting.) Click here for the current schedule. Volunteers are needed! If you would like to become a Railroad Volunteer, please email eldoradowesternrailroad@gmail.com .
OPENING SCHEDULE: Currently, the County Museum is open by reservation on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays 12PM - 4PM due to limited available staffing. Facemasks are encouraged. Make your reservation by clicking here. You can also call 530 621-5865 or email us at museum@edcgov.us.
Staff and volunteers are happy to answer your research questions. All questions are being answered remotely, so please email us at museum@edcgov.us with your research question.
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
LULU WEATHERWAX, PLACERVILLE ARTIST
EL DORADO COUNTY'S COURTHOUSE
GOLD MINERS AND WHAT THEY LEFT BEHIND
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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