However, please visit the Special Exhibits page to see virtual exhibits on El Dorado County's history topics! The El Dorado County Fair June 13-16, 2019 The County Museum will be open extended hours during the County Fair - admission is free with your ticket to the Fair! Our schedule of events: MUSEUM OPEN Thursday & Friday: 12 PM – 8 PM Saturday: 10 AM – 8 PM Sunday: 12 PM – 7 PM ONGOING Exhibit - New! Women of El Dorado County – stories about women who made a difference Exhibit: Special for the Fair – Women and the new-fangled Automobile – A Driving Force! Special for the Fair - D & C Shay Locomotive Restoration Project – On The Right Track! Exhibit: Special for the Fair – In Tribute to the Transcontinental Railroad’s 150 th Anniversary Exhibit – Life of the Miner: Artifacts and Photos left behind Exhibit – El Dorado County History in Photographs El Dorado Western Railroad Schedules and Information – want to learn more about this program and how you can participate? Publications on Local History available for sale in the Museum’s book store Panning for Gold with Uncle Fuzzy and Friends (12 PM – 4 PM in Museum Yard) See the Real Studebaker Wheelbarrow! In honor of the 75 th Anniversary of the Fair’s Wheelbarrow Races Thursday, June 13 (12pm – 8pm) 12pm – 8 pm …… Tour the County Museum and Museum Yard 12pm – 8pm …..... Wheelbarrow Johnny's Gold Rush, a film about John Studebaker 12pm – 7pm ……. Women of El Dorado County Exhibit, and Historical Clothing and Textiles Gallery Talk 12pm – 7pm …..... Discover Your Local History: Become a “Junior Researcher” and museum treasure hunt - hands-on activities for kids in the Research Room Friday, June 14 (12pm - 8pm) 12pm – 8 pm …… Tour the County Museum and Museum Yard 12pm – 7pm …… Find a Mine: Researching Gold Rush & Historical Mines in El Dorado County – Bill Gray 12pm – 7pm …… Women of El Dorado County Exhibit, and Historical Clothing and Textiles Gallery Talk 12pm – 7pm ….... Researching Local History – Research Room volunteers 12pm – 7pm ….... Discover Your Local History: Become a “Junior Researcher” and museum treasure hunt- hands-on activities for kids in the Research Room Saturday, June 15 (10am – 8pm) 10pm – 8 pm ……Tour the County Museum and Museum Yard 10am – 7pm ….... Find a Mine: Researching Gold Rush & Historical Mines in El Dorado County – Bill Gray 10am – 7pm …... Women of El Dorado County Exhibit, and Historical Clothing and Textiles Gallery Talk 10am – 7pm ….....Researching Local History – Research Room volunteers 10am – 7pm ….... Discover Your Local History: Become a “Junior Researcher” and museum treasure hunt- hands-on activities for kids in the Research Room Sunday, June 16 (12pm – 7pm) 12pm – 7 pm …… Tour the County Museum and Museum Yard 12pm – 7pm ……. Women of El Dorado County Exhibit, and Historical Clothing and Textiles Gallery Talk 12pm – 6pm ….....Historic Maps and what they can tell us – Dee Owens 12pm – 6pm ….... Researching Local History – Research Room volunteers 12pm – 6pm ….... Discover Your Local History: Become a “Junior Researcher” and museum treasure hunt- hands-on activities for kids in the Research Room Visit the County Museum during the Fair – Admission is free from the Fairgrounds! Discover the people, places and events that made El Dorado County! Gold Rush and Mining History Research 2019 Interested in knowing more about the history of a mine in El Dorado County? Bring your questions to the Museum! Wednesdays and Fridays, 10 AM - 4 PM (ask for Bill Gray) Gold Rush and Mining History Research Days can be reserved for groups at the El Dorado County Historical Museum, 104 Placerville Dr. (next to the Fairgrounds) in Placerville. Call (530) 621-5865 and ask for Bill Gray or Mary Cory to make a reservation.
or email us with your question CHARTER GROUP TRAIN RIDES SUNDAYS AT 2:00 PM Great for Parties, Clubs, Family Reunions and other Special Occasions!  Call (530) 663-3581 to book your group |
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El Dorado County Historical Museum
104 Placerville Drive, Placerville, CA 95667
Next to the El Dorado County Fairgrounds
530.621.5865