Organization
Center for Sacramento History
Comment on Facebook The Center for Sacramento History exists to foster, stimulate, and promote the study and appreciation of Sacramento's regional history. It serves the community by acquiring, preserving, exhibiting, and providing access to the documentary and material culture of the area.
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Contact Info
Center for Sacramento History
551 Sequoia Pacific Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95811
Phone: (916) 808-7072 | Fax: (916) 808-7582 | Email | Official Website
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Current Events
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Gold, Greed, & Speculation: The Beginnings of Sacramento City
Sacramento History Museum
Presented by Historic Old Sacramento Foundation/Sacramento History Museum
and Center for Sacramento History
at Sacramento History Museum
January 2-December 30, 2012
The Historic Old Sacramento Foundation and the Sacramento History Museum are proud to present Gold, Greed & Speculation: The Beginnings of Sacramento City in the museum’s lobby gallery. Visitors have the unique opportunity to explore the city’s first fifty years. The exhibit storyline goes beyond Sacramento’s origins as a gold rush boomtown, as the story is more complex than just miners seeking their fortunes in gold. Sacramento's early days are marked by...
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01/02/12-
12/30/12 |
The Community Gallery
Sacramento History Museum
Presented by Historic Old Sacramento Foundation/Sacramento History Museum
and Center for Sacramento History
at Sacramento History Museum
January 2-December 30, 2012
As a community, Sacramento has changed greatly over the city's relatively young history and the Community Gallery richly details its growth in chronological order. Visitors learn about the first people, the Nisenan & Maidu Indian Nations, through a collection of baskets, jewelry, and weapons.
As you leave the Native American exhibit, you say goodbye to that way of life. In 1826, tempted by the abundance of fur-bearing animals, trapper Jedehiah Smith, among hundreds of men and fur...
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01/02/12-
12/30/12 |
The Agricultural Gallery
Sacramento History Museum
Presented by Historic Old Sacramento Foundation/Sacramento History Museum
and Center for Sacramento History
at Sacramento History Museum
January 2-December 30, 2012
Sacramento is located in the heart of the Central Valley—one of the richest agricultural areas in the world. Agricultural pioneers are renowned for devising ingenious methods to make farm work more efficient and profitable. In this gallery, visitors see the original McCormick Reaper that revolutionized grain farming. In addition, the beautiful cannery label collection is a testament to the industry that dominated Sacramento in the early part of the 20th century.
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Current Events
01/02/12-
12/30/12 |
Gold, Greed, & Speculation: The Beginnings of Sacramento City
Sacramento History Museum
Presented by Historic Old Sacramento Foundation/Sacramento History Museum
and Center for Sacramento History
at Sacramento History Museum
January 2-December 30, 2012
The Historic Old Sacramento Foundation and the Sacramento History Museum are proud to present Gold, Greed & Speculation: The Beginnings of Sacramento City in the museum’s lobby gallery. Visitors have the unique opportunity to explore the city’s first fifty years. The exhibit storyline goes beyond Sacramento’s origins as a gold rush boomtown, as the story is more complex than just miners seeking their fortunes in gold. Sacramento's early days are marked by...
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01/02/12-
12/30/12 |
The Community Gallery
Sacramento History Museum
Presented by Historic Old Sacramento Foundation/Sacramento History Museum
and Center for Sacramento History
at Sacramento History Museum
January 2-December 30, 2012
As a community, Sacramento has changed greatly over the city's relatively young history and the Community Gallery richly details its growth in chronological order. Visitors learn about the first people, the Nisenan & Maidu Indian Nations, through a collection of baskets, jewelry, and weapons.
As you leave the Native American exhibit, you say goodbye to that way of life. In 1826, tempted by the abundance of fur-bearing animals, trapper Jedehiah Smith, among hundreds of men and fur...
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01/02/12-
12/30/12 |
The Agricultural Gallery
Sacramento History Museum
Presented by Historic Old Sacramento Foundation/Sacramento History Museum
and Center for Sacramento History
at Sacramento History Museum
January 2-December 30, 2012
Sacramento is located in the heart of the Central Valley—one of the richest agricultural areas in the world. Agricultural pioneers are renowned for devising ingenious methods to make farm work more efficient and profitable. In this gallery, visitors see the original McCormick Reaper that revolutionized grain farming. In addition, the beautiful cannery label collection is a testament to the industry that dominated Sacramento in the early part of the 20th century.
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