Thursday, May 31, 2012

Free Gold Rush Day at the Angels Camp Museum

 On Saturday, June 9, 2012 from 9 AM to 5 PM, the Angels Camp Museum will be hosting "Gold Rush Day", the one day a year that the museum will be open FREE to the general public.
     Numerous special programs on the gold Rush era of the 1840's and 1850's and programs by period dressed living historians will be presented, including:

  • Prospecting for gold
  • 1850's women's fashions
  • Open fire cooking and recipes
  • Gold Rush era music
  • A soldier's story with musket firing
  • Period children's games
      There will also be gold panning, a frog jump competition, a stamp mill demonstration, and food and refreshments will be available to purchase. Enjoy the one day a year the museum is open FREE to the public.

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