Friends of Sierra Nevada Logging Museum’s Annual Logging Jamboree

Friends of Sierra Nevada Logging Museum’s Annual Logging Jamboree

Arnold, CA…The Friends of Sierra Nevada Logging Museum’s Annual Logging Jamboree is September 2, 2023 – Saturday of Labor Day weekend. 9am-5pm; $8 entrance fee (children under 12 free) In the Logging Competition there will be, Axe Throwing, Jack and Jill Bucking, Choker Setting, Hot Saw, and more! Barbeque by Moose Lodge. Contact museum for […]

The Pilgrim Story “Bradford’s History of ‘Plimoth Plantation” Full Text & Audio

The Pilgrim Story “Bradford’s History of ‘Plimoth Plantation”  Full Text & Audio

Plymouth, MA…Much of the American Story of leaving oppression, self government & pioneering a new life comes through the story of the Mayflower, Plimoth Plantation and Colony. From the Mayflower Compact to working with and befriending the Native Americans our Thanksgiving Story starts here. Much of it stems from the account of William Bradford. This […]

Pistol and Marilyn for Last Week’s Pet of the Week!

Pistol and Marilyn for Last Week’s Pet of the Week!

San Andreas, CA… Meet MARILYN (A054998) and PISTOL (A054996), two adorable older kittens who were raised by a foster mom since they were orphaned at three weeks old. They are super sweet, gentle, playful and loving. Marilyn, with the mostly gray face, had a birthmark on her lip just like Marilyn Monroe. Pistol, with the […]

Governor Newsom Issues Proclamation Declaring Women’s Military History Week

Governor Newsom Issues Proclamation Declaring Women’s Military History Week

Sacramento, CA…California’s woman veterans are part of a long and proud legacy of military service. Throughout the years, women went to great lengths to serve alongside their male counterparts. Historically, many disguised themselves by dressing as men, leaving behind their homes and families to pledge their lives and allegiance to this nation. Women sacrificed so […]

Women’s History Month: March 2021

Women’s History Month: March 2021

Washington, DC… National Women’s History Month traces its roots to March 8, 1857, when women from various New York City factories staged a protest over poor working conditions. The first Women’s Day celebration in the United States was in 1909, also in New York City. More than seven decades later, Congress in 1981 established National […]

Governor Newsom Issues Proclamation Declaring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Governor Newsom Issues Proclamation Declaring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Sacramento, CA… Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring January 15, 2021, as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the State of California. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. taught us that we are ultimately measured not by where we stand in moments of comfort and convenience, but by the stands we take during […]

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy” Speech (History Focus on December 7th”

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy” Speech (History Focus on December 7th”

Washington, DC…The President Requests War Declaration 125 ( “December 7, 1941 A Date Which Will Live in Infamy” Address to the Congress Asking That a State of War Be Declared Between the United States and Japan. December 8, 1941 Mr. Vice President, and Mr. Speaker, and Members of the Senate and House of Representatives: YESTERDAY, […]

The Way to Wealth, The Classic Franklin Summary of Advice from Poor Richard’s Almanac

The Way to Wealth, The Classic Franklin Summary of Advice from Poor Richard’s Almanac

Philadelphia, PA…In 1732 I first published my Almanac under the name of Richard Saunders; it was continued by me about twenty-five years, and commonly called Poor Richard’s Almanac. I endeavoured to make it both entertaining and useful, and it accordingly came to be in such demand, that I reaped considerable profit from it, vending annually […]

Join Us to learn the history of California Big Trees Sunday, March 1, 2020

Join Us to learn the history of  California Big Trees Sunday, March 1, 2020

Angels Camp, CA…JOIN US IN THE Carriage House at the Museum, 1:30 p.m. refreshments, 2 – 3 p.m. lecture. The Angels Camp Museum Foundation invites you to join us for this very special lecture on Big Trees History by Joan Allday who is the historian and a docent for Big Trees State Park Joan grew […]

75th Anniversary of D-Day : A Tribute to Heroes from the BBC

75th Anniversary of D-Day : A Tribute to Heroes from the BBC

Portsmouth, UK…Earlier this morning many of the world’s leaders including Queen Elizabeth, President Trump & many, many more participated in a very moving service. From the BBC..”75 years ago the Allied Forces were making their final preparations for the invasion of Normandy. Known as D-Day, the mission would prove a decisive turning point in the […]

Atomic Veterans Were Silenced for 50 Years. Now, They’re Talking. From The Atlantic

Atomic Veterans Were Silenced for 50 Years. Now, They’re Talking.  From The Atlantic

New York, NY…After more than four decades of forced silence, some of the last surviving atomic soldiers share their unfathomable experiences of the atomic bomb tests in the 1950s. “The Atomic Soldiers” was directed by Morgan Knibbe. It is a part of The Atlantic Selects, an online showcase of short documentaries from independent creators, curated […]

President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address in Honor of Memorial Day

President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address in Honor of Memorial Day

Gettysburg, PA…While it was delivered 5 years before our country officially started celebrated Decoration Day which became Memorial Day. The Gettysburg Address remains one of the most eloquent of tributes to those who gave their all that we might be free. Ihe Images Above Are of The “Bliss Copy” of His Address and Kept in […]

Sutter Creek’s Knight Foundry Announces a Hands-On Workshop

Sutter Creek’s Knight Foundry Announces a Hands-On Workshop

Sutter Creek, CA…Come play in the sand at the Foundry! Sutter Creek’s historic Knight Foundry presents “Introduction to Sand Casting & Foundry Practice,” its first on-site class since the early 1990s. In this full-day, hands-on workshop, taught by Knight Foundry’s own experts, students will experience the entire foundry workflow, from sand preparation and conditioning to […]