Angels Camp, CA…Join Us In The Carriage House at the Museum March 6, 2022 from 2 – 3 p.m. featuring Frank Tortorich, “Big Tree Carson Valley Wagon Road”. The Foundation’s Lecture Series is a labor of love between the foundation and museum historians. The series starts in October and runs through April occurring monthly on the first Sunday of each month from 2:00-3:00 pm (No January lecture). This popular series has been offered since 2011 and take place in the Museum’s Carriage House. Lecture attendance is $10.00 per person with complementary refreshments.

Frank has been a student and researcher of the California Trail for the past 40 years. He is an author of numerous articles, three books, and is a sought-after speaker. Frank is considered by many as an authority on the history of the Carson River Route of the California Trail. His published books are “Gold Rush Trail, A Guide to the Carson River route of the Emigrant Trail” published in 1998 and “Hiking the Gold Rush Trail” published in 2004. His newest book, “John A. “Snowshoe” Thompson, Pioneer Mail Carrier of the Sierra” published in 2015 was 10 years in the making.

Cost: $10 at the Carriage House. Doors open at 1:30. Tickets are not available at the museum’s main entrance. Please contact Gina at 925-788-6344 gina@milanimarketing.com for more information.

Additional Lecture Dates and Topics | First Sunday of each month now through April 2022

April 3, 2022 – Lynn Downey, “The Fascinating and Sometimes Hilarious History of the Dude Ranch”

Check back for further lecture dates.

If you have ideas for future lecture topics, feel free to submit them to info@angelsmuseumfoundation.org.

About the Angels Camp Museum Foundation

The Angels Camp Museum Foundation supports the development and expansion of the collections, programs, and resources of the Angels Camp Museum in Angels Camp, Calaveras County, California, to help establish it as one of the premier local history and educational museums in Northern California.