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“preserving Folsom's history”
The Museum is operated by the Folsom Historical Society, located in historic downtown Folsom. It is the home to a wonderful collection of artifacts and treasures that chronicle the settlement and development of the Folsom area. You'll see fascinating and educational exhibits throughout the year along with special events highlighting the Gold Rush era and Folsom's history. The goal of the Folsom Historical Society is to preserve our past. The Folsom History Museum archives exist to collect, preserve, and make available historical records and documents for public research. The Museum's collection illustrates various aspects of Folsom's rich history. The History Museum focuses on exhibits about Folsom's native people, the discovery of gold and the formation of mining camps, ethnic groups who contributed to this area, the formation of the town, railroad, prison, powerhouse, and later efforts at gold mining.
100 years of Folsom High exhibit transported you to the nostalgia of High school days with pictures, sounds, yearbooks andd variety of memorabilia with quotes from former alumni. The permanent... Read more
Fourth museum on Museum Day Sat 2/4/12. It's about 20 miles from Sacramento. It's not a big museum, basically just a large room that starts on the Right and you go around to read & look at their... Read more
Great exhibits! I appreciate FOLSOM significantly more with the revelation of its fascinating history. Read more
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