Curator of History David Bailey has been inducted into the Western Writers of America. Bailey was accepted as an active member because of his extensive collection of published material and […]
US Bank’s Fifth Annual Heritage Rendezvous
Out of Place and Time: Unusual and Strange Artifacts Found in Institutional Collections We are looking forward to our fifth annual Heritage Rendezvous sponsored by U.S. Bank. The Museum of […]
Museum Day 2018
For the second year, we are excited to be part of Smithsonian magazine’s annual program, Museum Day! Museum Day is an annual celebration of boundless curiosity hosted by Smithsonian magazine. […]
Introducing Our New Site Logos: Unique but Unified
We are proud to introduce to our members and friends the new logo designs for Cross Orchards, Dinosaur Journey, Museum of the West, and Loyd Files Research Library. These are […]
Hidden Photographic Treasures From our Past: Museum to Host Historic Photo Contest
To coincide with National Historic Preservation Month, the Museum of the West is asking the community to dust off your scrapbooks and show us your best local photographs from the […]
New Spring Exhibits and Free Day for National Museum Month
On May 12, we will officially open the historic Placerville Post Office. The post office 1930s façade has been carefully restored and has a special viewing window where you can […]