According to Lim, some of the documents in the museum’s archives include gold rush letters ... The museum collaborates with the University of California, Merced, to make some of its collections ...

In this lesson, students learn about the California Gold Rush of 1849 through miners’ letters and art/photos, then research the role of the “invisibles”—minority groups and immigrants ...

Jaguars Clash With Miners Amid Gold Rush, Jaguars Clash With Miners Why A Londoner Became a Backwoods California Gold Prospector Why A Londoner Became a Backwoods California Gold Prospector Read ...

Coloma, California Begin at the epicenter of the California Gold Rush, where James Marshall first glimpsed gold in the South Fork of the American River, starting the California Gold Rush of 1849.

In this lesson, students learn about the California Gold Rush of 1849 through miners’ letters and art/photos, then research the role of the “invisibles”—minority groups and immigrants ...