This year marks the one hundred and fifty year anniversary of the call which started the largest voluntary mass-migration the world has ever known.
For the next twenty-four months, California cities and towns around the state will be hosting and celebrating the event that lured tens of thousands of adventurers to stampede to her "golden" soil. San Francisco and Oakland have opened exhibits and walking tours of famous sites associated with the discovery are planned. This Spring and Summer, gold rush towns up and down the Motherlode will again lure travelers from near and far to a series of fairs, exhibits, demonstrations and parades to celebrate California's rich history. Once again visitors and adventurers will be flocking west to relive the past, join the festivities and participate, first hand, in the thrill of prospecting for gold! Best of all, satellite photo-imaging technology confirm that the early miners only scratched the surface..........Estimates are that 75%-85% of the gold remains undiscovered.
The last few winter's record rainfall combined with a huge snowpack has caused tremendous run-off each spring. The eroding force of the supercharged high water caused an abundant amount of new gold to be broken loose and re deposited in all of our state's gold-bearing mountain rivers and streams, once again, replenishing our streams and leading to fresh, new discoveries.
The historic coincidence of this event with the planned statewide celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the discovery of gold in 1848 and subsequent "rush" of 1849, will undoubtedly again cause tremendous excitement and interest in folks across the country in this precious metal this spring and summer.
This will surely be a memorable year .....You can find GOLD!


Calendar of upcoming events 2006

January 24, 2001 Gold Discovery Days… Coloma, CA
James Marshall's 1848 gold discovery is celebrated with living history, gold panning, historic demonstrations and music. TEL: (%30) 295-2170 FREE

May 6, 2001 Rough & Ready Wagon Train…Penn Valley Historic wagon train will assemble and leave on a 7-day trip: food, demonstrations and storytelling. TEL: (530) 432-1802; FAX (530)432-8523 FREE

May 31-June3, 2001 Columbia Diggins Columbia Costumed docents re-create Gold Rush days with skits, exhibitions and crafts. TEL (209) 532-4301 FREE

June 1-3, 2001 Columbia Diggins Columbia Costumed docents re-create Gold Rush days with skits, exhibitions and crafts. TEL (209) 532-4301 FREE

June 16, 2001 Sutter's Fort Living History Day Sacramento Living history reenactments include docents in period costumes and demonstrations. TEL (916) 445-4422

July12-15, 2001 Motherlode Fair Sonora TEL (209) 532-7428

August 31-September 3, 2001 Gold Rush Days Sacramento Catch Gold Rush fever in Old Sacramento: features living history, arts and crafts and entertainment. TEL (916) 264-7777

November 9-10, 2001 Cowpoke Poetry Fall Gathering Loomis Classic cowboy poetry and music. TEL (916) 652-7121

November 30- December 1: 7-8,2001 Docent Lamplight Tours Columbia Columbia celebrates the spirit of the 1800s; costumed docents and refreshments. TEL (209) 533-1714