Old Postcards: Picture Windows into the Past, By Debi Drake-Maurer

All That Glitters: Easy Pickings During the Early Years of the Gold Rush

Early Gold Mining Methods. During the Gold Rush, miners often worked hard to obtain a little bit of wealth.

Gold Panning: A Local Tradition

Getting to the Gold in Your Pan

Calaveras Big Trees: Home to Some of the World's Largest Living Things

Chaw-se: Honoring the Californians Who Were Here First

California Choo Choo: Railroading Large and Small

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County—the classic Mark Twain tale illustrated with sketches from an 1870s compilation of his stories.

El Dorado Hills and the Gold Rush

A History of Diamond Springs

Joseph Libbey Folsom, founder of the city of Folsom: His Tragic Life

Mystery Roses: Treasure in the Gold Country, by Mary Shisler

Spring in the Foothills

Summer Camp Directory—a huge listing of camps in the foothills and high Sierras.

Fall Color in the Sierra Nevada Foothills

Sierra City: Stepping Back in Time

Gold Rush Millionaires

Gold Rush Entertainment

Gold Rush Housing: A Whimsical Look

Women in the California Gold Rush

Weddings: Finding the Perfect Foothill Setting

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