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The Museum occupies the first floor of Auburn’s historic Courthouse.
Photographs and artifacts help tell the stories of the different uses of the property.
Built in 1851 as the Traveler’s Rest Hotel
The Gold Rush Museum
The museum takes its name from the Golden Drift Historical Society.
The Griffith Quarry Museum is housed in the original Penryn Granite Works office
For guided tours, coming face to face with 100 year old objects, tracking down your family history and much more, your journey to the past begins here.
Interactive map lets you find parks, trails and more
Docent led tours are available in our museums daily. For those that want to dig a little deeper into our history, we offer many site specific tours and programs.
Bernhard Museum The DeWitt History Museum Forest Hill Divide Museum The Gold Rush Museum Golden Drift Museum Griffith Quarry Museum Placer County Museum
A repository for records generated by the county, donations of artifacts, maps and photographs as well as a local history and genealogy research center. The collection of county records includes records dating from the beginning of the county in 1851. Our collection includes over 15,000 photographs and over 20,000 artifacts. The temperature and humidity controlled storage facility is engineered to keep our history safe and intact.
To get up to the minute info on all the great things we're up to, click on the links below. For a more in depth take on historical goings on, check out our online newsletter.
Historical Advisory Board Meeting
December 12, 5:30pm at the Gold Rush Museum, 601 Lincoln Way, Auburn. The meeting agenda is here.
Classic Christmas brings holiday cheer to Old Town Auburn. Stop by the Historic Courthouse for snacks, crafts, stories with Mrs. Claus, and warm bathrooms.
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