Family Gold Rush Adventure Day

Starts: Sunday, July 7th 2013 at 11:00 am
Ends: Sunday, July 7th 2013 at 4:00 pm

Summer is a good time to have an adventure, and History Park will provide the backdrop.  Gold Rush Adventure Day will allow families to be a ‘49er for a day — as in the original gold rushers of 1849 — Sunday, July 7 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Around the Plaza of History Park:

• Panning for gold will be near the Chinese American Museum at the Ng Shing Gung
• Music by the New California Minstrels – Music, songs, dance from the Gold Rush Era. People can learn some of the dances the miners used to entertain themselves
• Learn about the people who came for gold and stayed to populate the state of California — African Americans, Hispanics, Japanese, Chinese, and women who became sole traders
• Games will include a Pony Express Relay
• Hoop races on the Green
• Candle-making
• Jumping Frog of Calaveras County craft
• Chinese Lantern craft
• Play games from the Gold Rush

Near the Trolley Barn:

• Stage Coach Story-telling stories
• Ride the Trolley
• Try your hand at pumping the hand car

In the Fruit Barn:

Watch the movie A tale of Two Trunks the story about the Pellier brothers

Inside the Bank of Italy:

Watch the celebrated movie Gold Rush narrated by John Lithgow

Inside the Pacific Hotel:

Enjoy Award-winning Treat Ice Cream, always served inside O’Brien’s Candy Store & Cafe

Location: History Park
Admission: $5 all ages
Members:  FREE!