April Highlight – Friends of California Archives
Calaveras County
Historical Society
& Museums
A Living Archive of Gold Country Memory
APRIL 2026
A Rich Vein of Local History
Nestled in the heart of California Gold Country, the Calaveras County Historical Society holds decades of accumulated family records, county documents, and cultural artifacts — a continuously growing archive that tells the story of a remarkable place and its people.
Preserving What Others Forget
From scrapbooks and diaries to photo albums and newspapers, the Society’s collections document ordinary and extraordinary lives alike. Las Calaveras, their quarterly bulletin, has chronicled the region since 1952 — a continuous thread through more than seven decades.
The Collection in Images
The Collection in Images
The Archive Storeroom — Decades of Collection
Family & General History Files
The Willard Fuller Research Room
About the Collection
About the Collection
Open to Researchers, Guided by Expertise
The Historical Society’s office holds large file cabinets organized by family name and topic — Buildings & Stores, General History A–Z, Gold Mines, and more — continuously updated with each new research request. While original artifacts are handled only by staff, researchers receive scans and copies of anything they need.
The Willard Fuller Research Room, located upstairs in the museum, is available by in-person visit or scheduled email appointment. Manuscripts, magazines, and bound volumes fill its shelves — available for public research with staff coordination to pull the most relevant materials.
Research requests may be placed in person, by phone, or by email. The first thirty minutes are provided free of charge, with additional time billed at $20.00 per hour. Staff will provide scans, copies, and their own findings to each researcher.
The Society’s website at historicalcalaveras.com includes historic town photos and a complete archive of all prior issues of Las Calaveras — the quarterly bulletin published without interruption since 1952.
Research Access
First 30 Minutes
Free of charge
Additional Time
$20.00 per hour
Access
In-person or by appointment
Website
Las Calaveras Bulletin
Published quarterly since 1952 — all prior issues available online through the Society’s website. A continuous chronicle of Gold Country life, available to researchers worldwide.
What Staff Can Provide
- Digital scans of archival materials
- Photocopies upon request
- Research findings and summaries
- Coordinated access to the Research Room
Begin Your Research
Contact the Historical Society to place a request, schedule a visit, or explore the online archive