Living History Day at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP

Date: 5/12/2018
Time: 10:00 AM TO 3:00 AM

310 Back Street
Coloma, CA 95613

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Event Description: On Saturday, May 12, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park will celebrate the many contributions made by people of Asian descent who came to California during and after the Gold Rush. At 11 a.m. join Karun Yee in the theater in the Gold Discovery Museum for a discussion on the contributions made by Chinese immigrants to California and the Sierra Nevada Foothills. Yee’s late husband was a descendent of the Yee family who settled in Fiddletown in the 1850s. She has served as the historical chair of the Chinese American Council for over 15 years, and helped research, write and edit Canton Footprints by Philip P. Choy. The book advocates the idea that it was America's interest in trade with China that helped facilitate the influx of Chinese to California. At 1 p.m., the American River Conservancy will be hosting a dedication ceremony at the gravesite of Matsunosuke Sakurai in the Pioneer Cemetery on Cold Springs Road. The dedication will include a ceremony by a Buddhist monk, the story of Sakurai, and the dedication of a new marker on his grave. Following the ceremony, visitors are invited to visit the Wakamatsu Farm, which is approximately two miles south of the cemetery at 941 Cold Springs Road. Visitors are encouraged to join park docents under the trees behind the museum from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for living history demonstrations. For more information on these events, or other activities at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, please visit our website at www.parks.ca.gov/marshallgold, or call the museum at 530-622-3470.


Directions:
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park Coloma CA

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