Museums and Organizations
While in the area visit these exciting historical sites and organizations in El Dorado County ...
Fountain Tallman Museum *
524 Main Street
Placerville, CA 95667
(530) 626-0773
The Fountain Tallman Museum is now open Wednesday - Sunday, 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
* The El Dorado County Historical Society was founded in 1939 as a private non-profit group and is dedicated to preserving the history of El Dorado County. The El Dorado County Historical Society own and operate the Fountain-Tallman Museum located at 524 Main Street in downtown Placerville. For more information, please call (530) 626-0773 or the County Museum at (530) 621-5865.
Pearson Soda Works
594 Main Street
Placerville CA 95667
(530) 642-8481
Cosmic Cafe
Gold Bug Park
2635 Gold Bug Lane
Placerville, CA 5667
(530) 642-5207
Gold Bug Park
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
Coloma, CA 95613
(530) 622-3470
Marshall Gold Discovery Park
The Lake Tahoe Historical Society & Museum
3058 Lake Tahoe Blvd
South Lake Tahoe, California
(530) 541-5458
Lake Tahoe Historical Society & Museum
El Dorado County Visitors Authority
Phone: (530) 621-5885
El Dorado County Visitors Authority
Clarksville Region Historical Society
Clarksville Region Historial Society
El Dorado County has many organizations related to preserving and interpreting history:
El Dorado County Pioneer Cemeteries Commission
(a non-profit public benefit corp) a private non-profit group whose mission
is to preserve, protect, and restore the many pioneer cemeteries in the County.
For more information, call (530) 677-8525
Pioneer Cemeteries Commission
El Dorado Western Railroad Foundation
El Dorado Western Railroad Foundation is comprised of a group of County Museum Volunteers dedicated to creating an historically accurate logging railroad facility through research and restoration. For more information please call the County Museum at (530) 621-5865.
Heritage Association of El Dorado County
This Volunteer organization devotes itself to researching, documenting, promoting and preserving the rich history and colorful folklore of El Dorado County. For more information please call (530) 622-1121.
Rescue Historical Society
PO Box 13
Rescue, CA 95672