Located next to the El Dorado County Fairgrounds
Email: museum@edcgov.us

Take an informative tour, wander among the historical artifacts, or research a family ancestor. The Historical Museum is the place to learn about the fascinating history of El Dorado County, one of California’s original and most historic counties.

Mission Statement
The Mission of the County Museum is to exhibit and interpret the heritage of the County in a current, accurate, and engaging manner; to be a valuable historical resource to the community through its well-organized research facility, historical exhibits, and educational programs; to collect, document, and preserve artifacts and records significant to the history of El Dorado; County using the highest standards of scholarship and professional museum and archival practices; to provide a rewarding experience for volunteers and enhance the museum's significance to the community.

Are you interested in knowing more about the history of mining?  Do you want to know the history of a particular mine?  The El Dorado County Historical Museum has thousands of digitized mining photographs, a California dredge photo collection, over 2,000 digitized mining folders of information, historical maps showing mining claims and a mining exhibit and artifacts.  If you have specific questions about mining history, please call 530-621-5865 and ask for Bill or send an email to museum@edcgov.us before Mining History Days.  A donation of $2 per visitor is requested for this special event.