Rescuing, Preserving, Researching, & Displaying our County’s Rich History
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Online ticket sales for the Historic Home Tour have ended, but you can still join us!
Day-of tickets will be available for purchase at the Tour Registration Table, located in front of the Episcopal Church at 2979 Coloma Street.
Important Parking Information: Please be aware that street parking is strictly prohibited along Coloma Street, Spring Street, and the surrounding neighborhood. All tour-goers must park in the city lots along Placerville’s Main Street. From there, simply walk across the Coloma Street skybridge over Highway 50 to access the tour—the Episcopal Church is located just on the other side!
Payment Details: Please note: We accept credit cards or exact cash change only. All ticket sales are donations.
2026 EDCHS PROGRAMMING & EVENTS CALENDAR
January 31 -Steel Tracks, Tall Timber: Stories from the Narrow Gauge Logging EraSOLD OUT!
February 28 - Lost Chinatowns of El Dorado CountySOLD OUT!
March 14 - Walking History Tour: Placerville’s Main Street MerchantsSOLD OUT!
March 28 - Walking History Tour: Georgetown, Pride of the MountainsSOLD OUT!
April 18 - 2026 Historic Home Tour: Spring Street–Coloma Street Historic District, Placerville
May 2 - May Day Ball at the IOOF Lodge - Fundraiser in support of the conservation of the historic Morning Star Lodge
May 23 - Walking History Tour: Gold Star Veterans of Placerville’s Union Cemetery with researchers Cindy Oswald and Joseph Connolly
June 27 - Mid-Century Modern El Dorado: Mid-century Architecture in El Dorado County
July 11 - Retracing the Emigrant Trail in El Dorado County (presented in partnership with the Oregon California Trails Association and Smokey Ridge Ranch)
July 25 - Annual Summer Potluck
August 22 - A Healing Hand: The Goat Doctor of Mosquito Road — (presented in partnership with Save the Graves)
September 19 -Pioneer Vintners of the Sierra Foothills, Part II: The Origins of El Dorado County Wine, 1870–1940
October 23 & 24 - Whispers of the Past: Macabre Tales of Uppertown Placerville
December 5 - The First Christmas in Coloma
December 18 - Annual Holiday Luncheon
*All ticket sales are donations, the net proceeds of which support the EDCHS in its mission to honor the people who came before us by rescuing, preserving, researching, and displaying El Dorado County’s rich history, and to ensure that its significance will be appreciated for generations to come. Donations also help to support the operations and maintenance of the Society’s historic Fountain & Tallman Museum. If you would like to donate a different amount, please call us at ourFountain & Tallman Museum.
Become a member: Join Us!
Membership is open to all households, businesses, and organizations, whether current or former residents of El Dorado County, or whose families lived in El Dorado County. Donations can be made here on our website, at the Fountain & Tallman Museum in Placerville, and/or by emailing us at contact@edchs.org.
