Rescuing, Preserving, Researching, & Displaying our County’s Rich History

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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 (coming soon), at the Fountain & Tallman Museum in Placerville, and/or by emailing us at contact@edchs.org.

UPCOMING EVENTS

2024 EDCHS Events Calendar

MAY 5, 2024 - Spill the Tea - A Victorian tea with Mrs. Gertrude Thompson

MAY 18, 2024 - Experience the historic El Dorado Western Rail Road

JUNE 21, 2024 - Relive the Bullion Bend Stagecoach Robbery!

JULY 10, 2024 - EDCHS Annual Summer Potluck

JULY 20, 2024 - Historic Handicraft, Fiber Arts and Quilt Show

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 - California Impressionist Art in El Dorado County & Beyond - Tilden Daken (*previously scheduled for August 10, 2024, but rescheduled due to the Crozier Fire evacuation mandate)

OCTOBER 26, 2024 - Whispers of the Past - Macabre tales of Placerville’s Cedar Ravine Historic District

NOVEMBER 2, 2024 - Dare to Tread at Murderer’s Bar!

NOVEMBER 30, 2024 - A Victorian Christmas with John & Jane Blair

DECEMBER 2024 - EDCHS Annual Holiday Potluck