Four historic crimes that shook El Dorado County in the post Gold Rush era. Each story is told from two perspectives. Meet the famous, the forgotten, and the infamous. Meet Lulu Belle Cook, El Dorado County’s first female deputy.
Join us on Saturday, September 5th for a tour of 3 cemeteries in the Diamond Springs area. We’ll be visiting: Diamond Springs Cemetery. Diamond Springs IOOF Cemetery. Missouri Flat Cemetery....
Join us on Saturday, August 8th at 9:30 am for a driving tour of two interesting and historic south county cemeteries. Mike Roberts, president of Save the Graves and ardent...
Join us on Saturday, July 18th for a work party in Pilot Hill Cemetery. We’ll be concentrating on a few different activities: Headstone cleaning. Weeding around headstones. Stick/debris pickup throughout...
Join us on Friday, July 3 for a tour of three historic places along Green Valley Road in El Dorado County. We’ll be visiting: Jayhawk Cemetery in Rescue, established in...
Join us on Saturday, May 9th for a tour of 3 cemeteries in Northern El Dorado County. We’ll be visiting: Coloma Pioneer Cemetery, arguably the most historic cemetery in the...
NEW DATE - Work Party in Placerville Union Cemetery
Join us on Saturday, March 28th for our first work party of the year. We’ll be concentrating on a few different activities: 1) Headstone cleaning in targeted sections. 2) Stick/debris...
For those of you who missed last year’s tour, here’s your chance to catch up. Join us on Saturday, January 24th for a tour of lesser known, really cool Placerville...
Remarkable Women of El Dorado County Share Their Stories The Women Nancy Gooch, from enslaved person to prosperous Coloma landowner Margaret Kelley, educator and good friend to James Marshall Gloria...
(PAST EVENT) Headstone Cleaning at Diamond Springs Cemetery
Past Event. Saturday’s headstone cleaning event has moved from Placerville Union Cemetery to Diamond Springs Cemetery. We’ll start with a brief history of the cemetery, followed by a demonstration of...