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Hidden Treasures & Unique Holiday Gift Ideas Await At Local Historic Parks & State Museums!

Thursday, December 13th, 2012, 11:29am

Hidden Treasures & Unique Holiday Gift Ideas Await At Local Historic Parks & State Museums!

For those searching for unique gifts this holiday season, a wide and wonderful variety of specialty items can be found at local state museums and historic parks and offer a great way to support historic treasures at the same time. Outlined below is a sampling of holiday gift ideas and special items waiting to be discovered at popular destinations around the greater Sacramento region.

Capital District

3-Park Pass -- Perfect for museum lovers, a Capital District 3-Park Pass is now available that offers a discounted admission price for three great experiences. In fact, the 3-Park Pass never expires and passes are available and honored for one visit, at up to three of the following parks: California State Railroad Museum, Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park, State Indian Museum, Governor’s Mansion State Historic Park and Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park.

Photo courtesy of the California State Railroad Museum

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Wedding Dress for Sale

Submitted by My Five Monkeys on Wednesday, December 12th, 1:30 pm

Sydney decides to sell her wedding dress in a small town. She is a divorce attorney and life has finally caught up with her, so she decides to get a job selling wedding dresses. Her boyfriend / fiance Jack follows her to town and decides to move to the town and woo her . He also gets a job at the java joint and wants to help the community. There is alot of interaction with the community. The ... Read More

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Special “Rockwell + Rails” Combo Ticket Offered by Railroad Museum & Crocker Art Museum

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Saturday, December 8th, 2012, 11:57am

Special “Rockwell + Rails” Combo Ticket Offered by Railroad Museum & Crocker Art Museum

Just in time for the holidays...California State Parks and the Crocker Art Museum have teamed up to offer special “Rockwell + Rails” combo tickets for guests interested in visiting the California State Railroad Museum and the “American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell” exhibition at the Crocker Art Museum through February 3, 2013.

The “Rockwell + Rails” combo tickets make for great holiday gift ideas or festive holiday outings to experience with friends and family. The combo tickets are $15 for adults or $8 for youth and are available at the front desk of either museum. As always, children five and under get in free to the California State Railroad Museum and children six and under get in free at the Crocker Art Museum.

Museum lovers will enjoy visiting two of downtown Sacramento’s most popular visitor attractions at a discounted admission price. And, with lots of shops and dining options, museum visitors are encouraged to take a leisurely

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Railroad Museum to Debut Award-Winning Photos this Saturday

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Thursday, December 6th, 2012, 11:50am

Railroad Museum to Debut Award-Winning Photos this Saturday

As part of a special exhibition debuting on Saturday, December 8, the California State Railroad Museum is proud to showcase award-winning photographs from the prestigious Center for Railroad Photography & Art’s 2012 Creative Photography Awards Program.

This photo taken by Dick Dorn of Yuba City was also recognized in the competition

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Sacramento Museums Get in the Holiday Spirit in December!

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Wednesday, December 5th, 2012, 11:07am

Sacramento Museums Get in the Holiday Spirit in December!

In addition to its fascinating Gold Rush past, the Sacramento area is rich with an amazing array of state-of-the-art museums and historic sites that offer visitors the chance to explore California’s fine art, history, science, and wildlife treasures all year long. In December, many of the 30 members of Sacramento Association of Museums (SAM) are celebrating the holidays with special events and activities, including:

Holiday Music Program at the California State Capitol Museum - Through December 23
Get ready for some holiday fun on your next visit to the California State Capitol Museum in December! To set a festive stage and spread holiday cheer, beautiful vintage decorations create a lovely backdrop for a variety of diverse, amazing and free live holiday musical performances in the Capitol Rotunda each day.

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Governor's Mansion Presents "Christmas Memories" on Two Saturdays!

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Tuesday, December 4th, 2012, 12:07pm

Governor's Mansion Presents "Christmas Memories" on Two Saturdays!

Get ready to experience lavishly re-created period décor and an impressive array of live holiday music during two upcoming special “Christmas Memories” events at the Governor’s Mansion State Historic Park on December 8 & 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Surrounded by docents in period costume, Mansion visitors will be transported back in time to the very place where thirteen of California’s early governors and their families lived, spent Christmas seasons and shared holiday traditions. In fact, then-Governor Edmund G. Brown and his family were the last first-family to celebrate Christmas in the stately mansion. And, to add to the festive activities, Mr. and Mrs. Claus will make special visits to the Mansion to meet excited little ones and be available for holiday photographs.

For more information, call 916-323-5916 www.parks.ca.gov/governorsmansion

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Sutter's Fort Offers Two "Hands on History" Events on Saturday!

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Monday, December 3rd, 2012, 3:56pm

Sutter's Fort Offers Two "Hands on History" Events on Saturday!

To help get Fort visitors in a festive holiday spirit, Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park (SHP) has two interactive and fun “Hands on History” events scheduled on one very special day in December!

Throughout the day on Saturday, December 8, Fort visitors will step back in time to holidays past with festive, hands-on activities such as dipping candles, making cornhusk dolls and crafting holiday ornaments as part of special “A Simple Emigrant Christmas” activities. Friends and families are encouraged to visit the Fort to enjoy docents in period attire as they interpret and demonstrate a variety of early holiday traditions and cultural activities similar to what early emigrants did in the 1840s. Then, when darkness falls and lends a bit of mystery to the Fort, guests will see Sutter’s Fort in a new light -- by candlelight!

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