News from the Fort | Friends of Sutter's Fort

Letters From the Fans

Every year, students from across the state help transform Sutter's Fort State Historic Park (SHP) into a frontier setting of life, laughter, and excitement. While many of the over 50,000 school children that visit the park annually are here for only a short period of...

Docent Spotlight: Geri Royer

Geri Royer has been a docent at Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park (SHP) since 1987 and has volunteered over 12,080 hours of service at the park! Get to know more about your docents and volunteers at Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park…

Docent Spotlight: Howdy Hoover

Howdy Hoover has been a docent at Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park (SHP) since 1987 and has volunteered over 6,417 hours of service! Get to know more about your docents and volunteers at Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park…

This Place Matters!

May is Historic Preservation Month, a time when people from all across America celebrate their history, culture, and special momentous places. Sponsored annually, the National Trust for Historic Preservation created Preservation Week in 1971 to spotlight local...

Thank You Sutter Health for Sponsoring Volunteer Support!

We are thrilled to announce that Sutter Health has continued their sponsorship of our Volunteer Program Support for 2019. This generous sponsorship…

Thank You Native Sons of the Golden West!

We are pleased to share that the Sunset Parlor of the Native Sons of the Golden West has made a commitment to help Friends of Sutter’s Fort and California State Parks preserve and protect Dolly for future generations.

Docent Spotlight: Eileen Hook

Eileen Hook (also known as Mrs. Talbott) has been a docent at Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park (SHP) since 1980 and has volunteered over 5,062 hours of service! Get to know more about your docents and volunteers at Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park…

Special Membership Offer!

In honor of Museum Membership Month, we are offering an extra 2 months of membership FREE when you join by March 31st. Memberships start at just $30 annually and include many benefits. Find out more here…

Docent Spotlight: Carol Toyama

Carol Toyama (also known as Ironhead) has been a docent at Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park (SHP) for 12 years and has volunteered over 2730 hours of service. Get to know more about your docents and volunteers at Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park…

Schedule Your 2019-2020 Educational Program

Registration is now open for the 2019-2020 School Educational Programs at Sutter's Fort State Historic Park (SHP) - help us spread the word! Friends of Sutter's Fort is proud to support these renowned educations programs, which are managed by California State Parks....