Docent Spotlight: Cathy Wilson

Docent Spotlight: Cathy Wilson

Cathy Wilson has been a docent at Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park (SHP) since 2016 and has volunteered over 575 hours of service at the park! Get to know more about your docents and volunteers at Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park…

Thank You for Your Amazing Messages of Thanks!

Thank You for Your Amazing Messages of Thanks!

Thank you for helping us thank the many wonderful docents and volunteers at Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park (SHP) during last month’s Docent Appreciation Dinner. Your kind words really helped make this evening a fun and memorable experience for all who...
Candlelight Tours at Sutter’s Fort

Candlelight Tours at Sutter’s Fort

Once a year, the popular Sutter’s Fort Candlelight Tours offer a unique experience for visitors to “eavesdrop” on inhabitants of Fort rooms as they gossip about their neighbors and comment on the current events of 1846. A behind the scenes look at the faces of those...
Demonstration Day

Demonstration Day

Activities vary on Demonstration Days, but may include guided tours, cooperage, candle dipping, blacksmithing, black powder, cooking, backing, weaving, scavenger hunts, and more. Admission cost is $7.00 adults, $5.00 for youth, and children (5 & under) are free....
Frontier Farm to Fork

Frontier Farm to Fork

This engaging Hands on History event encourages visitors to discover the true gold of California – agriculture! In 1840s California, people lived farm to fork. They ate food grown, harvested, raised, hunted, and processed where they lived. This month, Friends of...