Discover the Roots of California’s Heartland

The San Joaquin County Historical Museum reveals the fascinating history of the region, from the Yokuts and Miwok through Captain Charles Weber (founder of Stockton and first farmer in the area) and the development of modern agriculture. The Museum has eight exhibition buildings, four historic buildings — including the Charles Weber cottage (1847) and Calaveras School (1866) — and features room dioramas of Weber family furnishings, a children’s gallery, and large displays of hand tools and agricultural equipment.

What's Happening
Jedediah Smith Society Membership Meeting at the Museum

The Jedediah Smith Society will hold its membership meeting at the Historical Museum on March 15 at 1:00 p.m.  The meeting is open to the public.  Please RSVP the Museum office at (209) 331-2055 or 953-3460.  The featured speakers will be Museum Director David Stuart on Native Americans in San Joaquin County, Thomas S. Keter on Did Trappers Go Through Round Valley in 1833?, Joe Molter on Monuments and Plaques, and author and historican Olive Davis on San Joaquin Fur Trappers. The Museum admission fee will be waived, however, the Micke Grove Regional Park parking fee per vehicle will apply (waived for members of the SJC Historical Society).

CRITTER CORRAL at the Museum: Fridays and Saturdays, March 7-May 31

Visit and pet a variety of live farm animals every Friday and Saturday from March 7 through May 31 at the Critter Corral.  The petting zoo has two mama sheep, Mocha and Cloud, with twins.  Mocha's twin lambs needed help being born, so they are being bottle-fed twice-a-day.  Needless to say, they are very, very friendly!  Pixey, the pig had a litter and the two piglets are now almost 4 months old.  Besides these babies, the Critter Corral has Twin Nigerian dwarf kids, a mini Hereford calf, and a baby llama that will arrive in March or April.

 Encounters with the animals are free with regular Museum admission,                                          Fridays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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