While we are not a museum, The Bancroft Library
(http://bancroft.berkeley.edu) has numerous collections related to the Gold
Rush era in California. We also have the "Wimmer" nugget, purportedly the
original nugget discovered at Sutter's Mill, on display in our small gallery.
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Mary W. Elings
Pictorial Archivist
The Bancroft Library
University of California
At 08:19 AM 01/31/2002 -0600, Annette Bethke wrote:
>I don't remember if the Empire State Mine in Nevada City (or Grass Valley,
>they're right close to each other) in California discusses gold or just
>silver. They used to have a nice little tour and exhibits.
>
>
>
>>Indigo Nights wrote:
>>
>> > In addition to Sutter's Mill in Sacramento--which has
>> > some of the most remarkable docentry and is a great
>> > historical site--are there other musea dedicated to
>> > the subject of gold?
>> >
>>
>>In an attempt to offer something of use may I offer the following
>>response:
>>
>>I have just received an invitation to the opening of the `Gold of Africa
>>Museum'. Situated in Cape Town this museum is `dedicated to the history
>>and artistry of African gold'. Amongst other artefacts, gold artefacts
>>excavated at the Thulamela site in the Kruger National Park (normally
>>housed and curated at our museum on behalf of the South African National
>>Parks Board) and artefacts from the Mapungubwe site will be on
>>exhibition. Both these sites have close ties with Greater Zimbabwe.
>>
>>In addition the town of Pilgrim's Rest
>>(http://www.places.co.za/html/pilgrims_rest.html) is developed as a
>>living museum depicting different periods of the gold rush in that
>>region.
>>
>>Barberton (http://www.places.co.za/html/barberton.html) also has
>>museum(s) and sites which deal with the gold rush in that area, amongst
>>others the first stock exchange in South Africa.
>>
>>George Harrison Park http://www.geosites.co.za/historicalgold.htm),
>>where the Main Reef which led to the development of the city of
>>Johannesburg was discovered, is developed as a site museum.
>>
>>Gold Reef City (http://www.goldreefcity.co.za/), a more commercial
>>venture, also aims at telling the story of the discovery of gold in
>>Johannesburg. Here one can go underground in some of the old workings,
>>watch the pouring of gold bars, etc.
>>
>>Roodepoort Museum (http://www.museums.org.za/roodepoortmuseum/) also
>>deals with the discovery of gold in the Johannesburg area.
>>
>>MuseumAfrica
>>(http://southafrica.geopassage.com/attraction.asp?attrID=34) also deals
>>with gold in Johannesburg and explores the social issues arising out of
>>the gold mining industry.
>>
>>The Museum of the Council for Geosciences (CGS)
>>(http://www.geoscience.org.za/divisions/collections/main.htm) deals with
>>gold from a more technical point of view, as does the Bleloch Museum
>>(http://www.wits.ac.za/science/geology/bleloch.htm#top).
>>
>>The examples above are all from South Africa. During the ICOM meeting in
>>Melbourne in 1998, one of the excursions was to Bendigo
>>(http://www.hitech.net.au/ianje/Bendigo.htm) where one can also go
>>underground and take a historic tram tour of the city.
>>
>>--
>>
>> Glyn Balkwill
>> Acting Manager
>> National Cultural History Museum
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>> Any opinions expressed are strictly my own
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