Sunday, October 10, 2010

Sutter's Mill

Friday we went to Sutter's Mill to learn where and how gold was discovered.

A replica of Sutter's mill

Then the girls tried their own luck. The specks of fool's gold kept them looking for quite awhile but like most 49ers they realized it wasn't so easy to find...

If you are interested there is a really fun chapter book for kids on the Gold Rush called By the Great Horn Spoon. It is so much fun I would recommend reading it out loud as a family so you don't miss it yourselves. It fits in a lot of historical details, too.

1 comment:

ashley said...

Great photos, Darcie. How fun to have Emily and Bailey for what seems like a really long visit!