“Attention Festival Goers! The Beard & Mustache Contest will begin on the Thousand Trails Main Stage in five minutes. If you’ve got...

Everybody loves a parade. And unless you’re up on the Hotel Charlotte’s balcony singing the National Anthem (Jackie Sample), giving...

Mom always said a good breakfast fuels the soul. So when your bodies (auto and human) crave fuel, look no further than Miners Mart. Our...

Tara Durland and her team at Mechanics Bank see the importance of having a strong financial system in a small community and they work...

The 49er Festival is coming and we’ve got chili on our minds. Who better to partner with to sponsor the Chili Cook-Off than our own...

Written by Ted Carlsen for STCHS Newsletter, July 1988 “During the gold era of Groveland and Big Oak Flat, water, much needed by the...

Earlier this week, four advocacy organizations focused their spotlights on the Wild and Scenic Tuolumne River and our surrounding...

This year’s 49er Festival Kids Zone isn’t just any old place to plop your young ‘uns and wander off. Kids and adults alike will get a big...

By Karen Davis, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum/Southern Tuolumne County Historical Society Brothers Albert and August Mack were also...

What does it mean to be a good partner? Simply put, it means working together for mutual benefit. Whether in a legal business structure,...

Record temperatures and 50+ hours of power outages over the 4th of July weekend, 2023 caused a black-out along Highway 120 from Priest...

By Karen Davis, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum/Southern Tuolumne County Historical Society In our world today “laying in supplies” is...

Daisy is one tough gal. She came West with her folks and baby brother for the gold back in ‘53. When her kin didn’t make it through the...

By Kathy Brown, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum/Southern Tuolumne County Historical Society Information on our area street names and...

Obediah and Hot Chili Charlie go way back. When Groveland was just springing up, Obediah came here to make his fortune not in gold, but...

By Kathy Brown, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum/Southern Tuolumne County Historical Society During the early days of the 1849 Gold Rush...

Back in Hot Chili Charlie’s day, it was guys like Buckaroo Bill you could count on to step up when the step needed uppin’. Bill’s the...

On June 6, Tuolumne County staff will present the proposed county budget. Recommendations include a substantial cut in funding Visit...

One For All is more than just a slogan…it’s the rallying cry to keep the 49er Festival alive for years to come. Just when it looked like...

By Karen Davis, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum/Southern Tuolumne County Historical Society The oldest burial place in our locale is...