History, literally, "Lives Here."
Open Wednesday thru Sunday, 10AM to 4PM.
Walking Tours:
A Jackson native, Gloria Tam, tells about her father's store.
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Amador Trivia:
Amador County is the only county in the state named after a non-Indian native Californian, Jose Maria Amador, a wealthy ranchero before the gold rush, whose ranch covered much of what is now Amador Valley near Danville. He and his employees mined along a creek in this county in 1848 and 1849. That creek became known as Amadore's Creek and soon after, camps called Amadore Crossing and South Amadore or Amadore City were founded. Miners in the latter camp in 1852 first petitioned that a proposed new county be called "Amador ." In 1854, when legislation dividing Calaveras was debated, a motion to name the new county Amador instead of Washington was adopted. From the Amador County Archives Department. 223-6389 or e-mail: ArchivesDept@co.amador.ca.us
ANNOUCNEMENTS:
GOINGON:
Preston Castle Foundation: Third Annual Preston Castle Golf Tournament
Wednesday, July 9
11:00 registration; 12:30 shotgun start
Castle Oaks Golf Club, Ione
Cost: $125 per ticket
Golf to save the castle! One afternoon of golf can make a big difference at the third annual Preston Castle Golf Classic. Contests will be held throughout the 18-hole scramble tournament with dinner, awards ceremony, and a raffle/auction event as the big finale. Each player will receive a bag of tee prizes at registration with refreshments offered at hospitality tents along the course. Tickets can be purchased at www.prestoncastle.com or by calling 209-274-4112. Preston Castle Foundation began work in 1997 to restore, preserve and provide utilization of this important California landmark. community resource. Help save the castle by visiting www.prestoncastle.com.
2nd Annual “Save the Knight Foundry” Golf Tournament
Saturday July 12th 1PM Shotgun
Castle Oaks Golf Club, Ione
Entry Fee $95.00 Includes the Following:
Golf: 18 Holes
Carts: 2 Per Foursome
Tee Prize: Golf Shirt
Format: 4-Person Scramble
Awards: Low Net Team: 1st, 2nd-- Low Gross Team: 1st Dinner BB’Q Dinner, Awards & Prizes Following Golf Extra Dinner $20.00 Additional Prizes Include: Closest to Hole Contests on all Par 3’s Long Drive Men & Women Tournament Sponsor $ 75.00 Includes: Tee Signage will be prominently displayed on the golf course.
The Preston Castle Presents: Joni Morris
Saturday, July 19; 7:30 p.m.
Preston Castle, Ione, CA
Combine the beauty of Pasty Cline's melodies and our beloved Preston Castle, and you have a perfect summer evening! Nationally acclaimed entertainer, songwriter, and recording artist, Joni Morris will deliver unforgettable, classic music from yesterday and today.
General admission is $30. Purchase tickets at www.prestoncastle.com or call 209-274-4112. Doors open at 6:30, seating is general admission.
10th Annual Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival
August 8-10
Sutter Creek
Early bird special - $55
The Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival celebrates 10 wonderful years! Come for the music and stay for all the fun. Enjoy Patrick Aranda, Tom Brier, Frederick Hodges, Sonny Leyland, Keith Taylor, Virginia Tichenor and many others. . all event badges available until July 15th. Daily badges and concert tickets available. For info e-mail jasser09@yahoo.com, call Ilah Blauvelt (209) 223-0867, check website www.suttercreekragtime.com
Preston Castle Foundation: Wine Tasting and Tour
Saturday, September 13 from 3-6PM
Preston Castle, Ione
Cost: $30 per ticket
Come taste the fine wines of Amador County and tour historic Preston Castle. Experience the history of Preston and feel the sensation of the past. Attendees will sample fine wines from commemorative castle wine glasses and enjoy a variety of hor d'oeuvres. Tickets can be purchased at www.prestoncastle.com or by calling 209-274-4112. Preston Castle Foundation began work in 1997 to restore, preserve and provide utilization of this important California landmark. community resource. Help save the castle by visiting www.prestoncastle.com
ONGOING:
Open Tuesday through Friday, 10AM to 4PM
Preston Castle Tours
Take a tour of Preston Castle from 10 am - 1 pm on the first and third Saturdays of every month. No reservations are required—don't forget your camera! Tickets for tours are $10 for adults, $7 for senior citizens and $10 for children. Kids under 5 years get in free.
Make the castle the destination for your next group activity. Photographers, car/motorcycle clubs, school field trips, and others have enjoyed great days at the castle. For more information on tours, visit www.prestoncastle.com
Sutter Creek Bus & Walking Tours
Tours depart from the hotel, 53 Main Street, Sutter Creek at 10:30 a.m. each Saturday.
Guided walking tours of Sutter Creek’s historic buildings and sites are also being given. Walking Tours are $10 each for 5 to 20 persons; those tours leave at 1:30PM from the Sutter Creek Visitors Center, 71-A Main Street. Reservations for walking tours may also be made at the hotel.
Guided bus and walking tours, for residents or visitors available at $15 per person, cover various aspects of Sutter Creek and Amador County history related to Farms, Wines, Mines and Spirits. Advance reservations may be made with the American Exchange Hotel at 267-0242.
Tour guides, all historians, are Larry Cenotto, author, former county archivist and expert on Amador County history; Eric Costa, author of wine books and professional winemaker; Robert Richards, author, artist/illustrator and fourth generation native of Sutter Creek; Dennis Price, retired teacher and long-time tour guide at the Kennedy Mine, and Bob Fyock, docent at the Monteverde Store Museum. For other information, call the visitors center at 267-1344.
Special Exhibit: Kennedy Mine Model Tour
Tours, Saturday & Sunday, on the hour from 11AM to 3PM
Amador County Museum
225 Church Street, Jackson
Mechanized replicas of the headframe, stamp mill and the wheels...action-packed showing of how the "Hardrock Miners" brought the gold up from more than a mile! Special student and group tours by reservation, any day or any time.
Call 209-223-6386 for information.
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR)
Sierra Amador Chapter
Church of the Nazarene
14050 Ridge Road, Sutter Creek
Members, visitors and guests welcomed. For more information, call 295-7182 or 267-5198.
Visitors and guests are welcome. There is plenty of parking. For further information about the Sierra Amador Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, please call 295-7182.
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