Baseball, the sport that became the national pastime, traces its origins to the end of the 18th century, when young boys on the East Coast began playing bat and ball
Fire, flood, termites and thievery have menaced the county archives across three centuries, but what survived these ancient plagues is an especially complete and well-preserved record of Tuolumne County’s public
Gold Country Christmases began with the ‘49ers who paused just long enough in the placers to celebrate the holy day and holiday alone or with fellow miners.