Seeking El Dorado: The History of The Pioneer Migration On the California Trail
Join us for this special luncheon event at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City, Nevada. The luncheon will be co-sponsored by the Oregon-California Trails Association (“OCTA”), the Nevada Historical Society, the Nevada State Genealogical Society, and the Dayton Valley Historical Society. The Nevada State Museum will also be supporting the event, and is offering free admission to the Museum on the day of the event. Our guest speaker will be David Fullerton, President of the Nevada-California chapter of OCTA, and a leading expert on the history of the California Trail. Mr. Fullerton will discuss the history of the California Trail, the people who traveled it, and the challenges they faced. He also will talk about the ongoing projects he and other members of OCTA are pursuing to preserve and protect the remnants of the trails, and the discoveries they have made in the process. Working in collaboration with the National Park Service and other organizations, OCTA has unearthed many new and exciting artifacts that add meaning to the story of western migration. You’ll also have a chance to see several actual pioneer diaries that have been preserved– priceless visual evidence of the pioneers’ day-to-day life on the trail.
The event will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the South Gallery of the Museum, located at 600 North Carson Street in Carson City. The price of the buffet luncheon is $25 per person, which includes free admission to the Museum, a fun raffle, and other surprises. Registration for this event will be open on January 10, 2025.