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Jul 174 min read

Southwest Sierra #15 Historical Accounts & Personal Stories

RUBY MINE Last week I shared that my family moved from Southern California to Grass Valley in 1974. Today I will share how we ended up...

Jun 31 min read

Saturday June 1, 2024 at the Museum

UGMM Director and Docent Chris Smith (left) and Michael Miller cranking things up!

Jan 32 min read

Fred Kuhfeld Jr. Notebook

Frederick Kuhfeld Jr. was born in the town of Minnesota on May 12, 1866. Later referred to as Minnesota Flat, the boomtown was located on...

Nov 29, 20238 min read

The Daily Union, Wed. Sept. 11, 1907. ADMISSION DAY AT ALLEGHANY OCCASION WAS OBSERVED BY PEOPLE

– Hospitality in Sierran Town is Most Lavish. The festivities pass off in a manner reflecting much credit upon those having charge of the...

Oct 22, 20234 min read

Merle Bradbury's Memory Book

Merle Eva Marguerite Bradbury was the only child of Thomas and Lizetta (Nihill) Bradbury. Merle was born on September 9, 1895 in a house...

Aug 23, 20231 min read

Stock Certificate No. 1 issued to W.I. Smart

First Stock Certificate issued by Original Sixteen to One Mine Inc. the oldest Gold Mining Corporation in the United States! Issued on...

Aug 16, 20231 min read

Raymond W Wittkopp Professional Geologist

September 1943 ~ January 2017 Excerpt from UGMM Nov. 2017 Newsletter It is with a heavy heart that we share the news of Ray’s passing. A...

Aug 15, 20231 min read

In memory of Donald Ryder Dickey

Excerpt from November 2016 UGMM newsletter. Donald Ryder Dickey, a hard rock miner and owner of the Oriental Mine, passed away in Nevada...

Jul 25, 20234 min read

In Memoriam ~ Willard (Bill) Fuller Jr. State of California Registered Geologist #77

Excerpt from November 2011 UGMM Newsletter A valuable member of the Alleghany and California mining community passed on in December of...