The Sacramento Archives Crawl is an Archives Month event held every October. Crawlers tour among four host archives in Sacramento, gathering stamps in their passports as they view treasures from dozens of archives and special collections libraries, visit with archivists, and go on special behind-the-scenes tours. The 2024 Crawl will be held on Saturday, October 5, from 10 am to 4 pm at the Central Library, State Library, State Archives, and Center for Sacramento to History.
You know them. You love them. You hopefully have a full collection. Our always compelling and master crafted bookmarks! This year's has splashed! For Pastimes Preserved: Sports and Leisure in Archives, Juan Ramos presents a chiseled physique for the first iteration of the Gay Games, held in San Francisco in 1982. You can get yours at any of our four SAC venues and at many of our partner sites. Stay tuned for sneak previews of our passports and coasters as we ootch closer to October 5!
The Sacramento Archives Crawl's theme for 2024 (drumroll, please) is Pastimes Preserved: Sports and Leisure in the Archives. Over the coming months, look for content relating to both the theme and the many terrific sponsors who will be stepping up to the plate or just lying back on the Barcalounger to make the crawl the great event that it is.
You can look forward to another fall crawl, taking place on October 5, 2024, from 10 am to 4 pm.
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Sacramento King's legend Otis Thorpe was lighting the beam back in the 1980s.Sacramento Public Library Photograph Collection. |
Thanks to you, the 2023 Sacramento Archives Crawl broke attendance records. This is a massive testament to the Sacramento community's true love of its cultural heritage. We have identified Saturday, October 5, 2024, as the date for our next Crawl and can't wait to see you there! Stay tuned for more details, including a theme. Please post any ideas on a theme in the comments section below!
