The Prize Line-up Builds....

Hey Archives Crawlers, you can never talk too much about free stuff, right? Behold in the below graphic the growing number of prize providers for the 2024 crawl. Recreational and leisurely enough for you? $100 gift certificates to RC Country Hobbies, American River Raft Rentals, Mike's Bikes, REI, provided by our terrific supporters at the Sacramento Region Community Foundation and pleasing gift packages provided by our wonderful sponsors at Porchlight Brewing and Fleet Feet are in play for October 5! Look for this very list to grow and best of luck with playing the Central Library's Archives Crawl Prize-O-Rama!

 

Raffle Debut: Fleet Feet of Sacramento

One of the often unexpected features of the Sacramento Archives Crawl is our always Phat raffle. Beer, food, and other stuff is part of a complement of items donated to the Crawl by extremely kind Sacramento businesses that relate to our theme. This year, sports and leisure led us to a Capital concern that's helped Sacramentans get out and set the pace of their choice since 1976. That's the legendary Fleet Feet, located at 2311 J Street. Simply put, its reputation for being the authority on the custom fitting of running shoes is unsurpassed. The Sacramento Archives Crawl is grateful to Fleet Feet for their support and their contribution of two in-store gift certificates for $25, a sticker, a metallic Elite Fleet Feet tumbler, and a plastic Fleet Feet cup. It could be all yours.  

Try your luck at the Crawl raffle (always held at Central Library) on October 5 between 10 am and 4 am and maybe you'll be lucky enough (although is it luck, really?) to win some FF swag and somewhere around half off a sweet pair of running shoes.

 

Your 2024 Sacramento Archives Crawl Bookmark!

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!    

 

Let's Be Active or Leisurely in 2024

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.   

Sacramento King's legend Otis Thorpe was lighting the beam back in the 1980s. 

Sacramento Public Library Photograph Collection. 

Thanks So Much and onto SAC 2024

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!  

2023 Sacramento Archives Crawl Details

Join us for the 2023 Sacramento Archives Crawl on October 7, 2023, from 10 am to 4 pm, as we explore our region's archival record in the realm of Myth, Folklore, and Legend. You can start your crawl at any of the event's four host venues - the Central Library at 828 I Street, the Center for Sacramento History at 551 Sequoia Pacific Boulevard, the California State Archives at 1020 O Street, and California State Library at 915 Capitol Mall - and take our luxury shuttle bus (click here for bus schedule) to move from spot to spot. The event is free and there's no registration required. 

Special features include a spooky 1:00 o'clock presentation by Skeleton Crew Paranormal at Central Library, an always pleasing montage of a/v content shown throughout the day at Central Library by our talented friends at California Revealed, and the terrific sounds of Stout Rebellion from 12:00 to 2:15 on the 5th floor at the California State Library! 

Also challenge yourself with our scavenger hunt which can make you eligible for prizes from Vic's Ice Cream and Time Tested Books -and- try your luck with our always fat raffle that includes prizes kindly provided by the Sacramento Kings, Republic FC, Gold Country Ghost Tours, Torchlight Brewing, Sudwerk Brewing, the California State Railroad Museum Foundation, Gold Discovery Park Association, Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op, and the Sacramento Regiona Community Foundation.

If you love local history and want to get a choice behind-the-scenes look into four great archives and visit with tens of local cultural heritage groups, you won't want to miss the Crawl!

Shuttle Your Way Through History!

A little gassed after looking at a book made of poison? Take advantage of our luxury shuttle which will be running between all four venues. The schedule is as follows: