Preview this year's passport

The 2012 Archives Crawl passport is now ready to preview here.  Printed copies will be available at every host location on the day of the crawl and include a map showing the locations of each host site and a directory of participating archives. Get your passport stamped by at least three of the four locations and you will take home an attractive set of commemorative coasters featuring images of Sacramento landmarks.

2012 Locations and Exhibitors - UPDATED

Listed below are the four host locations for the 2012 Sacramento Archives Crawl and the repositories that will be set up at each:

California State Archives (1020 O Street)
California Department of Transportation Library and History Center
El Dorado County Historical Museum
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, Gold Rush Research Library
Root Cellar - SGS Library
Sacramento City College Archives
Sacramento Historic City Cemetery Archives
Society of California Archivists

California State Library (900 N Street)
California State Parks
California State University, Chico
University of California, Davis

Center for Sacramento History (551 Sequoia Pacific Blvd.)
Little People of America
Natomas Historical Society
Placer County Museums Archives & Research Center
Sacramento History Foundation
Temple/Congregation B'nai Israel Archives
Yolo County Archives

Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento Room (828 I Street)
California State Railroad Museum Library
California State University, Sacramento
Friends of the Central Library

Coloring page for the kids

Children who participate in Archives Crawl this year will find an additional treat in their bags: a coloring page created from a historical photograph of the Newton Booth kindergarten class of 1957.  Crayon sets will also be handed out with the coloring pages.

Preview Archives Crawl prize coasters

Those who visit at least three host locations during the 2012 Archives Crawl will once again walk away with a set of beautiful limited-edition coasters (pictured below). This year's coasters celebrate the theme of Building Sacramento, Building Communities with images of four Sacramento landmarks: Tower Bridge, the State Capitol, Sutter's Fort and Memorial Auditorium.

Bookmarks coming soon

The 2012 Sacramento Archives Crawl bookmarks are coming soon to participating archives and libraries. The free bookmarks, which feature an image of the Capital National Bank building construction crew pictured August 19, 1915, will be available through Archives Crawl day (October 6, 2012).

Building Sacramento/Building Communities: 2012 Sacramento Archives Crawl

The 2012 Sacramento Archives Crawl is several months away, but we already have a few details to share:

The California State Library, California State Archives, Center for Sacramento History and Sacramento Public Library will again serve as hosts and open their doors from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (that's an extra hour) on Saturday, October 6. This year's theme will be Building Sacramento/Building Communities, so crawlers can expect to see a wide range of materials documenting the growth of the region.

As with the 2011 Sacramento Archives Crawl, participants will start at any of the four host locations and gather 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.

More information, including a list of participating repositories, will be posted here over the coming months.

Looking forward to Archives Crawl 2012

On October 1, four host locations (the California State Library, California State Archives, Center for Sacramento History and Sacramento Public Library) welcomed hundreds of eager visitors who viewed exhibits from nearly two dozen archives; signed up for behind-the-scenes tours; talked with archives staff; and took home prizes and other goodies. Given the success of this year's Sacramento Archives Crawl, the participating institutions are looking forward to making the crawl an annual event.   For those that couldn't complete the crawl, here are photos of the action at each host location:


Visitors view collections in the Sacramento Room at the Central Library.



Gary Kurutz shows off Audubon's Birds of America elephant folio in the Rare Materials Reading Room in the California Room at the California State Library.



Senior Archivist Patricia Johnson leads a tour through the Center for Sacramento History's storage room/vault.



A view of the reading room filled with exhibits at the California State Archives.