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Take a trip back in time at California’s Heritage Square.  Discover what it was like to go to school in the Little Red Schoolhouse, learn how to make a broom with historical characters at The Mission or braid a rug the old fashion way at Debra’s Mercantile. Become an old-time blacksmith with our expert Alex as he explains how tools were forged in the 1800s and gives you an insight into the life of a blacksmith during this period at The Blacksmith Shop.

You can’t go back in time in California without experiencing the Gold Rush! This exhibit features a long panning trough filled with silver and water with authentic mining equipment. For a small fee, you can dive right in and pan for gold or cut your own geode! You can visit with miners and learn more about the tools that they used at Gold Panning Talks.

The Heritage Farm House and Vintage Craft Barn bring the 1900s to you. The Heritage Farm House is filled with antique furniture and costumed historians. The Old Fashion Kitchen Gadgets exhibit immerses you in a kitchen from the ‘20s. Learn what the various gadgets do – you can even wash clothes with a vintage washboard and tub! At the Vintage Craft Barn, you have the opportunity to learn to weave and make looms. Watch spinners spin wool into beautiful clothing and discover how wool is used in our clothing today.