About Placer County Historical Society
Our Purpose
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To promote interest in the history of Placer County; to discover, collect and make accessible historical facts, to mark places of historical interest, and to sponsor the Placer County Museum.
Officers 2023-2024
President - April McDonald-Loomis
Vice President – Mike Holmes
Treasurer - Al Stoll
Secretary - Karen Bluel
Membership Chair - Carol Cramer
Directors - Edward Weiss, John Knox, Sherri Schackner, Jean Allender,
Delana Ruud, Carol Cramer, Sally Miller, and past president Walt Wilson
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Placer County Historical Society Dinner Meetings
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Regular dinner meetings are held the first Thursday of February, April, June, October, and December.
Dinner meetings start at 6:00 pm at Veterans Memorial Hall, 100 East St,. Auburn. After dinner our guest speaker often covers an interesting aspect of local history.
You can help us by nominating a person to be our dinner speaker. Please submit the name, contact info and brief description of why you think this person would be a suitable speaker: Email: placerhistorical@gmail.com
Reservations are required for the catered dinner meetings ($18/person).
RSVP to Jane Hamilton by mailing a check to:
Jane Hamilton
1871 Crockett Road
Auburn, CA 95603
or call her at (530) 885-7839
or email: hamiltonjane1@me.com
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See details about upcoming meetings here.
Membership
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Join the fun. Become a member. Click here for the application.
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Contact Us
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Our mailing address:
Placer County Historical Society
P.O. Box 5643
Auburn, CA 95604
Reservations and RSVP for Placer County Historical Society dinner meetings:
Jane Hamilton
1871 Crockett Road, Auburn, CA 95603
(530) 885-7839
hamiltonjane1@me.com
See more about the dinner meetings here
Questions?
We welcome questions about Placer County history.
Send us an email to comment or ask a question.