California poppies grow in a lot on Laurel Street across from London Nelson Community Center and Laurel Park. On March 2, ...

In this lesson, students learn about the California Gold Rush of 1849 through miners’ letters and art/photos, then research the role of the “invisibles”—minority groups and immigrants ...

Coloma, California Begin at the epicenter of the California Gold Rush, where James Marshall first glimpsed gold in the South Fork of the American River, starting the California Gold Rush of 1849.

"The post-gold rush era was the most dangerous time in our history to be a California Indian. Most people did not survive it," Lim said. Greed for gold in California was pushed through violent ...

In this lesson, students learn about the California Gold Rush of 1849 through miners’ letters and art/photos, then research the role of the “invisibles”—minority groups and immigrants ...