Hundreds of students across Sacramento walked out of school on Friday, joining thousands of students across the state of California, to protest the Trump administration’s ramped-up immigration enforcement operations. Organizers tell CBS Sacramento that students from 15 area schools took to the west steps of the Capitol, carrying signs and flags, before moving on to the federal building. The walkouts were entirely planned by students, with many schools sending advance messages to parents to empha

Shawn gives an update on how the Sacramento River looks this week viewing from the West Sacramento side opposite of Old Sacramento. The river is a lot higher than a couple weeks ago due some recent storms. Rain has subsided for now but we are in for some more rain in the near future. Please note, we did have some slight issues with our audio equipment. Offering content on location in a variety of weather conditions sometimes has its setbacks. #SacHistoryMuseum #museum #sacramento #history #oldsa

The NBA basketball season is underway and we here at the Sacramento History Museum are, of course, rooting for the home team! It has been a rough season so far but Alex letterpress printed something for the @Sacramento Kings who are on a 3 game win streak! We had to get out some large wood type that was made in the late 1880s by the Hamilton Wood Type Company for this occasion. The typeface is French Clarendon. The text reads “GO KINGS LIGHT THE BEAM!” The beam appears over the Golden 1 Center w