Maidu Museum & Historic Site
 Grinding holes at the historic site | |
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| Established | 1998 |
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| Location | 1970 Johnson Ranch Drive Roseville, California, United States |
| Type | Interpretive Center |
| Website | Official website |
The Maidu Museum & Historic Site is an interpretive center[1] museum dedicated to public education about the Maidu peoples of what is now California, United States.
The museum sits at an ancient site where Nisenan Maidu families lived for 3,000 years. Hundreds of bedrock mortar holes, petroglyphs on sandstone boulders, rock art, and a vast midden area are evidence of thousands of years of residence.[2] The site has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1973.
The site is unique in the presentation of Maidu life.[3][4] The museum offers interpretive programs, exhibits, multi-media presentations, and special events.
Exhibits
[edit]The center contains several permanent exhibits.[5]
See also
[edit]California State Indian Museum
References
[edit]- ^ "Maidu Interpretive Center". News10.net. Archived from the original on July 19, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ "City of Roseville, California - History". Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- ^ "Sacramento Press / History Museum Presents "An Indigenous History of Sacramento" Special Lecture - 4/14". Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ "Maidu Museum & Historic Site – Museum Day Venues". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ "City of Roseville, California - Exhibits". Retrieved February 8, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Maidu Museum & Historic Site - official site
Categories:
- Maidu
- Museums in Placer County, California
- Native American museums in California
- American West museums in California
- Buildings and structures in Roseville, California
- Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in California
- National Register of Historic Places in Placer County, California