Gold Nugget Museum

Phone: 530.872-8722
Fax: 530.872.1050
502 Pearson Road, Paradise, CA

Welcome to the museum

Welcome to the Gold Nugget Museum

The Gold Nugget Museum was incorporated in 1973. Our mission is to preserve and protect The Ridge heritage through our collection and artifacts and with community education programs. More...

Contact Information

Email

goldnuggetmuseum@aol.com

Phone

(530) 872-8722

Fax

(530) 872-1050

Address

P.O. Box 949,
Paradise, CA 95967

Street Address

502 Pearson Road, Paradise

Hours

Gold Nugget Museum, Noon-4:00 p.m., Wednesday-Sunday

Paradise Depot Museum, Noon-4:00 p.m., Weekends and Holidays


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ShopforMuseums.com Is Well Worth It

What a super fundraiser! Absolutely no effort!

Just connect to your favorite stores for online shopping through ShopforMuseums.com, and some of the money comes to the Gold Nugget Museum.

Check out the website and see the more than 500 stores at which you can shop.  Then go for it! The holiday season should reap great profits for us!

Posted on October 29, 2007, at 3:19 pm

DEPOT MUSEUM OPEN ON WEEKENDS

MORE VOLUNTEERS - MORE DEPOT HOURS

DEPOT MUSEUM GIFT SHOP HAS TRAIN TOYS

The Depot Museum gift shop has a new collection of train toys in time for holiday shopping.  They are cute, colorful and priced from $1.50 to $3.50.

The Depot Museum is open from noon to 4:00 p.m. on weekends.  

Posted on November 2, 2008, at 6:03 pm

THE GIFT SHOP

The Museum gift shop is loaded with all kinds of really cool Paradise souvenirs, along with many toys and gemstones for the kids.  The holidays are coming and we have popular holiday CD's in stock.  Plus, we have cute cuddly donkey and moose stuffed animals with "Paradise, CA" on their T-shirts.  They make darling stocking stuffers.

The bookshelves are stacked with new releases of Paradise history, The Gold Rush, American Indian stories, children's history , western recipes and Table Mountain wildflower books.

We have nice warm "Paradise" sweatshirts and caps.  We have gold pans and kits, along with goldmining books and maps that tell you where to find gold.

We also have healthy Miner's tea and Wild Sage Mint Tea.  Bring your guests to the Museum and shop at our gift store.  Remember your ten percent member discount. Come in and support the museum. 

 

Posted on November 2, 2008, at 6:15 pm

Board Meeting

November 20, 2008

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Posted on November 2, 2008, at 6:24 pm

GOLD NUGGET DAYS 2009

Next Aprils celebration of Gold Nugget Days is a special event:  The Dogtown Nugget's 150th Anniversary.

The 2009 Gold Nugget Days theme is GOLD FEVER! the dates are Saturday, April 18, to Sunday, April 26 - nine days of all-out festivities.  The chairs this year again are Fran Mantonya, Vivian Cleveland, Kathy Schovajsa and Kathy Sinclair.

The first general planning meeting is on Thursday, November 6 at 7:00 p.m. at the Museum.  With lots of events planned for the expanded nine-day celebration, lots of volunteers are needed.

Pitch in, make friends, join the fun, make it a super anniversary.  Come to the November 6 meeting!

 

Posted on November 2, 2008, at 6:38 pm

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