History keepers

Butte County has a rich and varied history, which stretches back to the original Maidu inhabitants and became steeped in the Gold Rush that brought settlers out West from spots across the globe. In honor of International Museum Day on Friday (May 18), which happens during National Historic Preservation Month, the CN&R took a tour of some of the county’s museums focused on keeping that history alive. In doing so, we met the people who maintain them—the caretakers, if you will, of our past.