A MAGAZINE SERVING FAMILIES IN BUTTE, GLENN, SHASTA, SISKIYOU & TEHAMA COUNTIES SINCE 1993

Museums & Historical Sites

The Museum of Northern California Art: A Butte County Educational Treasure

By Pa Macias | March 15, 2026

The Chico area community is fortunate to have a variety of experiences for families in the outdoors and within the walls of cultural institutions. One of the most remarkable is […]

Bill Gaumer is always happy to tell families interesting facts about his family’s unique collection of minerals, gems and crystals displayed at Gaumer’s Mining and Museum in Red Bluff.

Hunting for Gems at Gaumer’s Mineral and Mining Museum with the Treasured Gaumer Family

By Kate Hiller | September 15, 2024

Has your child’s rock collection taken over their room? Have you been tempted to thin it out or make it disappear completely when they are asleep or at school? Children […]

Students move wagons in the roadless canyon on the Hastings cutoff.

Paradise Students Bridge the Past and Present Through a Trip in a Covered Wagon

By Jennifer Arnold | March 11, 2024

For almost 30 years, David Vixie has brought history to life for seventh and eighth grade students. David is the principal of the Paradise Adventist Elementary School, a place he […]

Turtle Bay Exploration Park is the largest science and art museum in the North State.

Love To Learn: North State Museums Hold True Treasures

By Jenna Christophersen | September 12, 2023

Museum.” For some, this word piques excitement and interest. For many, it evokes bored childhood memories of hushed voices, slowly plodding steps, and the ever-constant scolding: “Don’t touch that!” If […]

Preserving the Past for Future Generations

By North State Parent | September 7, 2020

6 North State Historical Societies Tehama County Museum Launching its first website Tucked away in the Northern California Sacramento Valley, surrounded by mountains and an abundant agricultural community, the Tehama […]