2021 - 2022

Mining & Ranching Building (aka Pole Barn) Campaign Results

The Pole Barn campaign was the foundation’s first digital fundraising effort, and it launched in the Fall of 2021 with a goal of raising $25K. The campaign was launched in order to:

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• Increase access and safe navigation around the large exhibits and be more ADA compliant by replacing gravel with concrete pathways.
• Add a Blacksmith Exhibit and General Store to our artisan exhibits.
• Complete rework/reorganize our extensive gem & mineral exhibit.
• Add interpretative signage to our Farming & Ranching exhibits inside the Pole Barn. 
• Add interpretative signage to related equipment located outside. 

​During the final fundraising push made during Giving Tuesday in November 2022, we raised $4,100 for a total raised of $21,105 over the course of the campaign.  

​The Museum continues to use these funds to make the improvements mentioned above, many of which have already been completed. The result is truly impressive, and if you have not visited the Mining & Ranching exhibits recently, you really should! You’ll be delighted at our progress!

Nov 2019

Jumping Frog Jubilee Exhibit

The Angels Camp Museum Foundation was awarded a $25,000 grant from the Calaveras Community Foundation to support plans for a newly imagined Jumping Frog Jubilee exhibit. The grant will go towards redesigning the exhibit inside the main building of the museum and includes the addition of a new, interactive outdoor installation (see concept illustration) that demonstrates the annual frog jump held annually at the Calaveras County Fair, including tips and tricks to jumping a winning frog. The Calaveras Community Foundation celebrated their 20th anniversary of supporting the surrounding community in 2020, and we were grateful to be included in this milestone round of funding.

2017

Carriage House Preservation

The Foundation raised $37,135 from the community to fund new heating and air conditioning system in the Carriage House.

2015 - 2018

Carriage House Sign Sponsorship

Sign sponsorships were popular and supported by individuals, families, businesses and others such as the Native Sons of the Golden West and the Calaveras Garden Club at $350 per sign. This program also included sponsorships for the outdoor equipment and native trees.

2016

Medicine in the Gold Rush Exhibit

The Exhibit brings to life how rugged and remote the foothills were with a wide range of artifacts, and natural remedies of the time. It also includes a closed loop video of Dr. Dante Albasio who practiced medicine in Angels Camp for 40 years after WWII.

2011

Artisan Exhibits

With the Foundation’s assistance, a print shop, textile shop, and carpenter’s shop were installed in the Pole Barn, thus consolidating a number of the Museum’s artifacts into meaningful interpretive displays.

​A generous donation funds the installation of an original stamp mill used to crush gold ore from the mines in Angels Camp. You will find it below the Angels Quartz Mine overshot waterwheel.

2010

The Mark Twain Exhibit

With the support of the Foundation, the Museum opens its first professional exhibit to the public.