Canvas went up this weekend (Thank you to Larry, Bernie, Rick & Carolyn Walters, Steve Lyons, Jim Napier, Bill Gylling, John Glamuzina, John Hand, Margaret Young, and Tim Martell)
Diggins Registration at Portals (all participants must check in): Wednesday 8-10 AM, 3-5 PM; Friday 5-7 PM; Saturday 8-10 AM. Come get your eagles, Saturday night dinner ticket, parking permit and any other paperwork
We are still in need of:
Help unloading food with Jerry on Tuesday, 8:30-11:30. Bring a hand truck if you have one
The Coffee Saloon is looking for help all day Thursday
Dishwashers at the American Hotel
The Green Room will be accepting baked items as donations. Jerry and his crew will serve baked items as dessert throughout Diggins. Please drop off your baked items anytime starting Wednesday. Please label your donations with food allergies items.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Are you still looking for a place to help out during the event?
We are still in need of:
School tour guides on Thursday and Friday
Tamale salesperson on Saturday and Sunday
Dishwasher at the American Hotel on any day
Laundress on any day or any shift
If you are interested, call the park office at 209-588-9128.
School tour guides on Thursday and Friday
Tamale salesperson on Saturday and Sunday
Dishwasher at the American Hotel on any day
Laundress on any day or any shift
If you are interested, call the park office at 209-588-9128.
Meeting reminder
There is a meeting this Saturday, May 15th at 10 AM. Please meet at the Eagle Cotage. We will be discussing any last minute details. Only 22 days until Diggins!
Thursday, April 22, 2010
In need of housing?
The Marble Quarry RV Resort about 1/2 mile away from Columbia is offering a special for docents and volunteers again this year. When you call to make your reservation, tell them that you are a volunteer for Columbia's Diggins event and you will receive a 10% discount. There are campsites for tents only, RV camping, and small cabins available. Please contact 209-532-9539 or toll free 866-MQRVING (677-8464). Also, you may check out their website at www.marblequarry.com
You may want to make your reservations soon as it will be getting into the busy season.
You may want to make your reservations soon as it will be getting into the busy season.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Updated info...
We still need school tour leaders. Even if you can only do one tour, it would be greatly appreciated.
This year we will be selling tamales out of the Californio venue. We need a couple of people to help sell the tamales.
If you have a scenario idea (women's rights, temperance, people running for office) get a group together to work out your idea. Bring your scenario ideas to the next meeting and we can work out times for each scenario so we don't overlap them.
Our next Diggins meeting will be on Saturday, May 15th at 10 AM at the Eagle Cotage.
This year we will be selling tamales out of the Californio venue. We need a couple of people to help sell the tamales.
If you have a scenario idea (women's rights, temperance, people running for office) get a group together to work out your idea. Bring your scenario ideas to the next meeting and we can work out times for each scenario so we don't overlap them.
Our next Diggins meeting will be on Saturday, May 15th at 10 AM at the Eagle Cotage.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Donation Letter
Look to the left of this post and you will see a link that says, "Diggins forms, rules, and donation letter" Please click on that link and print a copy of our donation letter. Please then take this to local stores that you think may want to donate something to Diggins. Also, if you have friends that may want to give a donation, give them this letter. Then, please let Mac know if you collected any donations and she will make sure the donors get the proper recognition.
On that link, you will also find a copy of one of our posters. You may want to print that out and show to the prospective donors.
We will take monetary or food donations. You know the type of things we sell at Diggins or eat in our Green Room. Anything will help!
Thank you for your participation and support!
On that link, you will also find a copy of one of our posters. You may want to print that out and show to the prospective donors.
We will take monetary or food donations. You know the type of things we sell at Diggins or eat in our Green Room. Anything will help!
Thank you for your participation and support!
Friday, February 19, 2010
Meeting minutes
For those of you who were unable to make it to last night's meeting, here are some items that were discussed....
The mission of Columbia State Historic Park's Diggins program is to provide visitors and school children with an enjoyable, educational, and historical interpretation of a California Gold Rush tent town circa 1852.
--All forms are due by April 15th. The forms have been updated and are now on the blog. Check out the link to the left of this post.
--If you are a venue head and you have not met with Danielle, please make an appointment with her ASAP. All supplies needs for your venue must be submitted by March 1st.
--Construction update: the next work crew dates are February 27th - 28th;
March 13th - 14th; March 28th. It is now required by the State that if you are a docent/volunteer and you work with hand tools, you must be signed off on all the tools that you may use. Tool training will be held February 28th.
--The Coffee Saloon and Reading Room will have a small space in their venue for someone to set up a small business. If you are interested, please contact John and Mel Horton.
--The Brown's Store is looking for a wholesaler to interact with them.
--After long discussion, we feel that we should raise the cost of Diggins. It has not been raised in several years. We are now proposing to raise the adult price to $4.
--We began brainstorming new scenario ideas to add to Diggins this year. These are some of your ideas: conflict on the street- closure of a building; political discussion in the Coffee Saloon spilling out into the street; foreign miner's tax; water company protest; speeches in the street (people running for office); characters walking around continuously trying to sell items; using the public as messengers; women's rights; auctions/raffle for miner's goods
--In the near future, we will post a copy of a donation letter for you to print out and take with you to any businesses that you think might donate to our event. Any amount will be helpful. More details to follow.
--Our next meeting will be on Saturday, March 13th at 11:00 AM
The mission of Columbia State Historic Park's Diggins program is to provide visitors and school children with an enjoyable, educational, and historical interpretation of a California Gold Rush tent town circa 1852.
--All forms are due by April 15th. The forms have been updated and are now on the blog. Check out the link to the left of this post.
--If you are a venue head and you have not met with Danielle, please make an appointment with her ASAP. All supplies needs for your venue must be submitted by March 1st.
--Construction update: the next work crew dates are February 27th - 28th;
March 13th - 14th; March 28th. It is now required by the State that if you are a docent/volunteer and you work with hand tools, you must be signed off on all the tools that you may use. Tool training will be held February 28th.
--The Coffee Saloon and Reading Room will have a small space in their venue for someone to set up a small business. If you are interested, please contact John and Mel Horton.
--The Brown's Store is looking for a wholesaler to interact with them.
--After long discussion, we feel that we should raise the cost of Diggins. It has not been raised in several years. We are now proposing to raise the adult price to $4.
--We began brainstorming new scenario ideas to add to Diggins this year. These are some of your ideas: conflict on the street- closure of a building; political discussion in the Coffee Saloon spilling out into the street; foreign miner's tax; water company protest; speeches in the street (people running for office); characters walking around continuously trying to sell items; using the public as messengers; women's rights; auctions/raffle for miner's goods
--In the near future, we will post a copy of a donation letter for you to print out and take with you to any businesses that you think might donate to our event. Any amount will be helpful. More details to follow.
--Our next meeting will be on Saturday, March 13th at 11:00 AM
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