Just in time for Groundhog Day, this latest find comes courtesy of Gary H. Stern, Archives Specialist on NARA’s Digital Strategies and Services Staff, who’s too busy creating new archival descriptions to post this himself. While clearly not as significant as the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the groundhog and its owner are just a bit cuter.  Be [...]

On January 24, 1848, gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill in California. The mine pictured here is unidentified, but was probably located in California’s Sierra Nevada gold mining district.