by MerciSF | 25-02-2021 | Agenda, Conference, See All French GoldminersFrench WomanGold Rush
Let’s celebrate Women’s History Month with this documentary that tells the story of Marie Suize Pantalon, who traveled from France to California in 1850 during the Gold Rush. She became a successful gold miner and winemaker in an essentially masculine... 
by MerciSF | 28-09-2020 | SF Specials, Visit, Wander BodieColomaGold RushSan Francisco
Sponsored content – Gold Rush in San Francisco by Alexis Orand, Virginie Goubier. In eastern California, vast forests and tumultuous rivers stretch across the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. In the 19th century, hordes of adventurers swept over the region.... 
by MerciSF | 5-09-2019 | SF Specials, Visit, Wander Audrey Calefas-StrébelleFrench GoldminersGold RushMalakoff DigginsNorth Bloomfield
As part of Heritage Days, the French Consulate in San Francisco has teamed up with Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park. This place was born in the 1850s, a gold mine and a French village which a group of archaeologists revived, thanks to excavations and the...
