California gold rush – Liza Ketchum https://www.lizaketchum.org/blog Thu, 02 Apr 2015 01:24:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 76312305 From Fire in the Heart to today: California gold prospecting https://www.lizaketchum.org/blog/from-fire-in-the-heart-to-today-california-gold-prospecting/ https://www.lizaketchum.org/blog/from-fire-in-the-heart-to-today-california-gold-prospecting/#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2015 11:56:49 +0000 https://www.lizaketchum.org/blog/?p=360 California Governor Earl Warren posed with a boy dressed as a gold prospector for the state's 1950 centennial celebration. By California Centennials Commission [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

California Governor Earl Warren posed with a boy dressed as a gold prospector for the state’s 1950 centennial celebration. By California Centennials Commission [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Molly’s ancestors were part of the California Gold Rush, considered by many to have lasted from 1846-49.

However, other accounts indicate that the desire to discover gold has never ended.

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