Welcome to the Sacramento History Museum! We have two floors of exhibits on the 1st and 3rd floors with restrooms and staff offices on the 2nd floor. In this video, Howard gives a quick tour of the museum. #SacHistoryMuseum #housetour #sacramento #museum #history #sabrinacarpenter #oldsacramento

This card is just for kix… literally. Here is a video of Jared letterpress printing greeting cards in a mix of green and opaque white rubber base ink. This press run involved printing 40 cards using a 3x5 Kelsey Excelsior tabletop printing press. #sachistorymuseum #printing #asmr #museum #sacramento

This video is for all the fans of the Beam Team! Jared even got out some old purple ink to letterpress print something for the Sacramento Kings using a 4x6 Golding Official No. 2 tabletop press. #sacramentokings #nba #sacramento #museum #letterpress #printingpress #asmr #printing #printmaking

Opening Day for the 2025 Major League Baseball season is today, March 27th! Tomorrow is Opening Day for the @rivercats.bsky.social! For today, Jared and Dinger letterpress printed to announce “BASEBALL IS BACK!” #OpeningDay #rivercats #baseball #sacramento #museum #printing #sachistorymuseum

The evening of February 28th begins Ramadan, the Islamic holy month that is observed by fasting, reflection, prayer, and giving back to the community. Did you know Sacramento is home to the second oldest Muslim Mosque in the United States west of the Mississippi River? #Ramadan #RamadanMubarak

Join us at the Sacramento History Museum for an unforgettable evening as we dive into the rich history of Sacramento Jazz and the West End with the incomparable Harley White Jr. Orchestra on February 27th at 6pm! sachistorymuseum.org/events/a-sac...

February 17th this year is Presidents’ Day! For today, Jared letterpress printed an image from a halftone of the first 25 presidents from George Washington to Teddy Roosevelt. This cut was made about 115 years ago and it is from the Bill Skarles Collection. #presidentsday #museum #sacramento

On Feb. 15, 1820, Susan B. Anthony was born. She was an American social activist, abolitionist, and women's rights activist who was one of the most visible leaders for the suffrage movement. For Susan’s birthday, Zoey letterpress printed 1 of her favorite quotes by the suffrage leader. #OnThisDay

February 14th is #ValentinesDay! For today, Howard set some type and printed a message with a cut from the Lewis Winter Collection. The electrotype (copy of a woodcut) depicts Cupid and it was made 125-135 years ago by Lewis Winter at his engraving business in Sacramento at 627 J Street. #valentine

February 9th is Super Bowl LIX! To avoid discussing the trademarked name of the event, we took a different approach for our video. For the game, Jared letterpress printed an electrotype of an owl. The text above states, “Superb Owl” and it was typeset in 48 point Caslon Openface font. #superbowl

February 8th is National Kite Flying Day! For today, Howard letterpress printed an electrotype from the Bill Gaylord Collection of a man flying a kite. This cut was made 80-90 years ago. This was printed with red oil base ink using our Washington hand press. #museum #printing #sacramento #red

February 7th is National Send A Card To A Friend Day! For today, Alex letterpress printed a photo engraving while discussing that he likes to send cards to friends back home in Belgium and likes to include images of Sacramento landmarks. #printing #sacramento #museum #asmr #history

February 6th is National Optimist Day! For today, Alex letterpress printed a very optimistic electrotype that was made sometime in the 1930-40s and depicts a man with a stern face and his hand on his chin with large text reading “DON’T Hesitate” to the side. #sacramento #museum #art #OptimistDay

February 5th is National Weatherperson’s Day! For today, Jared letterpress printed an image from an electrotype that was made roughly 80-90 year ago from the Bill Gaylord Collection. The image depicts an individual carrying an umbrella with the word “PREPARE” above him. #sacramento #museum #print

February 4th is National Thank A Mail Carrier Day! For today, Howard letterpress printed an electrotype that was made in the 1930s. The image depicts a mail carrier holding a large letter. The text below, set in 30 point Caslon, states, “Thank your mail carrier.” #museum #sacramento #printing #art

January 29th is the #LunarNewYear! Today marks the end of the Year of the Dragon and the start of the Year of the Snake. For today, Jared letterpress printed a linoleum cut of a California kingsnake. The text below reads, “Year of the Snake” and was typeset in 30 point Caslon font. #snake #museum

Join us for Homeschool Day at the Sacramento History Museum on Wednesday, February 5th! Find out more and reserve your spot at our website! In this video, Zoey discusses the Homeschool Day while letterpress printing a newspaper headline announcing our homeschool event at the Museum. #homeschool

On January 24, 1848, James Marshall found gold at Sutter’s Mill. This would lead to the CA Gold Rush and Sacramento grew as the closest major city to the gold fields. For today, Jared letterpress printed a halftone copy of a lithograph that illustrated Sacramento at the time of the Gold Rush.

January 23rd is National Handwriting Day! For today, Howard decided to take a different direction for National Handwriting Day. Howard typeset and letterpress printed “Why handwrite something when I can print it?” in 30 point Kaufmann Bold font. #sacramento #printing #museum #typography

Did you see us in the Sunday edition of The Sacramento Bee? Thank you Jennah Pendleton for this great story about Jared, Howard, and the Sacramento History Museum on TikTok. While TikTok went dark last night, it is back up now! #tiktok #oldsacramento #sacramento #sacramentobee

January 19th is National Tin Can Day! For today, Jared letterpress printed the closest image we can make to a tin can in our print shop at the Sacramento History Museum. This woodcut, made 125-135 years ago, is from the Lewis Winter Collection. #sacramento #onthisday #museum #printing

Even while letterpress printing with our jobbing press, Howard has jokes. On January 18, 1779, Peter Mark Roget was born. He is the author of the “Thesaurus,” which was published in 1852. Ever since, the thesaurus has helped people find synonyms while writing. It even helped us with this joke.

January 15th is National Hat Day! For today, Jared letterpress printed an image from a very thin lead electrotype from the Lewis Winter Collection. This cut depicts a man (almost Napoleonic in appearance) wearing a giant bicorn felt hat. #NationalHatDay #hat #hats #museum #sacramento #letterpress

Mixing and rolling out purple rubber base ink with a brayer on the ink stone in preparation for some letterpress printing. This was the closest purple we could get to the color of the beam ​⁠​⁠​⁠when the Sacramento Kings​⁠ win. They have won 7 games in a row! #sacramentokings #museum #asmr #printing

January 12th is #NationalPharmacistDay! For today, Howard letterpress printed a woodcut, made roughly 130 years ago, from Lewis Winter Collection. The woodcut is of a cross with Rx in the middle, which is the symbol for pharmacy. #sacramento #museum #letterpress

January 11th is #NationalMilkDay! For today, Alex printed a halftone of a milk ad. This ad from the American Dairy Association was published in newspapers across the country in 1959. It depicts a woman running with an empty pitcher with the text, “Don’t run out! Get more MILK for the weekend!”

January 5th is National Bird Day! For today, Howard letterpress printed an image from a solid lead cut is unmounted so it had to be placed on a block of wood to make it type high in order to print. The printed image depicts a large male turkey. #printing #sacramento #museum #nationalbirdday #art

Sacramento keeps beaming! For the Beam Team, Alex letterpress printed something for the Sacramento Kings. We had to get out some large wood type for this occasion. The text reads “GO KINGS LIGHT THE BEAM!” The beam appears over the Golden 1 Center when the Kings win. #sacramentokings #sacramento

December 10th is National Lager Day! This day honors the most popular style of beer in the U.S. For today, Jared printed a beer related electrotype. This cut, made 125-130 years ago, is from the Lewis Winter Collection. The print depicts an older individual who is a brewer holding a couple brews.

This is history in the making, folks. Thank you for your support and helping the Sacramento History Museum reach 3 MILLION subscribers on ​⁠YouTube! Watch Howard print the headline here: youtube.com/shorts/Bvckn...? #youtube #museum #sacramento

Howard letterpress prints one of our newer woodcuts for St. Patrick’s Day. #StPatricksDay #museum #sacramento