Self-Guided Izi Tours for Android & Apple smartphones
Grass Valley
Chinese Merchants of Mill and Main Street
Resource Sheet PDF
Cornish Choir – HISTORY | Resource Sheet PDF
Cornish Choir – A LIVING CULTURE | Resource Sheet PDF
Cornish Choir – SUPERSTITIONS & SAYINGS | Resource Sheet PDF
“Outstanding! The Cornish Choir Walking Tours opens an informative and entertaining window on Cornish culture in Nevada County.” Gary Noy, author of Hellacious California & Sierra College History Instructor
Downtown Grass Valley Foot Patrol with Vince Seck | Resource Sheet PDF
Grass Valley Chinatown
Resource Sheet PDF
Tinloy Family – Memorial Park
Resource Sheet PDF
Wives, Waffles and Writers – Church and School Streets | Resource Sheet PDF
Women, Saints and Sinners – Mill and Chapel Streets | Resource Sheet PDF
About Wives, Waffles and Writers – Church and School Street tour in Grass Valley
“I [took] the high and dry option from my easy chair. Fortunately I am familiar with the stops. So enjoyed the colorful anecdotes along the way, including the music & other audio. Learned a lot. Brava! Thanks so much for all you are doing.” – Linda Jack, Nevada County Historical Society
Grass Valley – Wolf Creek Trail Area
Wolf Creek Trail with Alex Keeble-Toll – Hard Rock Mining & Good Fire | Resource Sheet PDF
Wolf Creek Trail-Boston Ravine with Rose Murphy | Resource Sheet PDF
Wolf Creek Trail with Gary Griffith – Wolf Creek Community Alliance |Resource Sheet PDF
North Star Mining Museum & Empire Hotel | Resource Sheet PDF
Nevada City
Jennie Carter’s Passing – Nevada City | Resource Sheet PDF
Nevada City Chinese Quarter
Resource Sheet PDF
“[The tour] is like being a tourist in your own town.” – Katrina Thompson, Grass Valley Air B n B Host and Jennie Carter reenactment actress
Rough & Ready
Rough & Ready Historic Cemetery – Resource Sheet PDF
Placer & Nevada County
Interstate 80 Rocklin to Truckee DRIVING tour –Resource Sheet PDF
Washington
Washington on the Yuba – Resource Sheet PDF
Web & PDF Based Tours
Rough & Ready Historic Cemetery – Filling in the Plot – interactive PDF
Sierra College & Litton Loop Trail – Nevada County Farming Families – interactive PDF
Tour for Apple Devices Only
Tours listed on Nevada County Historical Society website.
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COMING SOON – Tours in Production
Washington on the Yuba River & Donner Summit
“Each walking tour relates to events that occurred, people who lived there, nature, changes, and stories from locals that are told along the way. We use newspaper articles, recordings, readings from books, songs, experts in the field, and docents. The tours are all free.” – Rose Murphy
Sponsoring organizations:
Walking tour productions powered by local research materials and historian docents.
Sponsoring organizations:
Community Asian Theater of the Sierra | donation
Nevada County Historical Society | donation
Grass Valley Museum | donation
Sierra College Press | donation (specify: Sierra College Press)
Wolf Creek Community Alliance | donation
Click links above to support our nonprofit sponsors.
Nevada Cemetery District
Nevada County Historical Landmarks Commission
Nevada County Library