Girl Scouts Program

At the Sacramento History Museum, we are working to develop a Badge in a Day program in partnership with the Girl Scouts Heart of Central California!

We will be hosting a Badge in a Day Program for the Junior Badges- Playing the Past and the Detective.

 

 

 

Tickets will be available starting at the beginning of January

 

Junior Badge- Playing the Past (full badge)

June 28, 2025

This event will include:

• Take a Gold Fever! Tour
• Historic crafts
• Setting up a fly tent
• Dressing up in historical attire

 

Junior Badge- Detective (partial badge)

September 20, 2025

This event will include:

• Our History Mystery Trunk Program
• Fingerprinting
• Communicating in code
• Using a telegraph

 

Programs that meet Badge Requirements

In addition to the Badge in a Day programs, our other educational school programs are also available for Girl Scout troops to sign up for. All education programs include teacher packets complete with supplemental activities to complement the programs. Below are a few programs that can be used toward badge requirements.

 

STEM Badges:

• Underground Tour
• Print Shop
• Simple Machines Scavenger Hunt added to the Museum Scavenger Hunt

 

Engineering Badges

• Underground Tour
• Print Shop
• Simple Machines Scavenger Hunt added to the Museum Scavenger Hunt

 

Outdoor Adventure Badge:

• Old Sac Scavenger Hunt
• Old City Cemetery Tour

 

Geocache Badge

The Sacramento History Museum has a geocache so if you are already here for another program, you can complete part of that badge too!

 

We are available to answer questions you have about certain programs, how it can meet your badge requirements, and if there are any adjustments we might be able to make to meet your badge requirements.

 

For more information on the programs, and pricing, please visit the main education page. LINK HERE

 

To book your field trip, please download and complete our FIELD TRIP REQUEST FORM here. You can type directly into the Word Document.

 

Volunteering

We also have internship and volunteer opportunities. If you are interested, please contact the Education Department to discuss the opportunities. Email us at SHM-Education@sachistorymuseum.org  or call at 916.808.6896.

 

Exhibits

We also have rotating exhibits that could be helpful for some badges, here is a list of our current and upcoming temporary exhibits.

 

Current Temporary Exhibits

America’s Monsters, Superheroes & Villains: Our Culture at Play,

Now through January 5, 2025

This uniquely engaging exhibition is filled with more than 400 vintage and original toys, comic books, games, posters, packaging, television commercials, movie trailers and more, featuring iconic monsters, superheroes, and villains of American popular culture.  Explore how monsters and comic have shaped America’s culture post-World War II.

 

Upcoming Exhibits

 

Chinese Pioneers: Power and Politics in Exclusion Era Photographs

Opening January 26, 2025

Ending March 23, 2025

Locke portion ending April 20

Echoing issues from today, Chinese Pioneers focuses on the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act – with a close look at the city of Locke, and the historic Chinese Delta Community.

 

Earthquakes to Epidemics: How Disasters Transform California’s People and Places

Opening January 26, 2025

Ending April 20, 2025

Floods and fires and cholera – oh my! The capital and California endured their share of disasters. Earthquakes and Epidemics explores them and how to prepare for the next ones.

 

Canned Sacramento

Opening May 30, 2025

Ending September 1, 2025

Discover how trains, fruited plains, and canneries grew Sacramento’s neighborhoods for 150 years. Canning started as early as the Gold Rush and continued to provide jobs, and build communities.