California Educational Multimedia

California and the Civil War exhibit

The exhibit consists of sixteen graphic panels that tell the story of California's experience of the Civil War, from earliest settlement up to the Union victory in 1865.

These panels provide the narrative spine of the exhibit. Hosting institutions may fill out the show with artifacts or supplemental items.

In the Folsom show, displays were created by numerous organizations, including the Folsom History Museum, the Sons of Union Volunteers, Daughters of the Golden West, and various private collectors.

Installation at the Folsom History Museum, 2012

California and the Civil War presents the story of California's experience of the convulsive upheaval that almost destroyed the United States.

American California and the Fate of the Nisenan was produced in cooperation with the Nisenan Nevada City Rancheria. It describes the catastrophic impact of California Gold Rush on the Nisenan and other tribes that lived in areas overrun by miners.

Multimedia presentations

Multimedia shows include:

California and the Civil War

American California and the Fate of the Nisenan

Campaigns of the California Volunteers

Ghost Towns of Placer County

Fashions of the Civil War Era

Presentations run approximately 1 hour, with introduction and questions.

Visit our presentations page.

California history online

For a look at some of the themes covered in our presentations and exhibits, please visit our California history page.

Would you like to help?

The educational projects we undertake are aimed at increasing public understanding of California's rich past. If you would like to help further our work, please visit our About Us page.

About the exhibit...

For a closer look at California and the Civil War and other recent exhibits, visit our exhibit page.

CEM also offes exhibit design services.

California Educational Multimedia is a tax-exempt nonprofit corporation (501(c)(3)) dedicated to bringing rich media to public and private education.

Our particular interest is California history. We offer a graphic exhibit on California and the Civil War and several live multimedia presentations. We also offer exhibit design services. To find out more about California Educational Multimedia, please visit our about us page.

For the duration of the coronavirus crisis, our multimedia shows will be presented via Zoom. The internet offers an unprecedented opportunity for bringing California's past to present generations. We look forward to expanding our audience via this new technology.

Welcome to California Educational Multimedia!

California Educational Multimedia

California Educational Multimedia is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to bringing rich media to public and private education. Our particular interest is California history.

We are currently offering a graphic exhibit and live multimedia presentations. We will be introducing a DVD in the fall. We look forward to eventually putting all of our content on-line, allowing for the widest possible access.

Please join us if you love history and want to see it presented by today's most promising computer-based tools.

Multimedia presentations include:

California and the Civil War

American California and the Fate of the Nisenan

They Fought for the Union

Ghost Towns of Placer County

Civil War Era Fashions

Presentations run approximately 1 hour, with introduction and questions.

Visit our presentations page.

The Golden State's Civil War history

For a look at some of the themes covered in the exhibit, visit our California history page.

For a closer look at the California and the Civil War exhibit, visit our exhibit page.

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