Historical Figures from the Old Auburn Cemetery Tour: 

• Mary Armes 1860-1947
• Donald Atwood* 1914-1918
• Alma Bell 1885-1952
• Irene Burns: 1872-1962
• Margaret Coan 1867-1924
• Dr. Alfred Couture* 1867-1918
• Walter Crosby 1876-1962
• Frank ''Big Dip" Dependener 1869-1928
• "Rattlesnake Dick" Barter 1833-1859
• Minnie Malcom (nee Foster) 1894-1920
• Joe Francis 1854-1919
• Mary Gietzen* 1896-1918
• Sarah Gomez 1856-1918
• Sheriff Elmer Gum 1873-1941
• Deputy George Martin 1826-1859
• Ann Fogarty (nee Murphy) 1829-1907
• Bertha Snowden 1864-1937
• Mabel Bronson Spear 1832-1911

Discover objects that tell stories of murder, execution, mourning, and more...

Free admission!

For more information visit www.placer.ca.gov/museums or call (530) 889-6500
Sponsored by Placer County Museums and the Museums' Docent Guild 

Bernhard Museum

291 Auburn Folsom Road

• Hair art was a popular way to remember loved in the Victorian period; alive or dead.

Gold Rush Museum

601 Lincoln Way

• On display is the actual rope used to execute Stephen Richards in 1884.

Placer County Museum 

101 Maple Street

• Visit the Museum Gallery to catch a glimpse of graffiti left by men who were jailed for crimes from vagrancy to murder.