Summer 2025

Rent the Historic Johnsville Church for Your Next Social Event
 

​The beautiful Gold Rush-era church and museum located in the forest off Arastra Street in Johnsville, California, may be rented for special occasions, such as weddings or family gatherings.

 

Construction of the church started in 1899 and was completed in 1900, then decades later it was lovingly restored by residents and other volunteers. Today, it is owned by the nonprofit Johnsville Historical Society (JHS), which uses it as a museum and its headquarters. Maximum occupancy is 49 people, and events are limited to six hours per day, between 8 am and 9 pm. The church features a modern kitchen, and food, beverages, and alcohol may be served (but not sold). It is wheelchair accessible. The rental fee is $500 for the first day and $100 for each additional day, with a three-day maximum rental period; an insurance policy rider also is required. The rental income helps JHS maintain the historic church and grounds.

 

For more information, please email JHS Board President Kathy Osher at johnsvillegold@gmail.com.
 

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Spring/Summer 2025 

The Johnsville Historical Society Launches Brand-New Website: johnsville.org
 

The Johnsville Historical Society (JHS) is thrilled to announce the official launch of its brand-new website, johnsville.org.

 

The website features a modern design, enhanced functionality, dozens of historic photos, a historical timeline, all the JHS newsletters in one easy-to-access place, notable JHS news stories and events, and a history of JHS, including an article on the woman who saved the Johnsville church and started the historical collection that JHS works so hard to preserve.

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For more information,  please see the Spring/Summer 2025 JHS newsletter.

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Spring 2024
 

New Johnsville Historical Society Facebook Page

 

The Johnsville Historical Society is pleased to announce its new Facebook page: Johnsville Historical Society – JHS. 

 

We hope you’ll take a look and “Like” us—and become a follower of JHS. 

 

Important Note! An old Facebook page called “Johnsville Historical Society” is still on this social media channel, but it’s no longer maintained (for complicated reasons); while we try to get the old Facebook page deleted, please make sure you’re going to our new Facebook page with “ — JHS” posted at the end of our name: Johnsville Historical Society – JHS. 

 

JHS events and announcements will be posted regularly on this new Facebook page, as well as images ranging from gold miners’ personal wedding photos and other family scenes from the early 19th century to current shots of Johnsville’s abundant wildlife and majestic scenery. 

 

To set up a free Facebook account, go to Facebook.com. 

 

If you’d like to share some of your personal family photos from Johnsville—particularly photos, letters, or other documents of historical interest—please email them to JHS at johnsvillegold@gmail.com. We’d love to consider them for future posts on the new JHS Facebook page.