Sacramento History Museum Opening

A classic carriage parade through the streets of Old Sacramento gave a fitting welcome for the new history center. Afterward, City and County dignitaries and the rest of us weathered the heat in front of the historical building.

It's a reconstruction of the original 1854 City Hall and Water Works building. We are devoted to telling the total story of Sacramento and to bring it to you in as imaginative and creative way as we can.

Then without further ado, the doors were open to the public for the first time. Inside the History Center is also making museum history through its use of technology. There are computers and video machines throughout that tell you more about Sacramento's history.

For instance, here in the community gallery, there are these touch screens where you can change the picture by simply touching the screen. People also found plenty to see among the center's four galleries. stop topper morphology, a complicated word that simply means people interacting with the land. Then the community gallery displaying 26 ethnic groups that made Sacramento what

it is today. Then onto the agricultural gallery. Some of those who came to see it found their roots. I'm a other canned food just like this and you know my wife and I still can some food once in a while.

Why do you think it's a good idea? because people can find out about our history. The museum will be open to the public seven days a week for a nominal admission fee. In Sacramento I'm Alice Scott for Channel 3 reports.