Collections

Artifacts

The collection of the Sutter County Museum contains over 20,000 artifacts and over 8,000 photographs, all of which help us tell the story of the Yuba-Sutter community. Artifacts range from Native American material to clothing and household goods, from County records to agricultural equipment, from gold mining tools to postcards and souvenirs.

Research

We request a $10 donation per research request to cover administrative costs. Your donation helps cover photocopies and basic printing costs. For printing of photos on photo paper, a charge will apply.

If you have a research request, please complete the Research Request Form below and give us as much detail as possible regarding your request. The more information you provide, the more options we have to search our collection, records, and library resources to assist you. We will do our best to reply within 10 business days. As our research requests are handled by volunteers, it can sometimes take longer.

If you would like to come to the Museum to do research, please contact us at least 2 weeks in advance. We may not be able to accommodate requests made less than 2 weeks in advance. Once we receive your query, we will review our collection and will let you know if we have anything applicable to your research. The more information you can give us on what you are looking for, the more accurate our response can be.

If you need assistance with birth, death, or marriage records; old deeds; or court records, please contact the Clerk Recorder of Sutter County. Many local newspapers can be found through the Yuba County Library. The Sutter County Library in Yuba City offers resources on local history and free computers to conduct your own online research.