Merced County Courthouse Museum

Do you remember 1973? For those who do or don’t, there is a new exhibit of some fascinating local photos that will take you back 50 years. With its newest exhibit, “Remember 1973?: A Look At Merced Sun-Star’s Photos,” the Merced County Courthouse Museum reviews the various happenings of the time in and surrounding Merced County.…

It was standing room only at the Merced County Courthouse Museum on Tuesday as the Board of Supervisors held a special meeting inside the historic…

The Merced County Courthouse Museum will open the “Land and Water: The Building of an Ag Empire” exhibit on Thursday, Oct. 13, at 5PM. As a culmination…

Interest in a photograph of Merced’s Main Street back in 1929 has risen after a story by Sarah Lim — the director of the Merced County Courthouse Museum — made the news recently. Lim says the photo can be traced back to around the time of the infamous Wall Street Crash that led to the Great Depression. In her words, the photo depicts the…

Local people know the way to San Jose, or for that matter, the closest ocean beach. We know the road more traveled: “Take Highway 152 through…

With a grand display of antique and modern tractors, the Merced County Courthouse Museum opened the new exhibit Tractor Dealerships in Merced…

A $2 million federal appropriation for the restoration of the Merced County Courthouse Museum might not have happened if it weren’t for the determination of local leaders and residents in a community-wide effort. “This could have been left out,” said County Supervisor Josh Pedrozo. “It took a while to get the bill done, and through the…

When Tom Roduner and Joe Scoto were inspired by the history of tractor dealerships in this great agricultural region, and sort of came up with the…

The Merced County Courthouse Museum will open the exhibit “Tractor Dealerships in Merced County” on Saturday, March 12 at 11:30 a.m. It doesn’t matter…

The Merced County Courthouse Museum wouldn’t be in operation if it weren’t for the hard work of volunteer docents who put in plenty of hours every week to help visitors enjoy local history. So every year, the Historical Society hosts a luncheon to honor the volunteers with awards and recognition. The pandemic of 2020 put a hold on…