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Historical Society Establishes Fund to Forever Preserve Rocklin’s Heritage
The Rocklin Historical Society is proud to announce the establishment of the Rocklin Heritage Fund at the Placer Community Foundation. This endowed fund supports the Society’s efforts to promote public awareness and enjoyment of Rocklin’s history—a history that is based in Rocklin’s native Nisenan population, and in its late nineteenth and early twentieth century granite quarries, railroad roundhouse facilities, and ethnically diverse ranches.
The Historical Society chose to establish this fund at Placer Community Foundation because it offers an effective way for the community to contribute. Gifts can be made today or through bequest and, because the fund is endowed, the principal is invested. This allows the fund to grow over time, using only the earnings to support public education programs and preservation projects around Rocklin’s rich history.
“The Rocklin Heritage Fund was an important and necessary step to continue and build upon our work as our community continues to keep pace with the explosive growth we’ve experienced during the past fifty years,” states Chris Gebel, President of the Rocklin Historical Society. “Gifts made to this fund will support entertainment and educational programs at the Rocklin History Museum and projects such as the maintenance of the Old Saint Mary’s chapel, and the effort to save and restore Rocklin’s granite processing sites and artifacts.”
One of the Historical Society’s near term projects intends to preserve much of the site of Rocklin’s Capital Quarry, known recently as the Big Gun Quarry, near the corner of Pacific Street and Rocklin Road. In the 1860s that quarry provided granite building materials, mainly granite blocks, for California’s State Capital building in Sacramento.
“Through public awareness, the Rocklin Heritage Fund will build community pride and engagement for the many new families in the area,” states Veronica Blake, CEO of the Placer Community Foundation. “This impressive group of dedicated, forward-thinking volunteers is taking action today to ensure future resources are in place to protect Rocklin’s heritage.”
To make a gift to the Rocklin Heritage Fund today, or for information about supporting this fund in your estate plan, visitwww.placercf.org or call 530.885.4920.
About Rocklin Historical Society
Rocklin Historical Society is a tax exempt, all-volunteer organization of 160 members. Their mission is to generate community interest and support for preservation of the history of Rocklin and to promote and encourage volunteerism and charitable gifts for these purposes. They operate the Rocklin History Museum, which educates and entertains history buffs and supplements the history curriculum for 750 of Rocklin’s third graders each year. They also maintain Rocklin’s oldest public building, the restored Old Saint Mary’s Chapel in the heart of Rocklin’s Front Street Historic District.
