4th Grade Field Trip - Family Style Day 3 State Capitol and Sutter's Fort

Day 3 of our Sacramento trip started at the California State Capitol. We went on a guide tour. This day was my favorite. The dome of the capitol bldg was breath taking. My picture does not do it justice. We continued the day at Sutter's Fort. We learned all about the fort and John Sutter's daily life. At the fort, they have a doll from the Donner party. It was so little. One of the daughters of Reed carried it from back East all the way across to California. The doll's name is Dolly. She carried the doll inside her petticoat. It was amazing to see that small piece of history that connected that time to our time.

The Capitol Bldg. as we walked up to it. It was beautiful.

Inside the dome of the capitol bldg.

This statue depicted Queen Isabella talking to Christopher Columbus. It was a gift from a gentlemen who had made a lot of money in early California

Inside the floor of the House of Representative was green to depict the common man. These are original desks from 1861.

The Senate of the state of California. It was so ornate and there was a feeling of power inside.

Schwarzenegger's office
We learned how to spell his name this way.

Sch = School, he loves education

War = War, he will fight for what is right

Zen = Peace is important to life

egg = Breakfast food = most important meal of the day

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Anna in front of Sutter's Fort.

Sutter's Fort - you went inside each room to learn more about John Sutter and the way of life during this time.

We went into one room that demonstrated medicine of that day. I am grateful to be in this day and age. The docent told us what it would have been like if Anna had lost her arm. It is scary what they did not know back then. They would drill in your brain for a migraine headache. The docent reads medical journals from the late 1800's. She was very informed and very interesting.



Jake is grinding wheat to make bread. This is why they did not have to worry about exercise.

Well, enough about history, we finished the day off with Harry Potter and the half-blood prince and a swim at the hotel.