Resources
Historic Sites in Fiddletown – A Self-Guided TouR
FIDDLETOWN Schoolhouse Memories
A book by Elaine Zorbas

FIDDLETOWN Schoolhouse Rental Information

Inside the Chew Kee Store slideshow
Books Available at the Chew Kee Store
Banished and Embraced: The Chinese in Fiddletown and the Mother Lode by Elaine Zorbas – Traces the development of the Chinese community in Fiddletown and surroundings with emphasis on the Chew Kee Store and its residents.
Fiddletown From Gold Rush to Rediscovery by Elaine Zorbas – Covers the history of the town from its early glory days onward.
Townsend’s Folding Globe: A World in Letters from Gold Rush California by Dennis Townsend, Educator and Inventor by Elaine Zorbas – Reproduces and discusses letters from Fiddletown and Volcano written by Fiddletown’s first schoolteacher between 1852-1868.
Canton Footsteps: Sacramento’s Chinese Legacy by Philip Choy – A definitive history of the Chinese immigrants who settled in Sacramento – their history, contributions, and prominent families. Many illustrations.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCE LINKS
- Fiddletown Community Center – Fiddletown Community Center – Working for the Fiddletown Community
- Amador County Historical Society – Amador County Historical Society
- Kennedy Gold Mine – Kennedy Mine Foundation
- Knight Foundry – Sutter Creek Knight Foundry Water-Powered Foundry and Machine Shop Historic Site
- Preston Castle – Preston Castle Foundation | Preston Castle in Ione, CA
- Locke Foundation – Locke Foundation | Celebrating Chinese History in the Delta
- Chinese Heritage Locations – Interesting Chinese heritage locations | Locke Foundation
- Auburn Joss House – Auburn Joss House Chinese History Museum
