Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, California, will come alive on Saturday, May 8, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Experience what life was like during the California Gold Rush during Living History Day activities, take part in the Gold Panning Challenge from 12 to 3 p.m., and learn about becoming a volunteer at the park at a Meet and Greet at 1 p.m.

Living history activities will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the picnic area behind the museum.

• Learn what it was like to be a miner in Coloma and what tools were used to find gold. Then stake your claim and cash in your findings at the assay office.

• Take a peek inside a covered wagon and learn what belongings the immigrants might have brought across the prairie.

• Visit with a gold rush merchant, stop by the boarding house to see what’s cooking, or wet your whistle at the saloon.

• Don’t forget to stop by the blacksmith shop and visit historic buildings in town.