The Elk Grove Historical Society will be hosting it’s annual Historic Home Tour on Saturday, September 27, 2008 from 9 am until 5 PM. This years event will feature Victorian homes and the tour will include the restored 1889 Foulks home now located in town of Franklin and the historic Gage Mansion located in Old Town Elk Grove as well as three others. Tickets are $45 each for members of the Elk Grove and Florin Historical Societies and $50 each for non members. Your tour includes a bus tour of five area Victorian homes, wine tasting at the McConnell Estates Winery and lunch on the grounds of the Elk Grove Heritage Park with a tour of the museum. Guests will meet at the Elk Grove Heritage Park parking lot located at 9941 East Stockton Blvd. at 8 am for coffee and check-in. The bus will return everyone to the parking lot at around 5 PM. Tickets are limited to 55 tickets and are sold on a first paid/first served basis. To reserve your ticket call Lorraine at 916-683-6893.
This year our Historic Home and Garden Tour will visit the 1889 Foulks House. This home was built in 1889 by the Foulks family after coming to Elk Grove in 1853. This house has now been moved to the historic town of Franklin and restored. The original house, built in 1853, is now being restored at our museum where visitors will be able to see the progress.
