Tomorrow, July 9, Wells Fargo museum visitors — including Wells Fargo team members and their children — will enjoy many fun and interactive activities, and learn the history of our Company during our Family Open House.
The Wells Fargo History Museum is located at 420 Montgomery Street in downtown San Francisco (near the site of the very first Wells Fargo office in 1852).
As with many museums in many places, we have audio tours, and history videos, and lots of photo ops, including a 5-foot tall plush pony positioned in front of our 1860s-era stagecoach.
Our Museum folks in San Francisco — just like their colleagues in the other 8 Wells Fargo museums — make history come alive. After all, who wouldn't be fascinated with all things Gold Rush, California history and stagecoaches!
"Wells Fargo Agent" sounds like a cool job title. Ever wonder what an agent actually did during the gold rush? You can find out by trying some of the duties performed by Wells Fargo agents in early days, such as weighing gold dust for miners and lifting a gold ingot.
Gold was often shipped back East in ingot form, carried in Wells Fargo's stout treasure boxes. As you hold a real gold nugget and an actual gold coin (shiny!), you can't help but think about the lure of gold that attracted people to California from all over the world.
The event tomorrow is free to the public. Everyone is invited to come on in and take hold of some living history. Experience it!
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