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We received a gift in the mail from one of our followers in New Jersey of some assorted wood type.

The history of the Sacramento Valley Station

Discussing printer’s measurements points and picas in the print shop

Shawn shares a river update across the river from Old Sacramento (February 3, 2026)

The growth of Sacramento during the California Gold Rush

Sacramento’s January 1862 flood and Leland Stanford’s inauguration as California’s 8th Governor

Delta recites “A Visit from Saint Nicholas”

Letterpress printing the inside text for Sacramento History Museum’s 2025 holiday card

Letterpress printing the Sacramento History Museum’s 2025 holiday card

The December 17, 1917 bombing at the Governor’s Mansion in Sacramento, California

KFBK Radio - 2025 Burnett Awards

Zelda's Pizza - 2025 Burnett Awards

Morgan Jones Funeral Home - 2025 Burnett Awards

ACC Senior Services - 2025 Burnett Awards

WeidnerCA House of Signs - 2025 Burnett Awards

Country Club Lanes - 2025 Burnett Awards

Printing posters to remind you to mind your P’s & Q’s with a 10x15 Chandler & Price jobbing press

Setting the record straight about Cincinnati against the Picked Nine on Oct. 5, 1869 in Sacramento

We received a box of wildlife related letterpress cuts from one of our followers in Nevada

The first commercial canning business in Sacramento and the “Sacramento In a Can” exhibit

The history of the Pony Express overland mail service which began on April 3, 1860.

A look at Sacramento’s baseball history and how the 2025 season is history in the making

We received a box of some letterpress cuts that can fly from one of our followers in Virginia

History of Sacramento’s second flood on March 7, 1852

We received a box of some letterpress cuts that can fly from one of our followers in Dallas, TX

We received a box of some fishy letterpress cuts one of our subscribers in Monterey, California

The history of Macy’s in Downtown Sacramento and the city’s redevelopment

Shawn gives an update on the status of the Sacramento River in Old Sacramento (February 5, 2025)

Sacramento’s biggest flood of January 1862

Typesetting a phrase & showing the full letterpress printing process for World Typing Day -January 8