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State Parks, partners preview Black Miners Bar Juneteenth festival and local interpretation work
Summary
California State Parks’ Tracy Stafford and partners told the council about the Black Miners Bar Juneteenth festival, now in its fourth/fifth year under new naming, describing history interpretation work with the California African‑American Museum and noting vendor demand and ~2,500 attendees.
Tracy Stafford, producer of the Black Miners Bar Juneteenth Festival, told the City Council that the event (this year the fifth anniversary of the renamed festival) is focused on historical interpretation and partnership with State Parks and the California African‑American Museum. Stafford described efforts to unearth and present local history of Black miners at the site and to broaden interpretation beyond a single name to the multi‑ethnic stories of the mining era. The festival runs Saturday hours and includes concerts, horseback riding, water sports and family programming; Stafford said vendor booths sold out and State Parks estimates roughly 2,500 annual attendees.
Stafford stressed that the name change — from earlier usages — was intentionally used to open historical inquiry and interpretation, and she noted ongoing documentation work and anticipated long‑term goals such as a visitor center and continued partnerships to preserve and present the story of Black miners and other communities associated with the site. The council thanked State Parks and the producer for their work and for the partnership with the city.
