Printing the Sacramento History Museum’s 2025 holiday card - inside text (Shorts version)

Alex letterpress prints a Christmas print as the big holiday approaches.

Letterpress printing some big thanks for National Thank You Note Day (December 26)

Printing the opening line of “A Visit From Saint Nicholas” (first published December 23, 1823)

What a FANTASTIC FINISH for the Sacramento Kings 🤩

It has become a tradition here at the Sacramento History Museum to send out holiday cards to our donors and supporters of our institution. These holiday cards (300 this year) were printed using one of our printing presses we have on display in our print shop exhibit, the 10x15 Chandler & Price Gordon-style jobbing press, which was manufactured in Cleveland, Ohio in 1902. While many visitors, especially school children who have visited during a school program, may have seen how this press operate

Howard prints an update for Flat Howard in the print shop at the Sacramento History Museum

It’s the last day of 2025! For today, New Year’s Eve, Howard letterpress printed “Farewell 2025” using wood type. This was printed with black rubber base ink using our Washington hand press. We want to thank you for joining us this past year as we’ve shared Sacramento history with you all. We hope you stick with us in 2026! #SacHistoryMuseum #newyearseve #nye2025 #printing #museum