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Saturday, February 4th, 2012
California State Archives, Research Room
OPEN Including the Root Cellar Family History Library located at 1020 "O" Street in Sacramento will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For general information, telephone (916) 653-7715, Reference Desk (916) 653-2246 or visit the California State Archives website.

This Day In California History
January 27, 1827
French Explorer Arrives in California
Auguste Bernard Duhaut-Cilly, captain of the French ship Le Heros, arrived in San Francisco on this date in 1827. Duhaut-Cilly recorded his observation of California during a worldwide trading voyage as he traveled up and down the Pacific Coast. He published his commentary in 1834, giving one the first peeks to the outside world on life in California.
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