Welcome to the
Trinidad Museum
Located near the entrance to Trinidad off Patricks Point Drive on Janis Court, the restored 1899 Sangster-Watkins-Underwood home features five exhibit rooms showcasing Trinidad’s rich cultural and natural history. Yurok traditions, the Spanish landing on June 9, 1775, the first European contact with the Tsurai Village people, the Gold Rush, Trinidad’s maritime past, local commerce and schools and natural history are exhibited. Flourishing native plant and historic gardens surround the museum.
About Us
Sangster-Watkins-Underwood Home Being Moved.
Built in 1899-1900 by A.C. Sangster, the Sangster-Watkins-Underwood house was donated to Trinidad Museum Society in 2006 by descendants of the family and moved from its Ewing Street location above Trinidad State Beach to its current site. After Sangster’s unexpected death in 1906 the house passed to James & Martha Underwood. Martha was a Watkins & daughter of Rose Anne McDonald Watkins Sangster, one of Trinidad’s early pioneer women. After three years of rehabilitation, Trinidad Museum opened on September 26, 2009.
Museum Hours
Monday
Tuesday
Wed
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Closed
Closed
Closed
12:30PM – 4PM
12:30PM – 4PM
12:30PM – 4PM
12:30PM – 4PM
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Current Exhibits
Check out our recent exhibits and learn more about what they’re about.
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The Luffenholtz Fish Camp of 1950 (Current Exhibit)
Barbara and Chuck Snell spent early honeymoon days in 1950 camping at Luffenholtz Beach. They became acquainted with the Yurok families surf fishing and drying…
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Trinidad Eats and Drinks (Current Exhibit)
The Heritage Room features an exhibit on the restaurants, saloons, grocery stores and smokehouses in Trinidad’s past. The Big Four, Pinkham’s Saloon, Rocco’s Saloon, Katy’s…
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Ceremonial Dresses and Adornment (Past Exhibit)
Looking to Tradition and to the Modern: Ceremonial Dresses and Adornment Shoshoni Gensaw-Hostler, Yurok/Karuk Shoshoni Gensaw-Hostler is a maker of traditional and modern dresses and…