Company Profile
Sutter County Museum
Company Overview
The Sutter County Museum shares local stories to strengthen community bonds, to inspire celebration of our diverse cultural heritage, and to demonstrate how understanding the past prepares us for the future.
Company History
The Sutter County Museum tells the story of the Yuba-Sutter community, from the Native Americans who lived here pre-contact to the present. This is done through a combination of exhibits both permanent and temporary, and public programs. Permanent exhibits include the Nisenan people, John Sutter, the history of agriculture in the area, and our multi-cultural wing, which tells the stories of ethnic communities with sizable populations in Yuba-Sutter.
The Museum was constructed with funds from Howard and Norma Harter, the Sutter County Historical Society, and other private donors. It was presented to the Sutter County Board of Supervisors as a gift to the community in 1975. Since then, it has been expanded multiple times, all through the generosity of private donors.
The Museum is a partnership between Sutter County and the Museum Association, a 501(c)(3) organization.
The Sutter County Museum acknowledges that we are on the traditional land of the Nisenan people. The Nisenan have been stewards of this land for all of their history and did not leave it willingly. We acknowledge the land theft, enslavement, and genocide that forced them away. We honor and respect the Indigenous people who are still connected to this land. We invite our visitors to consider the legacy of colonialism and to support Indigenous rights and sovereignty.
Benefits
There are a variety of benefits available to Sutter County employees. Learn more here: https://www.suttercounty.org/government/county-departments/human-resources/sutter-county-benefits