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California Governor Earl Warren posed with a boy dressed as a gold prospector for the state’s 1950 centennial celebration. By California Centennials Commission [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Molly’s ancestors were part of the California Gold Rush, considered by many to have lasted from 1846-49.
However, other accounts indicate that the desire to discover gold has never ended.