MARYSVILLE — In the late 1800s, Marysville was a booming mining town with 5,000 residents. Today, the population is down to 90, but the town’s history is alive and well thanks to a dedication to preservation.

Tammy Bridges helped found the town museum and says, “The light bulb went off and I said we need to showcase what Marysville was about, the mining days, the hardships.”

HOW MARYSVILLE IS STAYING ALIVE: Marysville Museum is open for the season and is growing with a new preservation project

The museum calls the former Marysville School home and opened to the public back in 2014.

Tammy volunteers in the community and wanted to create a space to reflect on the town's past.

“It is so important to me because it really showcases the development from one era to another," said Bridges.

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