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Products related to Timbuctoo and neighboring Smartsville. Available for purchase.

The Sage of Smartsville: The Collected Stories of George Rigby

By George Rigby. Edited by Lane Parker and Kathleen Smith. Comstock Bonanza Press (2014)

These stories of George “The Sage of Smartsville” Rigby feature tales of Smartsville and Timbuctoo, Marysville, Grass Valley, Sacramento, San Francisco and more. Available through local bookstores, Comstock Bonanza Press, and Amazon.

“My great-grandfather was a ‘49er’ and my grandfather was born there in 1873. I thoroughly enjoyed the book.” —Bob Wheeler

Smartsville and Timbuctoo

By Kathleen Smith and Lane Parker. Arcadia Publishing, Images of America series (2008)

A pictorial history of the two California Gold Rush towns. Available through local bookstores, Arcadia Publishing, and Amazon.

“The book … does two remarkable things. One is to compile an immense amount of history in one pictorial and written source. The other is to actually inspire the present communities to re-focus and pursue their goal of renovating this Sierra foothills area.” —Janet B. Burton