The California Historical Society is hosting a Teacher Open House on August 26th. If you are an educator we invite you to stop in between 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. for drinks and snacks, and to learn more about educational resources offered by CHS. There will be books and free educational materials available.
Other local institutions participating in the Teacher Open House are: San Francisco Camerawork, Cartoon Art Museum, Contemporary Jewish Museum, The Society of California Pioneers, The Museum of the African Diaspora, Museum of Craft and Folk Art, SFMOMA, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and Zeum.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
California Ephemera Project
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| Invite, Metro Madness, 1980 |
http://californiaephemeraproject.org/
Though still a work in progress, the project should be completed by the end of 2010. The California Ephemera Project (CEP) provides access to the finding aids of ephemera collections at California institutions. The ephemera collections span from 1850 to the present, and contain advertisements, announcements, brochures, catalogs, menus, pamphlets, billheads, theater programs, clippings, bylaws, flyers, tickets, travel guides, and more.
Collections represent California businesses, associations, schools, institutions, and clubs; events ranging from world's fairs and earthquakes to parades and protests; buildings and structures, including the construction of Bay Area bridges; and extensive biographical files on both well-known and little-known Californians.
Funded by a Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives grant awarded by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) to process and describe their ephemera in 2009-2010, the initial partners on the California Ephemera Project include the California Historical Society; the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society; the San Francisco Public Library; and the Society of California Pioneers, all located in San Francisco.
The California Ephemera Project also has a great blog: http://36pagesorless.wordpress.com/ which has been tracking the progress of the project.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Upcoming bus trip and walking tour - Tale of Two Cities: Benicia & Martinez 8/21/10
BENICIA AND MARTINEZ (Bus trip) with Gary Holloway
Saturday, August 21st, from 9a.m. to 5 p.m.
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| Old state house, Benicia, CA |
- Price: $95 Member, $115 Non-Member (Includes transportation, guide and admissions, lunch is not included)
- To purchase tickets please call 415-357-1848 ext. 229
- Meet at California Historical Society @ 678 Mission Street
Our first CHS Tale of Two Cities bus trip will be two cities which frame the Carquinez Strait. In the morning we will drive around and walkabout Benicia, laid out by City Surveyor Jasper O’Farrell to be the metropolis of the West, due to its strategic location between the Great Valley and the Bay Area. Our third of four American-period capitals, Benicia is full of great architecture and many stories of early California. We will have our lunch here, there are many restaurants to choose from. Then we will cross to the south side of the Strait to visit Martinez by bus and by (easy) walking. Here we will find a very healthy downtown area, complimented by the Contra Costa County Courthouses and a thriving stream habitat, complete with beavers! And we’ll find the birthplace of Joe Dimaggio, and the longtime home of John Muir.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Free Event: Failed State? California’s Political Crisis in Historical Perspective
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Discussion – Failed State? California’s Political Crisis in Historical Perspective
California Historical Society, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Free!
California is suffering a constitutional crisis, a fundamental breakdown not only of its ability to pass annual budgets but to provide basic public services and provide ultimately for the public good. Join R. Jeffrey Lustig, editor of the newly released Remaking California, and selected contributors from the book, for a discussion on the state’s politics from the roots of the crisis to proposals for constitutional reform. How will you rebuild the world—the schools, parks, forests, the libraries and museums—our children will inherit? This program was developed in collaboration with Heyday Books.
678 Mission Street, San Francisco CA
California Historical Society, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Free!
California is suffering a constitutional crisis, a fundamental breakdown not only of its ability to pass annual budgets but to provide basic public services and provide ultimately for the public good. Join R. Jeffrey Lustig, editor of the newly released Remaking California, and selected contributors from the book, for a discussion on the state’s politics from the roots of the crisis to proposals for constitutional reform. How will you rebuild the world—the schools, parks, forests, the libraries and museums—our children will inherit? This program was developed in collaboration with Heyday Books.
678 Mission Street, San Francisco CA
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Free Event: California Nights
California Historical Society, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Free!
California Nights: Back by popular demand! Come join the California Historical Society celebrate all things California. Connect, learn, and discuss the future of the great state of California, all while listening to California-themed music and enjoying complementary refreshments. California Nights will be held every second Wednesday each month through November, so mark your calendar!
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Exhbition Continues: Think California -Through February 5, 2011
What comes to mind when you think of California? Beaches, the Gold Rush, freeways and road trips, cultural diversity, agricultural abundance, earthquakes, Hollywood? Indeed, there are many spectacular stories in California’s history. The California Historical Society presents Think California, an exhibition highlighting the colorful history of California through the institution’s remarkable collection of artwork, artifacts, and ephemera. This ambitious exhibition asks the question “What do you think about when you think of California?” Here you see both common and little known facts of the Golden State’s fascinating history, as well as the myths and realities that are the lore of California.
Think California will be on view in the galleries of the California Historical Society through February 5, 2011
678 Mission Street, San Francisco CA
Galleries open Wednesday - Saturday 12:00 - 5:00 pm
Monday, April 19, 2010
California Nights
California Nights
California Historical Society, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Free
Come join the California Historical Society celebrate all things California – and Cinco de Mayo! Cinco de Mayo, the celebration of Mexico's victory over invading French troops in 1862, is an important observance because it reflects the changes and developments in Latino communities throughout California. Cinco de Mayo has been celebrated in the state continuously since 1863. Connect, learn, and discuss the future of the great state of California, all while listening to a live DJ and enjoying complementary Cinco de Mayo refreshments.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
The Children of Chinatown: Growing Up Chinese American in San Francisco, 1850–1920 Book talk and signing with author Wendy Rouse Jorae
Thursday, March 18, 2010
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
California Historical Society
678 Mission Street, San Francisco
Free Admission
Revealing the untold stories of a pioneer generation of young Chinese Americans, The Children of Chinatown places the children and families of early Chinatown in the middle of efforts to combat American policies of exclusion and segregation. Author challenges long-held notions of early Chinatown as a bachelor community by showing that families—and particularly children—played important roles in its daily life. Wendy Rouse Jorae, Ph.D. is a lecturer in United States History and Asian American studies at UC Davis and CSU Sacramento.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Historic Wineries of California
Thursday, February 25, 2010
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
California Historical Society
678 Mission Street, San Francisco
Learn about the history of winemaking in the Golden State. Talk to wine makers representing some of the oldest, historic, family-owned California wineries, including Charles Krug, Gundlach Bundschu, and Seghesio. Taste their latest vintage and enjoy delicious appetizers.
CHS Members: $20.00/Non-Members: $25.00
To purchase tickets call 415.357.1848, ext. 229 or www.californiahistoricalsociety.org
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
California Nights
California Nights
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
California Historical Society
678 Mission St. San Francisco
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.,
Free
Come join the California Historical Society celebrate all things California! Connect, learn, and discuss the future of the great state of California, all while listening to a live DJ and enjoying complementary refreshments.
California Nights will be held every first Wednesday each month through June, so mark your calendar.
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