Friday, March 29, 2019

The Life of Elaine Black Yoneda, In Her Own Words

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The concept for Women’s History Month was born in California, beginning as a local, week-long celebration in Santa Rosa in 1978. The idea q...
Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Celebrating the start of two railroad exhibitions with our San Francisco community

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One hundred and fifty years ago, the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in North America signaled the closing of the America...
Monday, March 25, 2019

Teaching California at California Council for the Social Studies conference 2019

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On March 15th, California Historical Society Reference Librarian (and super colleague) Frances Kaplan and I traveled to the annual Cali...
Monday, March 18, 2019

Glimpses of Paradise

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There is a church a block away from where I live. I go there to visit a tree. One of its branches has descended upon the earth, bending he...
Thursday, March 14, 2019

California Historical Society's Recently Cataloged Maps

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Among the 5,000 to 6,000 maps in the California Historical Society’s collection are many examples of rare and unique titles. Below is a sa...
Monday, February 11, 2019

Reading Pictures

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“Stare. It is the way to educate your eye and more. Stare, pry, listen, eaves-drop. Die knowing something. You are not here long.” —Walk...
Monday, February 4, 2019

Pioneering Black Urbanites in San Francisco and Los Angeles

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In the 1850s the new medium of photography, along with written and oral transmissions sent all over the United States, began to shape impre...
Monday, January 28, 2019

Alfred Stiles: A Boy’s Adventurous Journey to California

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Children’s Voices in the Archives is a series of posts brought to you by CHS’s North Baker Research Library. Stay tuned for more charming e...