California Historical Society
Past Events
Many events have been hosted previously at the California Historical Society. HistoryGuide currently has 68 past event listings in its database, shown below.
| Date | Event Information |
|---|---|
| 09/14/06 | "Berkeley Exodus 1906" Lecture and Book Signing. Author Richard Schwartz gives an account of the exodus from San Francisco and how it affected friends and families, and the deve… (Retail - Book, CD Signing) 415-3571848x229. |
| 09/21/06 | "Stereoviewing 1906: The San Francisco Earthquake in 3D" Presentation and Book Signing. Author David Burkhardt makes an unusual and unique presentation in 3D. Special guest, Herbert Hamerol, 103 year old survivor of… (Retail - Book, CD Signing) 415-3571848x229. |
| 03/22/11 | "Port City" Launch Event. Join San Francisco Architectural Heritage as it celebrates the release of its new book, "Port City" by Michael Corbett. Co-prese… (Community - Book Club / Book Talk) 415-357-1848. |
| 11/08/12 | Heyday Harvest. Gather with the Bay Area literary community to lay the foundation for the launch of the Berkeley Roundhouse, Heyday's new center… (Community) 510-549-3564. |
| 12/13/12 | I See Beauty in this Life Curator's Walkthrough. Lisa M. Hamilton will give you insight into how she chose the historic images for the show from the extensive collections of the… (Arts - Art Exhibit) 415-357-1848. |
| 10/17/13 | Yerba Buena Evolving. A panel discussion on the past, present, and rapidly changing future of Yerba Buena. Moderated by the SF Chronicle's John King. (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) 415-541-0312. |
| 02/06/14 | History Speaks - Levi Strauss & Co. with Historian Lynn Downey. Native Californian Lynn Downey was hired as the first Historian for Levi Strauss & Co. in 1989. Lynn has published numerous boo… (Community - Lecture) |
| 02/27/14 | History Speaks: Saints and Citizens Book Talk with Lisbeth Haas. In a book reading and conversation, the author and Jeff Burns will discuss these new ways of seeing the California missions. Th… (Community - Lecture) |
| 03/08/14 | History for Half-Pints: Arts, Crafts, and Storytelling. Dive into fun and creative crafts, stories, and demonstrations related to the exhibition. Parents and kids are free with reserva… (Kids - Children's Activities) |
| 03/19/14 03/27/14 | We are CA: A Celebration of Women Entrepreneurs in Health and Wellness. Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center's Women Business Center will feature women business owners in the field of healing and welln… (Community - Lecture) 415-357-1848. |
| 04/03/14 | History Speaks: Understanding Land Use Case Files with Theresa Salazar. Theresa Salazar will discuss the Spanish and Mexican land grant cases which are held by The Bancroft Library. Ms. Salazar will d… (Community - Lecture) 415-357-1848. |
| 04/12/14 | History for Half-Pints: Arts, Crafts, and Music!. Workshops treat participants to an inside look at ancient and contemporary indigenous life and the preservation of cultural heri… (Kids - Children's Activities) 415-357-1848. |
| 04/23/14 | We are CA - Curanderismo or Hispanic Herbalism with Charles Garcia. Charles Garcia will discuss the local and European herbs Juana Briones may have likely used in her role as a curandera. He may b… (Community - Lecture) |
| 04/30/14 | Ten Lions Talks - How Streetcars & Cable Cars Shaped SF History. Rick Laubscher, author and president of Market Street Railway, will tell a few of the remarkable stories of San Francisco's cabl… (Community - Lecture) |
| 05/13/14 | Brown v. Board of Education at 60: Examining Racial Equity in SF in Education. The event will focus on the continuing legacy of Brown v. Board of Education and the successes and continued challenges of achie… (Community - Lecture) 415-357-1848. |
| 05/21/14 | We Are CA - Midwifery - Past, Present, and Future. Learn about midwifery in both the California context and nationally from a panel of fantastic speakers such as: Jenna Shaw-Batti… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) 415-357-1848. |
| 07/15/14 | Night with the Archivist - Out in Wild California. A special viewing of items from the California Historical Society collection focused on exploring California's wild lands. (Arts - Art Exhibit) 415-357-1848. |
| 07/22/14 | We are CA: Glen Denny & Yosemite in the Sixties. During this event, Glen Denny shares his insider's view of the classic ascents and colorful characters of this important era thr… (Community - Lecture) 415-357-1848. |
| 08/09/14 | History for Half Pints - Art, Crafts, and Music!. Make bear masks, paws, and claws at the California Craft table. Dress up as a Yosemite Adventurer at our Costume Corner. Discove… (Kids - Children's Activities) |
| 08/13/14 | History Speaks - Ken Yager and the History of Climbing. Discover what climbing was like beginning in the 1930s, view a presentation of items collected by the Yosemite Climbing Associat… (Community - Lecture) 415-357-1848. |
| 08/19/14 | Night with the Archivist - More Yosemite from the CHS Collection. Come see terrific late 19th century to early 20th century photographs of Yosemite from the CHS collections that are not on exhib… (Arts - Photography Exhibit) |
| 08/20/14 | All Roads Lead to Yosemite! (Well, not ALL roads, but quite a few!). This panel discussion will explore the rich transportation history that surrounds Yosemite National Park. Panelists include: Aut… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) |
| 09/11/14 | Sierra Stories with Author Gary Noy. The Sierra Nevada, with its 14,000-foot granite mountains, crystalline lakes, conifer forests, and hidden valleys, has long been… (Community - Lecture) |
| 09/13/14 | History for Half Pints - Art, Crafts, and Music!. Featured Craft of the Day - Design your own Back to School Binder or capture summer memories in your very own scrapbook. (Kids - Children's Activities) |
| 10/11/14 | History for Half Pints - Art, Crafts, and Storytelling. Featured Craft of the Day: help us build Yosemite National Park with recycled materials. Come in all day and dive into unique an… (Kids - Children's Activities) |
| 10/23/14 | Viewings of Short Films from Range of Light Film Festival. A special presentation of short films from the Range of Light Film Festival, a unique festival of films screened in and about Yo… (Festivals - Film Festival) 415-357-1848. |
| 11/08/14 | History for Half Pints - Thank Your California Hero!. We give thanks to the historical figures of California by making cards, posters, & other crafty items to display on a Thanks Wal… (Kids - Children's Activities) |
| 11/12/14 | We are CA - Fire Management in the National Parks. A stirring panel discussion around fire in National Parks with experts in the field. The panelists will discuss both the history… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) 415-357-1848. |
| 01/22/15 | Creating a Lasting Cultural Community: The Grateful Dead at 50. A panel discussion to celebrate the band's 50th anniversary with historian and author Dennis McNally, Grateful Dead archivist Ni… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) 415-357-1848. |
| 07/08/15 | Beyond The End of the Trail: American Indians and the PPIE. Professor and Historian, Abigail Markwyn will discuss this history and dive more deeply into how Native Americans were presented… (Community - Lecture) |
| 09/12/15 | History for Half Pints: Crafty City. Dive into the yesterday, today, and tomorrow of cities! Design your own baseball player and take it home, become inspired by the… (Kids - Children's Activities) |
| 09/23/15 | Cityscapes 2: Reading the Architecture of San Francisco Book Talk. John King is the San Francisco Chronicle's urban design critic and author of the new Heyday book Cityscapes 2: Reading the Archi… (Community - Lecture) |
| 10/10/15 | History for Half Pints: Building California. Every second Saturday of the month, California Historical Society (CHS) celebrates families with History for Half Pints, a famil… (Kids - Children's Activities) 415-357-1848. |
| 10/13/15 | Game Changers: Twelve Elections that Transformed California, SF Launch. Winner of the CHS Book Award, Game Changers examines California's history through the prism of twelve elections - revealing the… (Community - Lecture) |
| 10/21/15 | Peoples Temple Panel Discussion. A discussion between David Talbot, Marshall Kilduff, Eugene Smith, and John Cobb. Moderated by Anthea Hartig. Close the evening… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) |
| 11/05/15 | Seeing Voices - Using Light to Restore, Preserve Early Sound Recordings. Hear from experimental physicist, Carl Haber, and his process of using sound to uncover early California sound recordings. (Community - Lecture) |
| 02/16/16 | The Continued Legacy of Lawrence and Anna Halprin. A stimulating panel discussion moderated by California Historical Society's Executive Director and CEO, Anthea Hartig. Hear from… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) |
| 03/12/16 | History for Half Pints: Sea Ranch, Dance, and Women's History Month. This month they explore building with the historic Sea Ranch as a model and celebrate Women's History Month through art! Also, c… (Kids Theater) |
| 03/22/16 | Peoples Park: A Discussion. A stirring discussion between two historians around the creation of Berkeley's People's Park. They will start with a presentatio… (Community - Lecture) |
| 04/06/16 | Social Commentary, Healing, and Activism through Dance Performance. A night of conversation around how dance performance speaks to social issues and can bring about physical and emotional healing… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) |
| 04/09/16 | History for Half Pints: Earth Month. In honor of Earth Month they will dive into crafts that explore utilizing reusable and recyclable materials and have our final D… (Kids - Children's Activities) |
| 05/14/16 | History for Half Pints: Bike Month, Storytelling, and Spring Crafts. As the Bay Area's cool weather dies down and the rainy season ends, it is time to talk about being outside and in the great outd… (Kids - Children's Activities) |
| 06/02/16 | California, the Magic Island and Illustrating California History. Come learn about how author, Doug Hansen, incorporates California's rich history into fantastic illustrations & descriptions for… (Community - Lecture) |
| 06/11/16 | History for Half Pints: Crafts, Dance Class, and more!. It is almost summer and with warm breezes and summer vacation around the corner, it is time to prepare for those lazy days of su… (Kids - Children's Activities) |
| 07/28/16 | The Modoc War: A History Examined Through Objects in the Exhibition. Join California Historical Society in an engaging exploration of the history of the Modoc War with a conversation inspired by im… (Community - Lecture) 415-357-1848. |
| 08/13/16 | Community Day at California Historical Society. Featuring Tule Canoes with Peopleologie, Kids Club at Annie Plaza, live music and lectures and much more. (Community) |
| 09/17/16 | Uncovering a Modoc War Story: Toby Riddle/Winema with her Descendants. Join California Historical Society for a celebration and discussion of the famed and historic Modoc War translator, Toby Riddle… (Community - Lecture) |
| 09/28/16 | Modoc War Photos: How Native Americans Represented National Anxieties. This talk will broadly explore how Native Americans were depicted in nineteenth century American photography, and the function o… (Community - Lecture) |
| 10/20/16 | Artist Spotlight - Sarah Biscarra Dilley. Using found footage, cut paper, archival material, handwork, language and thread, Sarah Biscarra Dilley traces a landscape of in… (Arts - Art Exhibit) |
| 10/28/16 | wikiD: Women.Wikipedia.Design. Lori Brown and Justine Clark will discuss their collaboration on wikiD, the effort to write more women architects into Wikipedia. (Community - Lecture) |
| 11/03/16 | History, Identity, Photography - Artists in Discussion. A fascinating moderated discussion between CHS curator, Erin Garcia and two photographers who use the historic and unique tintyp… (Community - Lecture) |
| 11/12/16 | Community Day at California Historical Society. Community Days at California Historical Society are all day free events that aim to engage the public in key themes connected to… (Community) |
| 01/19/17 | America's Wine: Legacy of Prohibition Screening and Q&A. A fun and engaging night that includes a screening of the abridged version of the award-winning film America's Wine: The Legacy… (Festivals - Film Festival) |
| 01/25/17 | Levi Strauss: The Man Who Gave Blue Jeans to the World Book Talk. Lynn Downey will present a lecture and slide show on the life of one of San Francisco's most famous citizens: Levi Strauss. (Community - Lecture) 415-357-1848. |
| 01/31/17 | Right Out of California: Book Talk with Author Kathryn Olmsted. In a major reassessment of modern conservatism, noted historian Kathryn S. Olmsted reexamines the explosive labor disputes in th… (Community - Lecture) |
| 02/09/17 | Buying a Bride: The History of Mail-Order Brides & Grooms in CA. The first book-length treatment of the history of mail-order marriage, and it makes a powerful case for the reexamination of a p… (Community - Lecture) |
| 02/11/17 | History Play Date: Vintage Valentines. The theme for this event is Vintage Valentines. Inspired by CHS collections we will be designing our own valentines inspired by… (Community) |
| 03/15/17 | History of California Wines in 20 Labels. UC Davis wine historian James Lapsley takes you on a journey from the earliest days, when the Gold Rush drove a new thirst for d… (Festivals - Wine Tasting) |
| 04/13/17 | Exploring the Future of Wine Label Design. Join designers, lawyers, and executive directors of label design companies for presentations and a discussion around the potenti… (Community - Lecture) |
| 07/13/17 | Psychedelic Soul - Black Cultural Awakening - Encounter 2: Aspirations. This second encounter in the Psychedelic Soul series examines the explosion of activity - cultural, social, and political - that… (Community - Lecture) |
| 11/08/17 | California History Through an Indigenous Lens. Join the California Historical Society (CHS) and Heyday Books for a night of indigenous storytelling that explores how Californi… (Community - Lecture) |
| 11/09/17 | Love Over Rules | Public Art Launch. NYC-based artist Hank Willis Thomas will give a presentation about his first permanent public installation, a large-scale text-b… (Community - Lecture) 917-453-9348. |
| 01/24/18 | Lost LA Screening and Discussion. After the screening Nathan Masters, host and producer for Lost L.A., will talk about the episode and answer questions from the a… (Festivals - Film Festival) |
| 01/25/18 | Her Own Hero: The Origins of the Women's Self-Defense Movement. An exciting night that combines the history of women's self defense in the bay area, and beyond, as well as a short defense clas… (Community) |
| 03/13/18 | Her Own Hero: The Origins of the Women's Self-Defense Movement. Join the author of Her Own Hero: The Origins of the Women's Self-Defense Movemen for an exciting night that combines the history… (Retail - Book, CD Signing) |
| 04/14/18 | Community Day: A Celebration of Mural Creation and Community. With mural and community art making at its heart, guest will be creating throughout the day and joining together over discussion… (Community) |
| 08/13/19 | The Pullman Porters of West Oakland. A hub of transportation and industry since the mid-19th century, West Oakland is today a vital commercial conduit and an inimita… (Educational - History) 415-357-1838. |
| 08/24/19 | Gold Spike Day at CHS. Catch a glimpse of this unique piece of California history. Price includes admission to the Museum's two current exhibitions: "W… (Educational - History) |
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