California Historical Society

Past Events

• Arequipa Sanatorium: Life in California’s Lung Resort for Women Tue 12/3/19 @ 6:00 PM
• Why Learn History When It's Already on Your Phone Tue 10/29/19 @ 6:00 PM
• In the Land of My Ancestors Film Screening and Discussion Tue 10/15/19 @ 6:00 PM
• Maestrapeace: San Francisco’s Monumental Feminist Mural Tue 10/8/19 @ 6:00 PM
• Exhibition Docent Tour Thu 9/5/19 @ 12:00 PM
• Spike Days Thu 9/5/19 @ 11:00 AM
• The Pullman Porters of West Oakland Tue 8/13/19 @ 6:00 PM
• African Americans and the Price of Manifest Destiny Tue 8/6/19 @ 6:00 PM
• Women and their Role on the Rails Thu 6/27/19 @ 6:00 PM
• Spike Days at CHS Wed 6/26/19 @ 11:00 AM
• California's "Gay Revolution" in the Stonewall Era Tue 6/25/19 @ 6:00 PM
• Major! The Life and Campaigns of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Tue 6/18/19 @ 6:00 PM
• Transgender History: The Roots of Today's Revolution Tue 6/11/19 @ 6:00 PM
• Understanding LGBTQA Histories Tue 6/4/19 @ 6:00 PM
• American Prophet Tue 4/30/19 @ 6:00 PM
• Artist Talk with Mark Ruwedel Wed 4/24/19 @ 6:00 PM
• Missing Persons: A Memoir with Author Gayle Greene Tue 4/9/19 @ 6:00 PM
• Voices for Freedom: The Hyer Sisters' Legacy Screening & Talk Tue 2/26/19 @ 6:00 PM
• Paradise Found: The African American Concert in SF Tue 2/19/19 @ 6:00 PM
• Booms and Busts Thu 2/7/19 @ 6:00 PM
• Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of SF State Strike Tue 11/13/18 @ 6:00 PM
• Carleton Watkins: Making the West American Thu 11/1/18 @ 6:00 PM
• Tasting and Talk: Bread and Boothby Wed 10/24/18 @ 6:00 PM
• The Integration of the Pacific Coast League: Race & Baseball Wed 8/15/18 @ 6:00 PM
• Authors in Conversation: Big Sur & Point Reyes Thu 8/9/18 @ 6:00 PM
• ¡Murales Rebeldes! Film Series: The Art of Being Edythe Boone Tue 8/7/18 @ 6:00 PM
• The Chicano Generation: Testimonios of a Movement Wed 8/1/18 @ 6:00 PM
• Muralist Juana Alicia: Public Art & Feminism Wed 7/25/18 @ 6:00 PM
• The History, Legacy, & Continued Impact of the Mujeres Muralistas Thu 7/19/18 @ 6:00 PM
• Early Farm Labor Organizing & the ACLU's Role Wed 7/18/18 @ 6:00 PM
• Mapping the East Bay's "Long Lost" History Wed 6/27/18 @ 6:00 PM
• ¡Murales Rebeldes! Film Series Tue 6/5/18 @ 6:00 PM
• Battles over Latino Art & Public Space in SF Thu 5/24/18 @ 6:00 PM
• City of Inmates: Conquest, Rebellion, & the Rise of Human Caging in LA Wed 5/23/18 @ 6:00 PM
• Central America(n)s in San Francisco: History, Legacy & Art Thu 5/17/18 @ 6:00 PM
• ¡Murales Rebeldes! Film Series: Mur Murs Tue 5/8/18 @ 6:00 PM
• The Polar Adventures of a Rich American Dame Wed 5/2/18 @ 6:00 PM
• Cinco De Mayo: Latinos for Social Justice During the Civil War Tue 5/1/18 @ 6:00 PM
• Coastal Sage: Peter Douglas & the Fight to Save California’s Shore Thu 4/26/18 @ 6:00 PM
• Book Talk: Redemption: MLK Jr.'s Last 31 Hours Thu 4/19/18 @ 6:00 PM
• Film Screening & Director's Q&A - "Hale" Wed 4/18/18 @ 6:00 PM
• Film Screening: Dolores: Rebel, Activist, Feminist, Mother Tue 4/10/18 @ 6:00 PM
• See You at the 7: Stories from the Bay Area's Last Original Mile House Wed 3/14/18 @ 6:00 PM
• Her Own Hero: The Origins of the Women’s Self-Defense Movement Tue 3/13/18 @ 6:00 PM
• Is the United States A "Nation of Immigrants?" Wed 3/7/18 @ 6:00 PM
• Comparative Colonialism & the Future of the Nation Thu 3/1/18 @ 5:30 PM
• All They Will Call You Presentation and Discussion Wed 11/15/17 @ 6:00 PM
• CA History Through an Indigenous Lens: Telling Creation Stories Wed 11/8/17 @ 6:00 PM
• BART: The Dramatic History of the Bay Area Rapid Transit System Thu 11/2/17 @ 6:00 PM
• Children of the Love Tue 6/20/17 @ 6:00 PM
• Psychedelic Soul: Black Cultural Awakening Thu 6/8/17 @ 6:30 PM
• Gold Rush Stories Thu 6/1/17 @ 6:00 PM
• The Mission Book Discussion Wed 5/17/17 @ 6:00 PM
• Exploring the Future of Wine Label Design Thu 4/13/17 @ 6:00 PM
• California Historical Society: Native Portraits Sat 11/19/16 @ 11:00 AM
• History, Identity, Photography - Artists in Discussion Thu 11/3/16 @ 6:30 PM
• wikiD: Women. Wikipedia. Design Fri 10/28/16 @ 3:00 PM
• California Historical Society: Native Portraits Sat 10/22/16 @ 11:00 AM
• Modoc War Photographs Wed 9/28/16 @ 6:00 PM
• California Historical Society: Native Portraits Sat 9/24/16 @ 11:00 AM
• California Historical Society: Native Portraits Sat 9/24/16 @ 11:00 AM
• Discovering Toby Riddle Sat 9/17/16 @ 2:00 PM
• California Historical Society: Native Portraits Sat 8/27/16 @ 11:00 AM
• The Modoc War: A History Examined Through Objects in the Exhibition Thu 7/28/16 @ 6:00 PM
• Styling the Bay Area: Fashion of the 1960s and 70s Thu 5/12/16 @ 6:00 PM
• San Francisco, 1960s & 70s: Cultural Ecology and Experimentation Wed 4/20/16 @ 6:00 PM
• People's Park: A Discussion Tue 3/22/16 @ 6:00 PM
• Sea Ranch with Author Donlyn Lyndon Thu 3/10/16 @ 6:00 PM
• Activism in San Francisco Architecture Today Wed 2/24/16 @ 6:00 PM
• California Historical Society: Experiments in Environment Sat 1/30/16 @ 11:00 AM
• "The Walls Have Eyes" Animating Public Spaces Wed 7/1/15 @ 6:30 PM
• "City Rising" San Francisco in 1915 Sat 3/7/15 @ 11:00 AM
• Grateful Dead 50th Anniversary History Celebration Thu 1/22/15 @ 5:30 PM
• "Yosemite" Exhibit at California Historical Society Sat 12/13/14 @ 12:00 PM