San Bernardino Historical & Pioneer Society

09/29/2026

Our meeting for Thursday, October 1st has been CANCELED due to the San Bernardino Police Department's use of our parking lot for their annual Halloween Festival. Meetings will resume on Thursday, November 5th.

09/02/2026

On Thursday, September 3, at 7:00 PM, Marc Wanamaker will present Hollywood’s Trains and Trolleys, his latest book.
Marc is the Author of 28 Arcadia History books and a Technical Advisor on many movies including The Changeling that was filmed partially at our local Santa Fe Depot.
Marc will talk about the trolley routes and rail history that connected Hollywood studios from Boyle Heights to the Pacific Palisades. His presentation covers over 75 years of movie making, from The Squaw Man (1913) to Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), featuring never-before-seen production photographs.

The program (barring any unforeseen issues) will be available to view on zoom.

Link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89751803018?pwd=aDZKcEliUVdYQnEzQStNNzhGK2p3Zz09

Passcode: 726418

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07/28/2026

Sorry but the San Bernardino History and Railroad Museum will be closed this Wednesday, July 29th . Sorry for the inconvenience. We will reopen on Saturday, August 1st from 10 am to 3 pm.

06/04/2026

On Thursday, June 4, at 7:00 PM, Fred E. Budinger, Jr. will present a short program titled The Legacy of the Calico Early Man Project in Mojave Desert Archeology. Fred, Senior Archaeologist for Budinger and Associates, has been a student of the Calico Project for more than 52 years. In that time, he served as Calico Site Curator, Project Director, and technical advisor.



The program (barring any unforeseen issues) will be available to view on zoom.

Link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89751803018?pwd=aDZKcEliUVdYQnEzQStNNzhGK2p3Zz09

Passcode: 726418



For more information call Nick Cataldo at 909-709-3792 or contact by e-mail at [email protected].





HISTORICAL SOCIETY PROGRAMS

All programs are held on the first Thursday of each month unless otherwise noted at 7:00 P.M. inside the Christian R. Harris Memorial Hall, which is located next to the Heritage House at the corner of 8th and “D” Streets in San Bernardino. They are open to the public free of charge, so bring a friend!



The San Bernardino Historical and Pioneer Society headquarters (8th and “D” streets) is open for tours of the meeting hall and Heritage House from 10 AM until 2 PM by advance appointment by calling Lyn Killian at 909-709-1895 or Nick Cataldo at 909-709-3792.



The San Bernardino History and Railroad Museum, located inside the historic (1918) Santa Fe Depot, is open to the public every Saturday from 10 AM until 3 PM and every Wednesday from 9:30 AM until 12:30.



The Camp Cajon Historic Site, located in the Cajon Pass at 3355 Wagon Train Road, Phelan, (old U.S. Route 66, just south of Highway 138 & McDonald’s), is open to the public every day, from dawn to dusk.



For more information call Nick Cataldo at 909-709-3792 or contact by e-mail at [email protected].

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05/01/2026

Wed, Apr 29 at 1:06 PM

On Thursday, May 7 at 7:00 PM, Tanner Cline will present Santa Fe: More Than Just A Railroad. Tanner is the recording secretary of our Historical Society and has been incredibly dedicated to the San Bernardino History and Railroad Museum. During this program, he will explain how Santa Fe was not simply “just a railroad”, it was also heavily involved with businesses involving oil production, pipelines, trucking, real estate and construction throughout Southern California.

The program (barring any unforeseen issues) will be available to view on zoom.

Link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89751803018?pwd=aDZKcEliUVdYQnEzQStNNzhGK2p3Zz09

Passcode: 726418



For more information call Nick Cataldo at 909-709-3792 or contact by e-mail at [email protected].





HISTORICAL SOCIETY PROGRAMS

All programs are held on the first Thursday of each month unless otherwise noted at 7:00 P.M. inside the Christian R. Harris Memorial Hall, which is located next to the Heritage House at the corner of 8th and “D” Streets in San Bernardino. They are open to the public free of charge, so bring a friend!



The San Bernardino Historical and Pioneer Society headquarters (8th and “D” streets) is open for tours of the meeting hall and Heritage House on the first Saturday of each month from 10 AM until 2 PM by advance appointment only by calling Nick Cataldo at 909-709-3792.



The San Bernardino History and Railroad Museum, located inside the historic (1918) Santa Fe Depot, is open to the public every Saturday from 10 AM until 3 PM and every Wednesday from 9 AM until 12 PM.



The Camp Cajon Historic Site, located in the Cajon Pass at 3355 Wagon Train Road, Phelan, (old U.S. Route 66, just south of Highway 138 & McDonald’s), is open to the public every day, from dawn to dusk.



For more information call Nick Cataldo at 909-709-3792 or contact by e-mail at [email protected].

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04/02/2026

On Thursday, April 2, at 7:00 PM, Sid Hultquist will discuss History, Wildlife and Landscape of the Mojave Desert.

A lifelong resident of the High Desert and retired Apple Valley Fire Chief, Sid has been hiking and exploring the Mojave Desert and the surrounding regions for over 40 years with a focus on its history, wildlife and geology.

The program (barring any unforeseen issues) will be available to view on zoom.

Link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89751803018?pwd=aDZKcEliUVdYQnEzQStNNzhGK2p3Zz09

Passcode: 726418



For more information call Nick Cataldo at 909-709-3792 or contact by e-mail at [email protected].





HISTORICAL SOCIETY PROGRAMS

All programs are held on the first Thursday of each month unless otherwise noted at 7:00 P.M. inside the Christian R. Harris Memorial Hall, which is located next to the Heritage House at the corner of 8th and “D” Streets in San Bernardino. They are open to the public free of charge, so bring a friend!



The San Bernardino Historical and Pioneer Society headquarters (8th and “D” streets) is open for tours of the meeting hall and Heritage House on the first Saturday of each month from 10 AM until 2 PM by advance appointment only by calling Nick Cataldo at 909-709-3792.



The San Bernardino History and Railroad Museum, located inside the historic (1918) Santa Fe Depot, is open to the public every Saturday from 10 AM until 3 PM and every Wednesday from 9 AM until 12 PM.



The Camp Cajon Historic Site, located in the Cajon Pass at 3355 Wagon Train Road, Phelan, (old U.S. Route 66, just south of Highway 138 & McDonald’s), is open to the public every day, from dawn to dusk.



For more information call Nick Cataldo at 909-709-3792 or contact by e-mail at [email protected].

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