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The San Diego History Center family wishes you and the entire  Happy Holidays!May this Season bring blessings upon you a...
12/22/2022

The San Diego History Center family wishes you and the entire Happy Holidays!

May this Season bring blessings upon you and all your loved ones.

We rely on your generosity!  the San Diego History Center today. by contributing to our End of Year Appeal. Donating is ...
12/16/2022

We rely on your generosity! the San Diego History Center today.

by contributing to our End of Year Appeal. Donating is EASY and you can designate the San Diego History Center in your Required Minimum Distribution, Trust or Estate. We can even take your old car, truck, or boat!

If you want more information on ways to give, please email Sheila Thomas, Development Manager at [email protected]

Photo Collections - Holiday CelebrationHanukkah ceremony at the Circle Arts Theater. Year: 1968Browse more historic San ...
12/14/2022

Photo Collections - Holiday Celebration

Hanukkah ceremony at the Circle Arts Theater. Year: 1968

Browse more historic San Diego Holiday Celebration photos here: https://collections.sandiegohistory.org

San Diego History Center featured on 10NEWS! Last month, the San Diego History Center debuted at  a new exhibit. An enor...
12/13/2022

San Diego History Center featured on 10NEWS!

Last month, the San Diego History Center debuted at a new exhibit. An enormous tree made entirely of poinsettia plants.

It contains 382 of the iconic red and green holiday decorations, all from the Weidners Garden in Encinitas. The tree will be up throughout the month of December. 

Don’t miss it! Read the full article by clicking the link in bio.

Set your TV and  for this special  transmission, The Journeys of Harry Crosby documentary, on Monday, December 12th at 1...
12/10/2022

Set your TV and for this special transmission, The Journeys of Harry Crosby documentary, on Monday, December 12th at 10pm.

The documentary film from Director Isaac Artenstein, and a co-production of Cinewest Productions and the San Diego History Center, chronicles the La Jolla photographer, author and historian's love of the Baja California region and its binational importance today.

Join us for . In this virtual event, the artist Evan Apodaca will be discussing his conceptual framework, research metho...
12/10/2022

Join us for . In this virtual event, the artist Evan Apodaca will be discussing his conceptual framework, research method and technological process in the making of Secret City, an ongoing multi-platform video series that critically analyzes the military’s shaping of San Diego and explores the history of the antiwar movement in the region.

Save the date and Register NOW on our website!

Photo Collections - Holiday CelebrationKokayi Lumumba lighting a candle in celebration of Kwanzaa. The celebration was h...
12/05/2022

Photo Collections - Holiday Celebration

Kokayi Lumumba lighting a candle in celebration of Kwanzaa. The celebration was held at International Blend Coffeehouse in North Park.
Year: 1981

Browse more San Diego historic photos here:
https://collections.sandiegohistory.org

On the last day of the  we want to thank our members for being a part of our valued San Diego History Center. It was awe...
12/03/2022

On the last day of the we want to thank our members for being a part of our valued San Diego History Center. It was awesome to celebrate this week with you!

We appreciate your support in helping us carry out our mission of preserving, revealing, and promoting the history of our region.

It’s ! The largest free holiday festival in beautiful Balboa Park. As part of December Nights, the  will be open. You ca...
12/03/2022

It’s ! The largest free holiday festival in beautiful Balboa Park.

As part of December Nights, the will be open. You can’t miss the chance to experience Taste San Diego Craft Culture & Community.

Join us for "A Soldier's Life at Fort Rosecrans"The Journal's latest issue today at 06:00 PM. Don't miss it!Register her...
11/28/2022

Join us for "A Soldier's Life at Fort Rosecrans"
The Journal's latest issue today at 06:00 PM. Don't miss it!
Register here https://cutt.ly/f1bCp9S

11/24/2022

The was started in 1947 by Thomas Wigton, Jr. and a group of El Cajon businessmen. This parade was their gift from the business community to the "Children of East County”.

It has continued for over 70 years, and has grown into a staple of the East County Community. The parade will resume in 2023.

What is going on here?! This photo from c. 1929 shows a little girl getting a permanent at a beauty salon called Rose Ma...
11/23/2022

What is going on here?! This photo from c. 1929 shows a little girl getting a permanent at a beauty salon called Rose Marcelle Shoppe. The salon was located in Spreckels Building in Downtown San Diego. SDHC Photo Collection.

Browse more historic photos here: https://collections.sandiegohistory.org

Get in the holiday spirit at the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park!Discover San Diego’s connection to the Poinsett...
11/23/2022

Get in the holiday spirit at the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park!
Discover San Diego’s connection to the Poinsettia - the world’s favorite holiday flower in a 15' display featuring more than 400 live plants.

 What's your favorite part of San Diego? Is it cheering on the Padres or chowing down on authentic regional food?
WHEN?
...
11/21/2022

What's your favorite part of San Diego? Is it cheering on the Padres or chowing down on authentic regional food?

WHEN?
November 25th and 26th from 11AM to 4PM


Explore the history of America's Finest City and share what makes you grateful for
All ages are welcome!

Visit our website for more info.

 Borrego Springs: San Diego’s Mid-Century Modern Desert Playground

Enjoy this ride through our city’s history presented...
11/18/2022

Borrego Springs: San Diego’s Mid-Century Modern Desert Playground

Enjoy this ride through our city’s history presented by Bill Lawrence.
Sign up on YouTube and stay tuned.



 features Collecting San Diego: Selections from the Dijkstra Fine Art Collection

The article features the work of exhib...
11/14/2022

features Collecting San Diego: Selections from the Dijkstra Fine Art Collection

The article features the work of exhibition curator, Claudia Leos Banega and essay excerpts by Bram and Sandra Dijkstra.
This is the work of 28 artists who have documented the region, its people and society from the past to the present.


Visit our website for more information.

On this Veterans Day we honor those who have served their country honorably in war and peace.Pictured is a member of the...
11/11/2022

On this Veterans Day we honor those who have served their country honorably in war and peace.
Pictured is a member of the Buffalo Soldiers station at Camp Lockett near Campo circa 1940. During WWII both the 10th and 28th Calvary Regiments were garrisoned at Camp Lockett. The “Buffalo Soldiers” were established by Congress as the first peacetime all-black regiments in the regular U.S. Army.

Credit: San Diego History Center Photo Collection available at http://collections.sandiegohistory.org

  a local San Diego woman and founder and ED of , who is changing the way US history is taught, one female drone pilot a...
11/10/2022

a local San Diego woman and founder and ED of , who is changing the way US history is taught, one female drone pilot at a time.
“Changing The Narrative and Developing the Next Generation of Her-storians”
Don’t miss it. Register Now!


(Virtual Event)

 Today!In November 1958, Mrs. Jacob Finkle casts her ballot at 100-years old. Mrs. Finkle is assisted by her daughter, M...
11/08/2022

Today!

In November 1958, Mrs. Jacob Finkle casts her ballot at 100-years old. Mrs. Finkle is assisted by her daughter, Mrs. C.F. Brunough.

San Diego History Center/San Diego Union-Tribune Collection available at collections.sandiegohistory.org

This Tuesday, !In 1962, Charles Sexton (right), the Registrar of Voters for San Diego County, demonstrates a voting mach...
11/06/2022

This Tuesday, !

In 1962, Charles Sexton (right), the Registrar of Voters for San Diego County, demonstrates a voting machine to Helen Cobb (center) and Robert Cozzens (left). Helen Cobb and Robert Cozzens were both on the San Diego City Council. Cobb was the first woman to serve on the Council.

San Diego History Center/San Diego Union-Tribune Photo Collections available at collections.sandiegohistory.org

The Journeys of Harry Crosby
11/04/2022
The Journeys of Harry Crosby

The Journeys of Harry Crosby

Premieres Tuesday Nov. 1, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / On demand with PBS Video App. A wonderful chronicle of the life and career of renowned photographer and author Harry Crosby that lets the viewer experience Harry's travels in Baja California through a rich assortment of his photographs and beauti...

When the Hotel del Coronado debuted in 1888, electricity was still a novelty. It was considered  a technological marvel,...
11/02/2022

When the Hotel del Coronado debuted in 1888, electricity was still a novelty. It was considered a technological marvel, as it was thought to be one of the largest buildings in the country to have been “electrified.” The hotel is Designated a National Historic Landmark.

Shown in image 1 | Hotel del Coronado in the year, 1892. SDHC Photo Collection.
Shown in image 2 | Hotel del Coronado, 2018.

Browse more historic photos here:
https://collections.sandiegohistory.org

Get a sneak peek into Fashion Redux 2024! For more than a dozen years, San Diego History Center has collaborated with Me...
10/28/2022

Get a sneak peek into Fashion Redux 2024!
For more than a dozen years, San Diego History Center has collaborated with Mesa College’s Fashion Program. Fashion design students look to the History Center’s signficant textile and historic clothing collection for inspiration on creating their own modern-day versions.
Stay tuned over the next few months for a reveal of the 2023 theme and inspiration garments. Here’s a quick peek into what we're planning for next year’s Fashion Redux in 2024-- we are taking inspiration from Ballet Folkorico dance costumes! San Diego, like many bi-national communities, has a long and storied history with many little girls and boys participating in folkloric dancing from their heritage and communities. The garments here are recent acquisitions of the collection and we are still working on making sure we have all the necessary components. Reach out to [email protected] if you can help with obtaining the accessories.

 and be part of this presentation with , the woman who is changing the way US history is taught. Shellie Baxter is the f...
10/27/2022

and be part of this presentation with , the woman who is changing the way US history is taught.

Shellie Baxter is the founder and ED of . She will be sharing how she is using technology to empower BIPOC teen girls in San Diego to create history-based projects that work to rectify the historical narrative.

Join us on November 15th from 12-1 PM!

Visit the events section on our website to learn more and reserve a place.

10/25/2022

“Growing Up in ”

Dr. Guevarra shows how shared experiences with Spanish colonialism, racial segregation, labor and civil rights struggles, and cultural identity markers such as food, helped forge this distinct, multiethnic identity for Mexipinos.

*Please note: This presentation will not be recorded. Be sure to sign up for the live talk!

Beer, history on tap in Balboa Park
10/25/2022
Beer, history on tap in Balboa Park

Beer, history on tap in Balboa Park

Last month, the San Diego History Center (SDHC) at Balboa Park debuted a new exhibit touching on the history of the local brewing industry. Taste San Diego Craft Commun

Take a trip through history!  
This walking tour focuses on the Presidio de San Diego, buried underground below the Serr...
10/20/2022

Take a trip through history!


This walking tour focuses on the Presidio de San Diego, buried underground below the Serra Museum. Learn about the historical significance of this site going back deep in time and how the unique river and marine environment have attracted people to the site since time immemorial.


Join us on October 23rd from 1-2 pm!
☀ The fee is $15 for SDHC Members and $20 for nonmembers

 We are pleased to announce a new layout for the venerable and award-winning Journal of San Diego History after more tha...
10/18/2022

We are pleased to announce a new layout for the venerable and award-winning Journal of San Diego History after more than a decade.

The design, from graphic artist Jen Cadam and Co-Editors David Miller and Andy Strathman, features a new, “digest periodical” Grab yours today!

This look back in time of the San Diego Padres is from 1936. What do you think this Padres squad would think of the Mann...
10/17/2022

This look back in time of the San Diego Padres is from 1936. What do you think this Padres squad would think of the Manny Machado led Padres of 2022?

The photo is from our own photo archive and was taken in front of the bleachers at Lane Field in Downtown San Diego. This was the first year the Padres played in the Pacific Coast Minor League, which they played in from 1936 to 1968.

Photo credit: San Diego History Center Photo Archive available at collections.sandiegohistory.org

#1936

Become one of our ! Enjoy hands-on, kid-friendly, fun-filled activities like mock excavations and artifact investigation...
10/14/2022

Become one of our !

Enjoy hands-on, kid-friendly, fun-filled activities like mock excavations and artifact investigations.
*Young historians can win a prize for exploring the Presidio grounds with our way-finding map.

- October 16th from 12 - 4 pm at the Junípero Serra Museum
Visit our website for more information.

10/14/2022

Explore the history behind San Diego’s craft beer culture!
Learn more about San Diego’s craft beer, along with a sampling of Little Miss Brewing’s delicious brews!

Tasting Experience with Exhibition Admission: $10.00/person, 21+ only
Open Friday & Saturday, 1:30 - 6:30 pm and Sunday, 12:30 - 5:30 pm.

Congratulations to the San Diego Padres for winning the wild card series against the Mets! ⚾️ Starting today, the Padres...
10/11/2022

Congratulations to the San Diego Padres for winning the wild card series against the Mets! ⚾️

Starting today, the Padres take on the DODGERS in the division playoffs, and we’re rooting them on to BEAT LA and head onto the World Series.

This photo, part of the San Diego History Center's Union-Tribune Collection, captures the acrobatics of Ozzie Smith during the October 1, 1978 game when the Padres beat the Dodgers 4-3 in 11 innings. 1978 was the year Smith made his major league debut

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Happy 50th anniversary to the Lawyers Club of San Diego! The San Diego History Center’s latest exhibition “To Advance the Status of Women in Law and Society: Lawyers Club of San Diego in 50 Years” tells the story of the organization’s organized activism and traces the development of this diverse social movement in San Diego. Learn more about Lawyers Club by visiting this exhibition at the San Diego History Center!

https://sandiegohistory.org/exhibition/to-advance-the-status-of-women-in-law-and-society-lawyers-club-of-san-diego-at-50-years/

📷: Ron Sanchez
Bring the kids for Earth Day FUN at San Diego History Center in Balboa Park all weekend. Touchable items, cool photos from the collections and crafts to stay and create, or take and make!
The San Diego History Center will present a free virtual lecture about the history of people of Japanese descent in San Diego on Tuesday, April 12. In this presentation “Japanese Americans in San Diego 80 Years Ago” presenter Linda Canada will discuss how they lived and worked before World War II. She will also describe their segregation into remote incarceration camps during World War II, and the process of rebuilding their lives in San Diego afterwards. Register for the free virtual lecture which will take place from noon to 1 pm here:
https://sandiegohistory.org/event/japanese-americans-in-san-diego-80-years-ago/
It's spring break and several museums are adding additional days of operation!

The Museum of Photographic Arts, the San Diego History Center, and the San Diego Model Railroad Museum will be open Wednesdays and Thursdays during these dates:

Wednesdays through April 13

Thursdays through April 7

The San Diego Natural History Museum is also open today, March 30 and March 31.

For the latest schedule visit: https://www.culturalpartnership.org/

📷: Ron Sanchez , Balboa Park Cultural Partnership
Spent the day at Harrison Serenity Ranch to witness San Diego State University's last day digging at the former home of Nate Harris. Professor Seth Mallios, has been leading archaeological digs at the site for 20 years. Numerous artifacts have been found. You can see a few that were found while we were there and others can be seen at the Nate Harrison exhibit at the San Diego History Center.

So honored and proud that the DRONE Project will be the next team to come to the mountain to expand the work that has already been done with some real next-level tech and the vibrant minds and energy of young women, ages 16 - 19, who will be making new history as we uncover old history.

Shout out to my partners in this endeavor, Greater Than Tech Elementary Institute of Science, Modus AI, Harrison Serenity Ranch, and Yvette Porter Moore/Rootdigger.

Pre-screening will start soon to determine which young women will be part of the project.

Since 1972, our friends at the Lawyers Club of San Diego have been advancing the status of women in the law and society. Congratulations on 50 fabulous years! 🎉 To commemorate the organization's activism and continued advocacy for true equality, they have teamed up with the San Diego History Center to create an exhibit titled Women in Law & Society. The exhibit debuted this month and will remain on display for one year. Get up and go! Learn more about Lawyers Club and the exhibit here: http://ow.ly/z0eT50IgweL
Celebrate Women's History Month at your favorite museums all month long! Use our NEW guide for fun and inspirational exhibitions and events that recognize the achievements and contributions of women in San Diego and around the world.

Learn more about the Women's Museum of California Women's Hall of Fame Ceremony, the community celebration of Yolanda Lopez's exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, hand-quilted portraits of inspirational women at Visions Art Museum, the spectacular History of Joy: WomXn from Vanguard Culture, Women of Flight at the San Diego Air & Space Museum, Women in Law & Society at the San Diego History Center, Bethany Hamilton's courageous story at California Surf Museum plus more from the USS Midway Museum and San Diego Museum of Art.
Thank you K**I News for featuring our exhibit at the San Diego History Center on International Women's Day!

https://www.kusi.com/celebrate-international-womens-day-at-the-women-in-law-society-exhibit-in-balboa-park/

"On Good Morning San Diego, K**I’s Ally Wagner was out at the San Diego History Center at the Women in Law & Society exhibit to showcase impactful women on International Women’s Day.

This exhibition, commemorates the 50th anniversary of the organization, telling the story of Lawyers Club organized activism and traces the development of this diverse social movement in San Diego."

Celebrate Women's History Month at your favorite San Diego museums with our NEW guide to women's history exhibitions and events at bit.ly/WomensHistoryMonth_2022. See what's on at Women's Museum of California, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Vanguard Culture, San Diego Air & Space Museum, San Diego History Center and California Surf Museum. Plus, check out our NEW Spring Guide and links to 40 fabulous exhibitions and museum events.

Artwork from Visions Art Museum "A Better World" exhibition (from left): "Malala" by Lea McComas, "Aretha Franklin" by Lola Jenkins, "Drops of Love: A Life Woven with God" by Cindy Pryor, and "Yayoi" by Sandra Bruce.
Klinedinst was proud to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Lawyers Club of San Diego at last night's unveiling of "Women in Law & Society: Lawyers Club of San Diego at 50 Years." This new exhibit just opened at the San Diego History Center, and features a look back at the trailblazers who pushed for women to have equal opportunities in the legal field. Nadia Bermudez, Teresa Becks, and Phillip Stephan were on hand to mark this huge milestone with the founders and past leaders of the organization. Congratulations to the LCSD staff, volunteers, and members that make it such an amazing organization. https://klinedinstlaw.com/community/lawyers-club-san-diego
During Black History Month and throughout the year, here are a few suggestions from Tinybeans Kids on where to learn more about Black history with your kids including at the San Diego History Center, African Museum Casa Del Rey Moro and the Martin Luther King Jr. Promenade alongside The New Children's Museum park.

https://tinybeans.com/socal/black-history-landmarks-monuments-san-diego/slide/8
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