Spirit of '45 Bay Area

06/10/2025

Can do!

11 Rosie’s. Ages 99-104!

The Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park in Richmond and its partner trust on Saturday marked 25 years of preserving and teaching the history of the women who built ships during World War II. Garvin Thomas reports.

06/07/2025

At the Rosie the Riveter Wwii Home Front National Historic Park in Richmond.

06/07/2025

Happening now at the Rosie the Riveter visitor center in Richmond. 11am-3pm

06/07/2025

Show your can do spirit!

Sat June 8th

Join us at the National Park on Saturday, June 7, 2025 from 11am to 3pm for a Rosie Rally and 25th Anniversary Festival! Check out the link below for more info!

https://rosietheriveter.org/pages/rosie-rally

06/07/2025

Join us! We’ll be there tomorrow!

Get ready for an exciting day tomorrow! We’d love to see you at the Rosie Rally and 25th Anniversary Festival from 11 AM to 3 PM!

05/27/2025

On this Memorial Day, we remember the nurses who lost their lives in combat. Five in particular, but we remember and honor them all. (Left to right)

Capt. Jennifer Moreno died on October 5, 2013, in Afghanistan, heroically aiding wounded soldiers during a special operations mission.

Second Lieutenant Helen Mary Roehler was killed in a plane crash in the Aleutian Islands during World War II, serving in a one of the most remote and harshest terrains.

Second Lieutenant Ernestine Koranda lost her life in a plane crash in the Pacific during World War II while on leave to visit her fiance.

Second Lieutenant Carol Ann Drazba perished in a helicopter crash in Vietnam on February 18, 1966.

First Lieutenant Sharon Lane, the only American servicewoman killed by direct enemy fire in Vietnam, lost her life on June 8, 1969, during a rocket attack on her hospital in Chu Lai.

God Bless these 5 nurses and all the nurses of war who made the ultimate sacrifice.🙏🏼

05/26/2025

Happening Now at Oak Hill Memorial Park. 11am-2pm

05/26/2025

Today is Memorial Day. NOT Veterans Day

There is a difference… a big differences. The diference is of life and death.

05/26/2025

Spirit of ‘45 will be making dog tags. Join us at
Oak Hill Memorial Park in San Jose.

05/17/2025

Get your 1940s outfit ready for August 16 Spirit of 45 day!

Vintage fashion faire this weekend!

🍋VINTAGE LOVERS! Doors open at 5pm tomorrow! This weekend on May 17 & 18th, the VFF debuts at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, CA. We’ve curated top vintage vendors from all over the West Coast with over 65 booths of amazing fashion from every era! Our spring party theme is “ La Dolce Vintage” with a wide selection of vintage Italian designer clothing and accessories! We’re in the Summer/Q Building near the fountain ⛲️ and wine garden!

🪗There will be live music, the Cafe Latte Duo in our wine garden & piazza on Saturday! Italian food, 🍕& no host bar 🍷Sunday, DJ ARAJARA will provide retro tunes and we’ve added more booths in the piazza/wine garden.

🎟️Tickets are on sale now through the Alameda County Fairgrounds website or our website: www.vintagefashionfaire.com

🛵Parking is through the Fairgrounds directly and can be pre-paid online. Gates open for parking one hour prior to event time. Enter Gate 12 off of Valley Ave and follow the signs.

We recommend buying tickets online but we will also be selling tickets at the box office for this event. Cash only! ATM’s will be available onsite!

No pets are permitted on the Fairgrounds.

We look forward to spending the weekend with you! Don’t miss the fun! 🛍️ We’re your BFF for vintage since 2010!

05/08/2025

It’s V-E Day!!

80 years ago today, May 8, 1945 the war in Europe ended.

Did you have family that served in the Euorpeean theater of operations? Share a picture of them!

01/09/2025

Check this out! Extended to Jan 18!

This winter marks 80 years since the
Battle of the Bulge

This December, the Moffett Field Museum invites you to a special exhibit commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge.