South San Francisco Historical Society Museum

South San Francisco Historical Society Museum Museum opened in 1987 at 601 Grand Avenue and moved into a larger space in 2007 at 80 Chestnut Avenu
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Stop by our Antique Bazaar this Saturday, July 22 between 9am - 3pm (80 Chestnut Avenue - South San Francisco). We've go...
07/20/2023

Stop by our Antique Bazaar this Saturday, July 22 between 9am - 3pm (80 Chestnut Avenue - South San Francisco). We've got lots of great stuff for amazing prices. Don't miss out!

A sneak peek at our new exhibit: “Vice and Crime in South San Francisco During Prohibition”Visit 80 Chestnut on Saturda...
10/01/2022

A sneak peek at our new exhibit: “Vice and Crime in South San Francisco During Prohibition”

Visit 80 Chestnut on Saturdays 1-4 and learn about life during Prohibition!

We will be closed this Saturday, September 24th. Come visit Historical Society of South San Francisco booth at Orange Me...
09/23/2022

We will be closed this Saturday, September 24th.
Come visit Historical Society of South San Francisco booth at Orange Memorial Park during Concert in the Park (11:30-5:00)
https://www.ssf.net/.../parks.../events/concert-in-the-park

Regular hours will resume Saturday, October 1 (1:00-4:00).
South San Francisco Parks and Recreation Department

Thanks to Bill Zemke for building this wonderful display to properly exhibit the Grand Avenue panorama photos from the 1...
06/04/2022

Thanks to Bill Zemke for building this wonderful display to properly exhibit the Grand Avenue panorama photos from the 1960's.

The Museum at 80 Chestnut is open Saturdays 1pm - 4pm .... stop by to "take a walk" down historic Grand Avenue as well as enjoy other SSF memorabilia!

This vintage from is just one of hundreds interesting artifacts on display at the museum. Come by on Saturdays bet...
02/05/2022

This vintage from is just one of hundreds interesting artifacts on display at the museum. Come by on Saturdays between 1 and 4 and see what other historical treasures you may discover!

Fall Raffle Second Prize Winner On Sunday, November 14, raffle winner, Elaine Garbarino, and 11 of her guests enjoyed a ...
11/17/2021

Fall Raffle Second Prize Winner

On Sunday, November 14, raffle winner, Elaine Garbarino, and 11 of her guests enjoyed a wine and cheese party at SSF Hostorical Society Museum. All enjoyed the exhibits and as well as a decadent array of appetizers and sweets! We’re please to report a good time was had by all.
Another round of thanks to our amazing volunteers who again stepped up to prepare and donate all food and libation.

Even though we are temporarily closed, you can still see one of our latest acquisitions - a gorgeous vintage stained gla...
04/12/2021

Even though we are temporarily closed, you can still see one of our latest acquisitions - a gorgeous vintage stained glass window was salvaged from St. Paul's Methodist church. Take a look at our windows that face Chestnut Avenue when you walk or drive by at night - the lovely stained glass will be lit up.

It was installed in memory of Charmian Lewis, a 3-year old girl who was tragically killed after being struck by a truck.

Newspaper Clipping: The Enterprise, April 13, 1922

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While we are still temporarily closed, we hope to be open within the next couple of weeks.

We hope you can come and visit (Saturdays 1-4 or by appointment) and learn more about the interesting history of South San Francisco.

In the meantime, watch below to hear about our current special exhibit "See's Candies Centennial Celebration."

We look forward to greeting visitors soon!

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80 Chestnut Avenue
South San Francisco, CA
94080

Opening Hours

1pm - 4pm

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+16508293825

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While we are still temporarily closed, we hope to be open within the next couple of weeks. We hope you can come and visit (Saturdays 1-4 or by appointment) and learn more about the interesting history of South San Francisco. In the meantime, watch below to hear about our current special exhibit "See's Candies Centennial Celebration." We look forward to greeting visitors soon!

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Good morning,

My name is Iain Walker writing from New York. I am a member of a nonprofit research group called Get it Home United which returns items found in Europe to their family’s in the United States if possible. These items are mainly dog tags, bracelets, watches, and anything else identifiable lost during WW1 or WW2.

Recently, a bracelet (attached) was found in England bearing the name of Richard M. Francis with service no. 11131231.

We identified Mr. Francis further as Richard Marvin (we think for middle name) Francis, born 2/25/1924 and who passed away on 2/8/2001. I have found a single record illustrating that he was a resident of San Mateo, CA and South San Francisco at the time he passed away but at this time that is pretty much all of the information I have.

I have not been able to find an obituary or anything else but I was hoping you might be able to assist with any local records that might identity his residence further, family members, etc.

We always try to return these items to close family when possible but this project hasn’t given us much to go on. We have identified his parents as Joseph Norman and Nellie from old census records.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated! I’m hoping you might have access to more recent records identifying family, etc.

Best regards,

Iain Walker
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