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California Wool Growers Association finding aid
Cheryl Ann Holt, Miss Wool California, ca. 1968. California Wool Growers Association photograph collection (PC 014), PC 014.002.tif.The California Historical Society is pleased to announce the...
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Golden Gate Bridge History First Hand
Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 6:00 p.m.Golden GateBridgeHistory First HandFree event at the California Historical Society, 678 Mission Street, San FranciscoRSVPat ggbhistory.eventbrite.comCome hear Bob...
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The 7th-Annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar
Saturday, October 27, 2012, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.The 7th-Annual Los Angeles Archives BazaarFree Event at Doheny Memorial Library, University of Southern California3550 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles,...
View ArticleChinatown Sketches & Book Club of California's Centennial Party
Friday, October 19, 2012, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.Chinatown Sketches& Book Club of California's Centennial PartyFree event at the California Historical Society, 678 Mission Street, San FranciscoRSVP at...
View ArticleYerba Buena Alliance Gallery Walk
Saturday, October 13, 2012, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.Yerba Buena Alliance Gallery WalkFree event at the California Historical Society and in the surrounding Yerba Buena neighborhoodThe Gallery Walk is an...
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San Francisco’s Chinatown: A History
Sunday, October 7, 2012, 1:00 p.m.San Francisco’s Chinatown: A History$5 suggested donation at the door, or free admission with LitQuakeMuseumPassAuthor and historian Philip P. Choy presents San...
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Soul Calling: A Photographic Journey through the Hmong Diaspora
Thursday, October 4, 2012, 6:30 p.m.Soul Calling: A Photographic Journey through the Hmong DiasporaBook signing and discussion with Joel PickfordFree event at the California Historical Society, 678...
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Imaging an Icon: Ted Huggins and the Golden Gate Bridge
Thursday, October 11, 2012, 6:00 p.m.Imaging an Icon: Ted Huggins and the Golden GateBridgeFree event at the California Historical Society, 678 Mission Street, San FranciscoRSVPat...
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Stern Grove Festival Association Records
Stern Grove Festival Association Records, MS 2063San Francisco’s open-air summer concert series, the Stern Grove Festival, presented its 75thseason this year. In acknowledgment of this milestone, the...
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I See the Beauty in this Life: A Photographer Looks at 100 Years of Rural...
Sunday, October 28, 2012, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.I See the Beauty in this Life: A Photographer Looks at 100 Years of Rural California- Opening Party$5 suggested donationCalifornia Historical Society members...
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Poetry and Photography: Five Poets on I See Beauty in This Life
Poetry reading and discussionFriday, November 16, 2012, 7:00 PM at the California Historical Society, 678 Mission Street San Francisco, CARSVP at http://poetsandphotography.eventbrite.com/The new...
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An evening with Matt Garcia, author of From the Jaws of Victory
Tuesday, November 13, 2012, 6:00 PM at the California Historical Society, 678 Mission Street, San FranciscoRSVP at http://jawsofvictory.eventbrite.com/. Join us for an evening with author Matt Garcia....
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Why the Richmond?
When people find out that I desire to live not in the Mission district or Hayes Valley, but someplace much further away—someplace that is cloudy every morning and evening—the first thing they ask is...
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New CHS audio and film recordings digitized by the California Audiovisual...
Thanks to the California Audiovisual Preservation Project and the tireless efforts of Pamela Jean Vadakan, ten additional oral histories and two films have been digitized and are available freely on...
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I See Beauty in this Life Curator's Walkthrough
Thursday, December 13, 2012 (Timed entry, Reservation required)Walk through our exhibition I See Beauty in this Life: A Photographer looks at 100 years of Rural California with curator Lisa M....
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California Wine Association Records, 1894-1936
Lackman & Jacobi business card, circa 1885, California Business Ephemera Collection.With our vast viticultural districts and varied regional climates, California is known as an exceptional place to...
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100 Years of Rural California in Print
Saturday, January 12, 2013, Timed entry at 1:30pm, 2:15pm, 3pm, 3:45pm, reservations required$5 general admission (includes gallery admission), Free for California Historical Society membersJoin us for...
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An Evening with Deborah Miranda, author of Bad Indians
Thursday, January 17, 2013, 6:00pmReservations are requiredFree event at the California Historical Society678 Mission StreetSan FranciscoJoin us for an evening with author Deborah Miranda. Her book,Bad...
View ArticleSqueezebox Stories: Rural music, immigration, & the accordion
This event takes place on Thursday, January 24, 2013, 6:00pmReservations are requiredFree event at the California Historical Society678 Mission StreetSan FranciscoSqueezebox Stories: Rural music,...
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The Sound of Rural California
This event takes place on Thursday, February 28, 2013, 6:00pm Reservations are requiredFree event at the California Historical Society678 Mission StreetSan Francisco What does rural California sound...
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