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11:00 - 2:00 PM at the Mark Hopkins Hotel

Thursday November 3, 2022

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ANTIQUE APPRAISAL DAY IS COMING!

Walking Tour of Fisherman’s Wharf
August 27 - 11 AM

1906 Earthquake and Fire: Chinatown’s Devastation and Renewal
Walking Tour: September 3 at 11 AM

Yerba Buena Cove: A History of Smuggling
with Carlina Ospina. Tuesday, September 13 at 6 pm.

In-Person Walking Tours

Also Self-Guided Tours and Student-led Tours

Come take a Virtual Tour of our Museum

SFHS ONLINE HISTORY ADVENTURES

* Watch twenty hours of SFHS Presentations *

Don't Stay Home Without Them!

WATCH: The Long and Twisted Road of How San
Francisco Became San Francisco, with Angus Macfarlane.
Presented Tuesday, July 12.

SFHS July Program - The Road to Becoming SF

Early American Defenses of San Francisco
with John Martini. Presented Tuesday, June 14.

Thirsty in Early San Francisco:
A Very Localized Search for Water
Presented May 10

Thirsty in Early San Francisco: The Search for Water

The 1906 Earthquake and the People in Chinatown
Presented April 12

Reimagining Chinese American Women in
Early 20th Century San Francisco
Authors Julia Flynn Siler and Jasmin Darznik
Presented March 8

The Buried Ships in San Francisco
Presented February 8

Watch the SFHS Program on YouTube!

Gold Rush and Comstock Lode Money
With David McCarthy. Presented January 11

Watch Program online

SFHS Presentation - The Trial of Tokyo-Rose

San Francisco Music and Culture - 1965-1969

Welcome! The San Francisco Historical Society exists to uncover, preserve, and present,
in engaging ways, the colorful and diverse history of our city from its earliest days to the present.

Our museum at 608 Commercial Street is now OPEN!
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Rent the Museum for private events!

UPCOMING PROGRAMS & TOURS

Walking Tour of Fisherman’s Wharf: A Fishing Heritage and Tourist Mecca

Saturday, August 27 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

1906 Earthquake and Fire: Chinatown’s Devastation and Renewal – Walking Tour

Saturday, September 3 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Program: Yerba Buena Cove: A History of Smuggling

Tuesday, September 13 @ 5:45 pm - 8:00 pm

Walking Tour of Fisherman’s Wharf: A Fishing Heritage and Tourist Mecca

Saturday, September 17 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Antique Appraisal Day – September 21

Wednesday, September 21 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Walking Tour of Fisherman’s Wharf: A Fishing Heritage and Tourist Mecca

Saturday, September 24 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Press Release – 10/28/20: San Francisco Historical Society Opposes Renaming Schools
In a letter to the Board of Education, dated October 29, 2020, the San Francisco Historical Society has stated its opposition to the renaming of the city’s schools as proposed by the Names Advisory Committee of the Board of Education as authorized in Board Resolution No. 184-10A1. More…