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Barbary Coast and Jackson Square: Pleasure Seekers and Merry Makers
Explore the beginnings of the “anything goes” city through its culture, food, and vice.
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Emperor Norton
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Unspeakable Vice Walking Tour
San Francisco Historical Society and Museum 608 Commercial Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
Starting at the San Francisco Historical Society, we'll zig zag our way by more than a dozen lost queer bars, concluding with a round of drinks at the site an infamous lesbian hook-up spot on Grant.
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Walking Tour of Fisherman’s Wharf: A Fishing Heritage and Tourist Mecca
San Francisco Historical Society and Museum 608 Commercial Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
Join us on a tour of Fisherman's Wharf, the most attended free attraction in San Francisco, to discover how commercial fishing coexists with the modern tourist Mecca.
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1906 Earthquake and Fire: Chinatown’s Devastation and Renewal – Walking Tour
San Francisco Historical Society and Museum 608 Commercial Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
At dawn on April 18, 1906, the San Andreas fault ruptured, sending shockwaves racing across San Francisco. The City is abruptly awakened only to witness a firestorm destroying everything in sight over the next three days. Vibrant and densely populated Chinatown is swiftly engulfed by a raging fire on Day One and its inhabitants are dispersed like embers in the wind.
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Gold Rush and Sunken Ships
Experience how San Francisco went from a trading village to a metropolis. You’ll learn about the hidden remains of sunken ships and artifacts from the Gold Rush.
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SF History Live: San Francisco’s Cable Car
San Francisco Historical Society and Museum 608 Commercial Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
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Art and Architecture of the Victorian Summer Art Workshop/Camp (Age 11 – 14, Free)
A FREE Summer Arts Workshop for Middle School Students.
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SF History Live: Garden Neighborhoods of San Francisco
San Francisco Historical Society and Museum 608 Commercial Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
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Barbary Coast and Jackson Square: Pleasure Seekers and Merry Makers
Explore the beginnings of the “anything goes” city through its culture, food, and vice.
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Secrets and Stories of San Francisco’s “Wall Street of the West”
Travel back in time to discover the stories and significance of the companies and people whose names adorn Financial District buildings.
SF History Live: 50 Years of Collecting San Francisco’s History
San Francisco Historical Society and Museum 608 Commercial Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesSF History Live: 1906 Earthquake and Fire Presented by Jack Grippi
San Francisco Historical Society and Museum 608 Commercial Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
Antique Appraisal Day With Clars
San Francisco Historical Society and Museum 608 Commercial Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
San Francisco Historical Society is proud to partner with Clars Auction Gallery for a unique fundraiser. Clars specialists will be on site at 608 Commercial Street offering verbal valuations of: Fine Art; Jewely; Furniture & Decorative Arts; Asian Works of Art; and Rare Wines. Clars’ valuation specialists are regularly featured on KVIE PBS (Valuation Days), and have also appeared on KQED PBS and SoCal PBS television during Antiques Roadshow.
How Dry I Ain’t—The Story of How San Francisco Outwitted National Prohibition Rules and Prospered
San Francisco Historical Society and Museum 608 Commercial Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
Between 1920 and 1933, the United States tried the “Noble Experiment” of banning alcoholic beverages. But the Volstead Act legislation never prohibited consumption!
1906 Earthquake and Fire: Chinatown’s Devastation and Renewal – Walking Tour
San Francisco Historical Society and Museum 608 Commercial Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
At dawn on April 18, 1906, the San Andreas fault ruptured, sending shockwaves racing across San Francisco. The City is abruptly awakened only to witness a firestorm destroying everything in sight over the next three days. Vibrant and densely populated Chinatown is swiftly engulfed by a raging fire on Day One and its inhabitants are dispersed like embers in the wind.
Unspeakable Vice Walking Tour * SOLD OUT *
San Francisco Historical Society and Museum 608 Commercial Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
Starting at the San Francisco Historical Society, we'll zig zag our way by more than a dozen lost queer bars, concluding with a round of drinks at the site an infamous lesbian hook-up spot on Grant.
Vanished San Francisco
San Francisco Historical Society and Museum 608 Commercial Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
Lorri Ungaretti will lead a visual journey of more than 50 places and items that were once found in San Francisco but are gone now.
War Crimes – From the San Francisco 1945 UN Conference to Today
James R. Browning United States Courthouse 95 Seventh Street, San Francisco
War Crimes - From the San Francisco 1945 UN Conference to Today - Panel Discussion with Distinguished Guests
Gold Rush and Sunken Ships
Experience how San Francisco went from a trading village to a metropolis. You’ll learn about the hidden remains of sunken ships and artifacts from the Gold Rush.
Secrets and Stories of San Francisco’s “Wall Street of the West”
Travel back in time to discover the stories and significance of the companies and people whose names adorn Financial District buildings.
Unspeakable Vice Walking Tour
San Francisco Historical Society and Museum 608 Commercial Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
Starting at the San Francisco Historical Society, we'll zig zag our way by more than a dozen lost queer bars, concluding with a round of drinks at the site an infamous lesbian hook-up spot on Grant.
Barbary Coast and Jackson Square: Pleasure Seekers and Merry Makers * CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER *
Explore the beginnings of the “anything goes” city through its culture, food, and vice.
Gold Rush and Sunken Ships * CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER *
Experience how San Francisco went from a trading village to a metropolis. You’ll learn about the hidden remains of sunken ships and artifacts from the Gold Rush.
Secrets and Stories of San Francisco’s “Wall Street of the West” * CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER *
Travel back in time to discover the stories and significance of the companies and people whose names adorn Financial District buildings.
The Van Ness Temples of Culture
Celebrate 90 Years
San Francisco Historical Society and Museum
608 Commercial Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
Building a municipal opera house was the goal of many San Francisco leaders. It took twenty years, was proposed at several locations, had funding problems, morphed into a War Memorial and a Veterans Building.
1906 Earthquake and Fire: Chinatown’s Devastation and Renewal – Walking Tour
San Francisco Historical Society and Museum 608 Commercial Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
At dawn on April 18, 1906, the San Andreas fault ruptured, sending shockwaves racing across San Francisco. The City is abruptly awakened only to witness a firestorm destroying everything in sight over the next three days. Vibrant and densely populated Chinatown is swiftly engulfed by a raging fire on Day One and its inhabitants are dispersed like embers in the wind.
1906 Earthquake and Fire: Chinatown’s Devastation and Renewal – Walking Tour
San Francisco Historical Society and Museum 608 Commercial Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
At dawn on April 18, 1906, the San Andreas fault ruptured, sending shockwaves racing across San Francisco. The City is abruptly awakened only to witness a firestorm destroying everything in sight over the next three days. Vibrant and densely populated Chinatown is swiftly engulfed by a raging fire on Day One and its inhabitants are dispersed like embers in the wind.