30 events found.
Third SFHS SF Trivia Night
SFHS is teaming up again with the Big Quiz Thing—creators of game show entertainment for corporate and private events nationwide since 2002—to present the Third San Francisco History Trivia Night.
$10.00
Program – San Francisco’s Lost Department Stores
ONLINE!
SFHS ONLINE HISTORY ADVENTURE @ sfhistory.org
sfhistory.org, CA, United States
Local author Anne Evers Hitz shares the history of San Francisco's most iconic department stores.
Second SFHS SF Trivia Night
SFHS is teaming up again with the Big Quiz Thing—creators of game show entertainment for corporate and private events nationwide since 2002—to present the Second San Francisco History Trivia Night.
$10.00
Program – Bret Harte’s Gold Rush
ONLINE!
San Francisco Historical Society and Museum
608 Commercial Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
SFHS Board Member and USF history professor Chris O'Sullivan tells the story of one of the West's earliest and most influential writers, Bret Harte.
SFHS SF Trivia Night
SFHS is teaming up with the Big Quiz Thing—creators of game show entertainment for corporate and private events nationwide since 2002—to present the ultimate San Francisco History Trivia Night.
$10.00
SFHS APP: Virtual Tour of the Barbary Coast
A virtual stroll through one of San Francisco’s oldest neighborhoods.
SFHS Movie Night
ONLINE!
San Francisco Historical Society and Museum
608 Commercial Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
This week’s Online History Adventure: three short films about San Francisco.
Program – Sutro’s Glass Palace
ONLINE!
San Francisco Historical Society and Museum
608 Commercial Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
This week local historian John Martini takes viewers on a virtual tour through Adolph Sutro's glass palace.
SFHS Movie Night
ONLINE!
San Francisco Historical Society and Museum
608 Commercial Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
The first SFHS Movie Night is LIVE!
A Romp Into Gold Rush History
ONLINE!
San Francisco Historical Society and Museum
608 Commercial Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
In this presentation, tour guide Thom Jackson will take us back in time to visit the "instant City" that sprung up on the shore of Yerba Buena Cove after the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill.
TOUR
Old South Park CANCELLED
Meeting place TBA
San Francisco
In 1852 English entrepreneur George Gordon set upon creating South Park, the London-inspired planned community sitting south of Market Street.
$15
PROGRAM
Diamonds in their Dreams (Only): The Great San Francisco Diamond Hoax of 1872
Roosevelt Middle School
460 Arguello Boulevard (at Geary), San Francisco, CA
One of the most notorious mining scams in U.S. history, now called the “great diamond hoax,” took place in San Francisco in 1872.
SFHS MEMBERS ONLY TOUR
Salesforce Transit Center
The new Salesforce Transit Center is one of the most important pieces of Bay Area infrastructure in a generation.
PROGRAM
Spires that Asipre to Inspire: The Story of St. Ignatius Church
Roosevelt Middle School
460 Arguello Boulevard (at Geary), San Francisco, CA
The history and influence of St. Ignatius Church.
SFHS MEMBERS ONLY TOUR
Salesforce Transit Center FULL
The new Salesforce Transit Center is one of the most important pieces of Bay Area infrastructure in a generation.
TOUR
Golden Gate Park: West End CANCELLED
Meeting place TBA
San Francisco
At the western edge of Golden Gate Park, within sight of the Pacific Ocean, the towering Dutch Windmill welcomes walkers.
$15
FREE TOUR – Spires That Aspire To Inspire: St. Ignatius Church
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
For more than 125 years, St. Ignatius Church has towered over the bay, the Golden Gate, the Pacific Ocean and the city of San Francisco.
TOUR – Mission Bay: Hidden Waters CANCELLED
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
Before the Gold Rush, Mission Bay was a simple, shallow inlet whose main residents were ducks. Early filling of the bay enabled the development of San Francisco’s largest railroad yard surrounded by a bustling industrial district.
$15
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Neon San Francisco
Roosevelt Middle School
460 Arguello Boulevard (at Geary), San Francisco, CA
This talk starts with a brief history of how neon signs were invented (the technology hasn’t changed in 100+ years), outlining the “boom” decades of neon and why vintage neon is now such a unique intersection of culture, art, history, and local small businesses.
TOUR – Dogpatch And Potrero Point
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
Designated as a San Francisco Historic District, this colorful neighborhood has important ties to many of the city's past commercial industries.
$15
TOUR – Alfred Hitchcock’s San Francisco
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
The Master of Suspense loved San Francisco and used its beauty, elegance, and mystery to great effect in several films.
$15
SFHS MEMBERS ONLY TOUR
Salesforce Transit Center FULL
The new Salesforce Transit Center is one of the most important pieces of Bay Area infrastructure in a generation.
BARBARY COAST TRAIL WALK Northern Waterfront, Fisherman’s Wharf, and Aquatic Park
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
San Francisco’s past as a port city and cover the waterfront from the days of sail to the era of the longshoreman.
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The Women’s Hat Craze In San Francisco, 1907–1915
Roosevelt Middle School
460 Arguello Boulevard (at Geary), San Francisco, CA
In the early twentieth century, almost a decade of international millinery flamboyance and competition took over women’s fashion.
TOUR – Fisherman’s Wharf: A Hidden History CANCELLED
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
Experience hidden treasures most visitors miss.
$15
BARBARY COAST TRAIL WALK North Beach, Washington Square, and Telegraph Hill
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
Explore the artistic and cultural traditions of North Beach, from Italian immigrants to free-spirited Beats of the 1950s.
BARBARY COAST TRAIL WALK Portsmouth Square, Jackson Square, and the Barbary Coast
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
Learn about the birthplaces of the Gold Rush and the village of Yerba Buena; the original shoreline; the Pony Express headquarters site and more.
10th Annual Awards Luncheon
Mark Hopkins Hotel 1 Nob Hill at Mason and California Streets, San Francisco, CA, United States
You are invited to the San Francisco Historical Society’s annual Awards Luncheon honoring and celebrating individuals and businesses that have made outstanding contributions to San Francisco History.
PROGRAM
Life Along The Pt. Lobos Road: Early San Francisco Life West Of Masonic
Roosevelt Middle School
460 Arguello Boulevard (at Geary), San Francisco, CA
Map aficionado Jim Schein will examine the four early maps and early photos of San Francisco.
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San Francisco Historical Society and Museum
608 Commercial Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
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