30 events found.
BARBARY COAST TRAIL WALK Market Street, Union Square, and Chinatown
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
From devastation to dynamic rebirth, this tour showcases San Francisco’s “rising” after the 1906 Earthquake and Fire.
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.
PROGRAM: Kevin Starr Memorial Lecture Series
University of San Francisco, Xavier Hall Parker Avenue, just north of St. Ignatius Church, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Chronicle columnist Carl Nolte will be this year’s featured speaker when the San Francisco Historical Society hosts its third annual Kevin Starr Memorial Lecture.
Free
TOUR – A Touch Of Glass: Glass In San Francisco’s Commercial Architecture
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
The tour examines the great varieties of glass in 20th-century San Francisco, from the Financial District to Union Square.
$15
PROGRAM
Adventures Of A House Detective: 150 Years Of History In The Inner Richmond
Roosevelt Middle School
460 Arguello Boulevard (at Geary), San Francisco, CA
While investigating the prior inhabitants of her Fernando Nelson home, this history lover unearthed stories of families that mirrored San Francisco development.
SFHS MEMBERS ONLY TOUR
SF Neon Chinatown Tour FULL
This tour includes back alleys, backstories, and some of the oldest signs in the city.
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.
Celebrating the Music of the Midwinter Fair: A Musical Soiree
The Mechanics' Institute 57 Post Street, 4th Floor Meeting Room, San Francisco, CA
Join us and the Mechanics' Institute for a soiree that samples the music played at the fair—waltzes, marches, polkas, and more!
$30.0
BARBARY COAST TRAIL WALK Market Street, Union Square, and Chinatown
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
From devastation to dynamic rebirth, this tour showcases San Francisco’s “rising” after the 1906 Earthquake and Fire.
History of San Francisco’s Civic Center
The Mechanics' Institute 57 Post Street, 4th Floor Meeting Room, San Francisco, CA
Free for members: The San Francisco Civic Center is considered in both design and materials one of the finest achievements of the American reformist City Beautiful movement.
$15.00
TOUR
Fort Mason To Aquatic Park
Meeting place TBA
San Francisco
Discover Sigmund Stern Grove, the jewel of the Sunset District.
$15
SFHS MEMBERS ONLY TOUR
Presidio Main Post Walk
Opened in 2007, the 18-story New San Francisco Federal Building stands among blocks that have a dense, diverse mix of low-rise light industrial and commercial structures.
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.
TOUR
Downtown Deco
Meeting place TBA
San Francisco
Discover downtown's legacy of the Jazz Age through skyscrapers and office buildings from the Roaring Twenties and early 1930s.
$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.
PROGRAM
Before the Midwinter Fair: The Mechanics’ Institute Industrial Expositions, 1857–1899
Roosevelt Middle School
460 Arguello Boulevard (at Geary), San Francisco, CA
Between 1857 and 1899, the Mechanics’ Institute hosted 31 industrial exhibitions that bolstered California’s infant economy...
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.
SFHS MEMBERS ONLY TOUR
Public Art At The Embarcadero Center
How many times have you walked around the four Embarcadero Center buildings and wondered about the fascinating pieces of public art on display there?
PROGRAM
Remnants Of San Francisco Parks
Roosevelt Middle School
460 Arguello Boulevard (at Geary), San Francisco, CA
Many fascinating fragments in San Francisco’s city parks raise the question, “What’s the story here?”
TOUR
Sigmund Stern Grove
Meeting place TBA
San Francisco
Discover Sigmund Stern Grove, the jewel of the Sunset District.
$15
BARBARY COAST TRAIL WALK Market Street, Union Square, and Chinatown
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
From devastation to dynamic rebirth, this tour showcases San Francisco’s “rising” after the 1906 Earthquake and Fire.
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.
TOUR – Presidio: From Military Post To Earthquake Refuge To National Park
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
Learn about the Presidio from its critical role in the 1906 earthquake to its current transition from a military base to a crown jewel in the National Park System.
$15
Won Over: Book Talk and Signing at Sam’s Grill
Sam’s Grill 374 Bush Street at Belden Place, between Montgomery and Kearny, San Francisco
Meet the creators of tech apps using interactive mapping and other technologies to connect users with San Francisco History.
SFHS MEMBERS ONLY TOUR
The New Federal Building
Opened in 2007, the 18-story New San Francisco Federal Building stands among blocks that have a dense, diverse mix of low-rise light industrial and commercial structures.
PROGRAM
The Midwinter Fair: A Retro-Illumination
Roosevelt Middle School
460 Arguello Boulevard (at Geary), San Francisco, CA
San Francisco’s first world’s fair, the California Midwinter International Exposition, took place in Golden Gate Park, from January 27 to July 4, 1894.
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.
Connect with Tech: History & Technology Merge
San Francisco Public Library: Main Library, Skylight Gallery 100 Larkin Street (at Grove), San Francisco, CA
Meet the creators of tech apps using interactive mapping and other technologies to connect users with San Francisco History.
TOUR
Diego Rivera Mural At The Stock Exchange Tower
Meeting place TBA
San Francisco
The mural "Allegory of California" graces the stairwell of the City Club (Formerly the Pacific Stock Exchange Club).
$15
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.