30 events found.
PROGRAM John Rothmann discusses the renovations of the Haas-Lilienthal House and the book The Haas Sisters of Franklin Street
Roosevelt Middle School 460 Arguello Boulevard (at Geary), San Francisco, CA
John Rothmann will discuss the renovations of the Haas-Lilienthal House on Franklin Street and the re-publishing of the book, The Haas Sisters of Franklin Street: A San Francisco Memory of Family and Love.
TOUR 1906: Earthquake and Fire
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
Imagine awakening before dawn on April 18, 1906 to the unthinkable: a massive earthquake. Tour cost is $15 per person.
$15
BARBARY COAST TRAIL WALK Northern Waterfront, Fisherman’s Wharf, and Aquatic Park
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
Explore San Francisco’s past as a port city and cover the waterfront from the days of sail to the era of the longshoreman. Free for SFHS members and $15 for non-members. Reservations and pre-payment are required.
MEMBER TOUR Treasure Island FULL
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
Join Treasure Island Museum board member and historian Anne Schnoebelen for an insider’s tour of Treasure Island.
PROGRAM Starring the Rock: Alcatraz in Hollywood Movies
Roosevelt Middle School 460 Arguello Boulevard (at Geary), San Francisco, CA
Shortly after Alcatraz opened as a federal prison in 1934, its career as a setting of movies began.
BARBARY COAST TRAIL WALK North Beach, Washington Square, and Telegraph Hill
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
Hipsters, Paesani, and Semaphore Hill
TOUR Castro: Tales of the Village
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
Wander streets and explore hidden tunnels...
$15
TOUR Ghosts, Sinners, and Secret Places
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
Wander streets and explore hidden tunnels...
$15
BARBARY COAST TRAIL WALK Portsmouth Square, Jackson Square, and the Barbary Coast
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
Gold Rushers, Shanghaiers, and Jazz Dancers.
BARBARY COAST TRAIL WALK Market Street, Union Square, and Chinatown CANCELLED
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
From devastation to dynamic rebirth, this tour showcases San Francisco’s “rising” after the 1906 Earthquake and Fire.
PROGRAM OpenSFHistory: The Richmond District
Roosevelt Middle School 460 Arguello Boulevard (at Geary), San Francisco, CA
The Western Neighborhoods Project will share the stories behind historical images of the Richmond District.
Awards Luncheon
Mark Hopkins Hotel 1 Nob Hill at Mason and California Streets, San Francisco, CA, United StatesBARBARY COAST TRAIL WALK Northern Waterfront, Fisherman’s Wharf, and Aquatic Park
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
Stevedores, Feluccas, and Windjammers
BARBARY COAST TRAIL WALK North Beach, Washington Square, and Telegraph Hill
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
Hipsters, Paesani, and Semaphore Hill
TOUR Gold Rush City
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
Relive the early history of an instant city.
$15
PROGRAM Lessons from the Summer of Love: Building a Culture of Hope and Resistance
Roosevelt Middle School 460 Arguello Boulevard (at Geary), San Francisco, CA
What can we learn from the cultural revolution of the past as we try to build our own culture of resistance today?
PROGRAM: Kevin Starr: The Humanity of a Beneficent Scholar
University of San Francisco, Xavier Hall Parker Avenue, just north of St. Ignatius Church, San Francisco, CA
Come to a special event to honor Kevin Starr. The program is co-presented by the San Francisco Historical Society and the University of San Francisco.
Free
MEMBER TOUR The History of Fort Mason – And More
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
This walk at Fort Mason will touch on the Gold Rush, the abolitionist movement in San Francisco, and more...
BARBARY COAST TRAIL WALK Portsmouth Square, Jackson Square, and the Barbary Coast
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
Gold Rushers, Shanghaiers, and Jazz Dancers.
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.
TOUR Dogpatch and Potrero Point
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
Explore the past and present of this eclectic neighborhood in transition, from its historic working-class cottages and industrial age relics to modern lofts.
$15
BARBARY COAST TRAIL WALK Northern Waterfront, Fisherman’s Wharf, and Aquatic Park
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
Stevedores, Feluccas, and Windjammers
BARBARY COAST TRAIL WALK North Beach, Washington Square, and Telegraph Hill
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
Hipsters, Paesani, and Semaphore Hill
TOUR Haight-Ashbury and the Summer of Love
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
Explore San Francisco’s first “suburb,” which evolved from a Victorian playground to a post-1906 earthquake and fire refugee camp
$15
MEMBER TOUR Mission Dolores: The Birthplace of San Francisco
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
Explore Mission San Francisco de Asís—the oldest building in the city.
BARBARY COAST TRAIL WALK Portsmouth Square, Jackson Square, and the Barbary Coast
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
Gold Rushers, Shanghaiers, and Jazz Dancers.
PROGRAM Victor Arnautoff: San Francisco’s Master Muralist of the 1930s
Roosevelt Middle School 460 Arguello Boulevard (at Geary), San Francisco, CA
Between 1931 and 1942, Victor Arnautoff was arguably San Francisco's leading artist of pubic art.
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.
TOUR American History in Golden Gate Park
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
Here are statues, plaques, monuments, and trees in Golden Gate Park that commemorate events in American history.
$15
BARBARY COAST TRAIL WALK Northern Waterfront, Fisherman’s Wharf, and Aquatic Park
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
Stevedores, Feluccas, and Windjammers