Computer History Museum is the world's authority on the history of computing technology. Our collection spans hardware, software, audio clips, films, documentation, etc.

MisterSF.com is one man's San Francisco. This site is for everyone who loves San Francisco and wants to support neighborhood businesses in the City by the Bay. Look up a street name origin, find a local business and recommend one, salute the City's past, celebrate the future, read unique details about movies made in San Francisco, and more!

California Historical Society 678 Mission Street, San Francisco CA 94105 voice 415.357.1848 | fax 415.357.1850 | webmaster@calhist.org -site viewing guidelines- ...

History of the San Francisco Diggers (1966-1968 and beyond) with Archive of scanned and rare Sixties Ephemera including Digger and Free City Collective broadsides and manifestos ...

National Japanese American Historical Society is a non-profit member supported organization dedicated to the preservation, promotion, and dissemination of materials relating to the history and culture of the Japanese American experience.

Devoted to the study and documentation of Chinese history and culture in America. ...

The Old Home Folks&#153 Members of the Victorian Preservation Association of Santa Clara Valley, a non-profit organization, share an interest in the older buildings of our community, especially turn-of-the-century homes. Whether your interest is Gothic Revival, Italianate, Eastlake, Stick, Queen Anne, Classic Revival, or the humble Craftsman bungalow, you'll find plenty of friends and ...

The Western Neighborhoods Project is dedicated to the history of San Francisco's Richmond, Sunset, OMI and West of Twin Peaks districts.

Welcome to History San Jose, formerly the History Museums of San Jose. History San Jose manages the San Jose Historical Museum in Kelley Park, the Peralta Adobe & Fallon House in downtown San Jose, and over 500, 000 historical artifacts from Santa Clara Valley.Welcome to History San Jose, formerly the History Museums of San Jose. History San Jose manages the San Jose Historical Museum in Kelley Park, the Peralta Adobe & Fallon House in downtown San Jose, and over 500, 000 historical artifacts from Santa Clara Valley.

Images and descriptions of the fabulous 1915 San Francisco worlds fair.

The NCWA was created to educate the public about the people and events of the Civil War. The organization presents its living history for the public in many forms, including military encampments, battles, and lectures. ...

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P.O. Box 961 Livermore, CA 94551-0961 925-449-9927 lhg@lhg.org The goal of the Livermore Heritage Guild is expressed by its motto, Help save yesterday for tomorrow. The Guild is an information source for those who are interested in the history of Livermore and houses its collection in the historic Carnegie Library Building in downtown Livermore. Officers Chairman: Tim Sage Vice-chairman: Dick ...

Rosie the Riveter - A website for women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II ...

2002 California Preservation Conference list of sponsors 2002 Preservation Design Awards list of winners and sponsors Legislative Updates Building Code Issues in Historic Preservation: Selected Case Studies CPF, 1611 Telegraph, Suite 820, Oakland, CA 94612. 510/763-0972. E-mail: cpf_office@californiapreservation.org Web site and contents 1997-2002 by the California Preservation Foundation. Web ...

The Society maintains a genealogy library, gathers and preserves vital records, and provides education through meetings, seminars and workshops.

The Berkeley Historical Society 1931 Center Street Berkeley, California (510) 848-0181 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1190 Berkeley, CA 94701-1190 Welcome to the web page for the Berkeley Historical Society. We are a non-profit group serving as a primary resource for the collection and preservation of local history. Please send comments, suggestions, or link updates to BHS, President Linda Keilch, or ...

Shaping San Francisco pioneers an interactive multimedia approach to San Francisco's lost history. It is a model of an alternative, grassroots do-it-yourself urban history, that uses both professional and amateur sources, and features thousands of photographs, both historic and contemporary.

What is this Telephone numbers used to begin with two letters, which were an abbreviation for a word. For example, there was a Glenn Miller song called PEnnsylvania 6-5000, and Liz Taylor made a movie called BUtterfield-8. I'm just barely old enough to remember that my phone number at home when I was 5 or so started with SYcamore 4, or SY4. These were telephone exchanges, and had exchange names ...

Ed and Ann Archer represented Dreyer's Ice Cream on May 4th, at the Historic Block Party, to celebrate Oakland's 150th Birthday. Dreyer's donated all the ice cream served at the event. Thank You! Pictured above is Ed with Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream's original 1920 Model T Ford delivery truck. July and August 2002 Walking Tours Schedule OHA House Tour in the Oakmore District September 29th ...

The San Francisco Historical Society preserves, interprets and presents the historical heritage of San Francisco from its variegated natural history to its lively human history.

The Grace Hudson Museum in Ukiah California is an art, history, and anthropology museum focusing on the lifeworks of artist Grace Hudson (1865-1937) and her ethnologist husband Dr. John Hudson (1857-1936) ...

Silicon Valley History provides Web surfing people with timeline, milestones, main events and founders of the San Francisco Bay Area High Tech area.

Visit us Wednesday through Sundays, 11am - 4pm Contact Us The Christo Exhibition Education Exhibitions Future Of The Museum Mission Public Programs Support The Museum This website is the sole property ofThe Sonoma County Museum, its Boa ...

Alameda Museum and Alameda Historical Society. Preserving Victorian History of the Island City ...

Train Schedules - Bus Schedules - Depot Hours & Address ...... .. Depot Hours Monday - Friday: 5:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday: 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday: Closed .. . On Saturday morning May 29, 1909, the first steam-powered passenger train into Centerville received a hearty welcome. A cannon was fired, the locomotive was decorated with flags, and the train crew was presented with Centerville's ...

Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg at the first public reading of Howl at 3119 Fillmore St. It all happened on Fillmore Street After the Earthquake When the Earthquake and Fire of 1906 destroyed most of San Francisco, the Fillmore was untouched and for several months afterwards served as the commercial and political center of the city. One of the groups displaced by the 1906 Fire, San Francisco's ...

Walk San Francisco's Goldrushtrail, an outdoor museum of San Francisco history ...

The SBHRS is a non-profit corporation dedicated to the preservation of the Santa Clara Railroad Depot, Interlocking Tower, and line maintenance-of-way buildings. We have a museum of railroad artifacts, HO and N scale model railroad displays, and work to provide a service to the community.

Home Index By Subject By Year Biographies The Gift Shop San Francisco Fire Department Response to the Oakland-Berkeley Hills Conflagration October 1991 Message from Chief Postel Oakland-Berkeley Hills Fire Overview Extract from the Minutes of the Fire Commission San Francisco Operations Mutual Aid Response Central Fire Alarm Station Communications Center Division of Training Staging Strike Team ...

The Mill Valley Historical Society researches and disseminates information about the history of Mill Valley, California.

A look into the past of the small Town of Fairfax California Downtown Fairfax in the early 1930's Welcome to the Fairfax History Page. Courtesy of the Fairfax Historical Society. Select the History button to begin your tour New book now on sale: The history of Fairfax's Arequipa pottery Learn more and how to order. - Great Gift Idea! Don't miss our section on the Marin Town & Country Club ...

The San Francisco History Association is a group dedicated to remembering our City's colorful past, and to celebrating its rich culture today. Let us lead you through this City's colorful History with talks and slide shows given by guest speakers selected from the Bay Area's diverse arts and literary community. Our newsletter The Quarterly keeps you informed of our schedule and enlightens you ...

United We Stand Our hearts and prayers go out to those brave Americans that sacrificed their lives to defend our freedom and way of life. We wish to honor their memory and offer our support to their family and friends, as well as the brave rescue workers who have worked tirelessly after these cowardly terrosit attacks. Click here for the PBY Catalina President's Message. Best Viewed With ...

THE BURLINGAME HISTORICAL SOCIETY The City of Burlingame - It's Early History The Early History of Burlingame. Hidden Treasure In Burlingame Burlingame's Wurlitzer Fountain. The Burlingame Train Station One of Burlingame's Landmarks. THE BURLINGAME HISTORICAL SOCIETY P.O. BOX 144 Burlingame, Ca 94011 LEARN ABOUT THE BURLINGAME HISTORICAL SOCIETY RETURN TO BURLINGAME ON-LINE &copy Copyright ...

Varian Fry at work on the street in Marseilles, c. 1940-41. Photo courtesy of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum The Varian Fry Foundation Project/IRC. . . An educational project of the International Rescue Committee, New York PURPOSE The purpose of the Varian Fry Foundation Project/IRC is to make the Varian Fry story more widely known in this country. In particular, school children should hear of ...

Welcome to the MARTINEZ HISTORICAL SOCIETY Located at 1005 Escobar Street, Martinez, CA Museum Hours: Tuesday - Thursday 11:30 - 3:30 Sundays 1:00 - 4:00 Visit our new ONLINE GIFT SHOP Enter Museum ...

Families ~ Forrester Evans Ross Martinelli Speer Covey Russell Yeager Franceschi Close Davis Van Keppel Silk Cooper Shortridge Winkler Giusti Travis Clark Jewett Anderson Dinucci Aldridge Templeman Gillespie Faudre Dagnello oo Forestville Calendar for 2003 Forestville which is located in the Wine country about 1 Hour north of San Francisco, was founded in1869 . Named after A.J.Forrester who ...

Japanese Town ~*~ Nihonjin-Machi Welcome to the Japanese Town Archives. Before the 1906 earthquake, the majority of San Francisco's Japanese-American citizens lived either south of Market Street or in the Chinatown area. After the quake, Japanese Town, as it was called then, moved to the Fillmore district, occupying an area roughly bounded by California Street to the north, O'Farrell Street to ...

Hunters Point: History The name Hunters Point refers to an area on San Francicso bay just South of the city. The name comes from a pioneer family of that name who were living there, rather than from the good game and duck shooting thereabouts as is commonly supposed. Hunters Point, 1866 First permanent dry-dock on Pacific coast - Hunters Point Dry Dock 1867 Hunters Point drydock, salmon ...

MENDOCINO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. About the Society About the Library Historical & Genealogical Societies Local Chambers Genealogy Links & Resources Staff & Volunteers Join the Society Publications E-Mail Us! Copyright 2001 Mendocino County Historical Society Page design and construction by Robert Griffith ...

Hours Our Mission Membership Joel Clayton Home & Museum Exhibits Officers & Directors Contact Us RECENT ARTICLES: History of Point Sal The story of Eliza Clayton Clark and her husband. Clayton Chronology Joel Henry Clayton Margaret McLay Clayton Dr. John Marsh SUGGESTION BOX! Navigation Inn, Buxworth, High Peak, Derbyshire, England Copyright Clayton Historical Society 1997. All rights reserved.

A landmark in San Francisco. Noted for its Romanesque architecture, Irish stained-glass windows, and Ruffatti organ. Help us save ...

Cemeteries of Contra Costa County This site contains records for 4291 people I apologize if on your browser some text overlaps or gets slightly cut off on one side. The easiest way to fix this (if using Internet Explorer) is to go to the view menu then text size and select a smaller text size. Also I apologize for the POP-up advertisement. If you stop closing it & just minimize one, they ...

Homefront: Redwood City A small town faces a big war; December 1941 to February 1942 By John Baker December 2000 Contents: Introduction; Prelude; A date that will live in infamy ; The Days After; Yuletide; Japanese in Redwood City (with photo); Adjusting to War; In Comparison; Conclusion. Notes; Bibliography; Contact information. When Japanese bombs fell on Pearl Harbor the morning of Dec. 7, ...

About the Held-Poage Memorial Home and Research Library The Held-Poage Memorial Home and Research Library Open Monday through Saturday from 1-4 p.m. Special tours and research time can be arranged by calling (707) 462-6969 ~ Directions: Take Perkins Street exit off Highway 101. Drive West on Perkins Street to Dora. The home is located on the Southwest corner of Perkins and Dora. The Entrance to ...

California State Historical Landmarks - San Francisco County #79 Presidio of San Francisco, SF Presidio #80 Montgomery Block, San Francisco #81 Landing Place of Captain J. B. Montgomery, San Francisco #82 Castillo De San Joaquin, San Francisco #83 Shoreline Markers, San Francisco #84 Rincon Hill, San Francisco #85 Office of the Star Newspaper, San Francisco #86 California Theatre, San Francisco ...