Berkeley Historical Society

The Berkeley Historical Society, founded in 1978, is a non-profit, all volunteer group dedicated to researching, preserving and sharing Berkeley’s history.

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March 26: 3 pm
On Zoom, Anna Rabkin in Conversation with Linda Schacht Gage
Register at Eventbrite here:
https://t.co/Yd6oKPWW5r

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BHS Berkeley Walking Tours March - June 2023
https://t.co/Sy69neZwfA

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Saturday, December 10, 1-4pm:
Holiday Open House and Book Sale
Buy our books at a 20% discount, including a new book about young Julia Morgan, a book on the history of the Berkeley Fire Department & more. Enjoy hot spiced cider and cookies, too.

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Saturday, November 26, 2-4pm: View rare historic maps and chat with Susan Schwartz of Friends of Five Creeks, John Steere of Berkeley Partners for Parks and see exhibit - Eco-Berkeley: A Legacy of Environmental Activism. The museum will open at 1pm.
https://t.co/pkPmiTKTho?

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Friday, October 21, 4-6 pm: In-Person Opening Event for New Exhibit,
Eco-Berkeley: A Legacy of Environmental Activism
Be among the first to see the new exhibit on the long history of environmentalism in Berkeley.

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Reminder!
Sunday, September 18, 4-6 pm:
FREE ONLINE EVENT – Garden of the Peaceful Dragon
An elderly African-American veteran who occupies an abandoned plot of land on Kauai, Hawaii, shares his fascinating off-the-grid existence.
Sign up at Eventbrite:
https://t.co/Mr7IVeIax5?

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Sunday, September 18, 2022, 4-6 pm:
BHS FREE ONLINE EVENT – Garden of the Peaceful Dragon
An elderly African-American shares his fascinating off-the-grid existence
Film showing followed by Q & A with director Daniel Peddle
More info: https://t.co/Mr7IVeq1iX?

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Saturday Walking Tours 9/24-10/29/22
9/24: Berkeley’s Civic Center
10/1: Tank House Tour: Berkeley’s Wind-Powered Wooden Water Towers
10/15: Elmwood: A Village Revealed
10/22: Cragmont Literary Lanes
10/29: Restoring & Reconnecting to the Bay
More info: https://t.co/rtoxgDmSdB

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Current BHS Museum Exhibit:
African Americans in Berkeley: Art, Entertainment, Literature, Sports, 1940–2010
Among those featured in exhibit, as seen below, are: Glenn Burke, Edythe Boone, Tramaine Hawkins & Richard Pryor

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Ying Lee Oral History “From Shanghai to Berkeley” 2nd printing now available at Berkeley Historical Society Museum, 1931 Center St.
While there check out the “African Americans in Berkeley" exhibit & pick up a free copy of latest BHS newsletter. Museum hours: Thurs.-Sat., 1-4pm.

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Many fascinating individuals have made their home in Berkeley.
You can check out some of their oral histories and videos compiled by the Berkeley Historical Society here: https://t.co/VwKW2rAa3V

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Opening Today, Saturday, Nov 6, 2-4pm
From the Streets to the Ballot Box: Berkeley Politics in the 1970s
Selections from the David Mundstock Collection
https://t.co/CPsep11dj0

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From the Streets to the Ballot Box: Berkeley Politics in the 1970s
Selections from the David Mundstock Collection
Opening Saturday, Nov. 6, 2-4pm
Zoom panel, Sunday, Nov. 7, 3-4:30pm (Shirley Dean, Loni Hancock, Gus Newport, Marty Schiffenbauer)
https://t.co/xuD6cV7GgF?

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Opening Saturday, November 6: 2 to 4 pm
From the Streets to the Ballot Box
Berkeley Politics in the 1970s
Selections from the David Mundstock Collection
Veterans Memorial Building
1931 Center Street
Berkeley, CA 94704

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https://t.co/hZPGn72aXJ?

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How Berkeley Nurtured Kamala Harris's Political and Cultural Development
Online Panel Presentation
Sunday, October 10, 3–4:30 pm
For details and to sign up: https://t.co/SrtrhSHXBK

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Berkeley Historical Society Annual Potluck Picnic
Sunday, October 3, 12–2:30 pm
Codornices Park, Picnic Area 2
All friends of the Berkeley Historical Society are invited
Bring food or drink to share (and serving utensil if needed); we’ll provide plates, forks, cups and water.

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Reminder: Online Author Talk: Pam Valois on her Biography of Jacomena Maybeck
Thursday, September 9, 7:00 p.m.
https://t.co/J5SGusmi4Z?
Also check out the BHS walking tours:
https://t.co/emGSZXHy3Y

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BHS Online talks
Phil Gale on Berkeley's Public Transportation in the 19th Century
Sunday, 8/29, 3:00pm
https://t.co/1KS1QiCpv8?
Pam Valois on her Biography of Jacomena Maybeck
Thursday, 9/9, 7:00pm
https://t.co/J5SGusmi4Z?