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May 28, 2019 17:32 ET | Source: California Historical Society

THREE BAY AREA CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS JOIN TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE PRIDE MONTH IN JUNE

San Francisco and Oakland, May 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Three Bay Area cultural organizations – California Historical Society (CHS), The Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM), and Oakland Museum of...
May 10, 2019 15:39 ET | Source: California Historical Society

California Historical Society Celebrates 40 Years as State’s Official Historical Society During Gala Honoring Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., for a Lifetime of Public Service

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The California Historical Society celebrated forty years as the State’s official historical society at its annual Gala, with more than 200...
February 25, 2019 15:01 ET | Source: California Historical Society

CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY MARKS 150th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD WITH TWO CONCURRENT EXHIBITIONS OPENING MARCH 21ST

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 25, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- One hundred and fifty years ago, the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in North America signaled the closing of the American...
December 05, 2018 11:56 ET | Source: California Historical Society

CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY NAMES SUSAN D. ANDERSON DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY, COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITIONS, AND PROGRAMS

San Francisco, Calif., Dec. 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The California Historical Society has appointed Susan D. Anderson as its new Director of Library, Collections, Exhibitions, and Programs....
September 05, 2018 13:01 ET | Source: California Historical Society

Boomtowns: How Photography Shaped Los Angeles and San Francisco on view at the California Historical Society, San Francisco October 12, 2018 through March 10, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Boomtowns: How Photography Shaped Los Angeles and San Francisco will be on view at the California Historical Society (678 Mission Street,...
October 30, 2012 14:26 ET | Source: California Historical Society

New Exhibition Features 100 Years of Remarkable Photographs -- Both Vintage Prints and Contemporary Work -- and Stories About Life in Rural California

"I See Beauty in this Life: A Photographer Looks at 100 Years of Rural California" Features Photographs from the Collections of the California Historical Society Selected by Photographer Lisa M....
August 08, 2012 17:15 ET | Source: California Historical Society

California Historical Society Honors Leader Nancy Pelosi and the League of Women Voters at Annual Gala in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The California Historical Society (CHS) last night honored current House Democratic Leader and first female Speaker of the House, Congresswoman Nancy...
July 26, 2012 12:16 ET | Source: California Historical Society

California Historical Society to Honor Leader Nancy Pelosi and the League of Women Voters at August 7th Gala in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, July 26, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The California Historical Society (CHS) will honor current House Democratic Leader and first female Speaker of the House, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi,...
May 25, 2012 17:28 ET | Source: California Historical Society

California Historical Society & SF Amateur Radio Club Connect Globally on FCC Call Sign W6G to Salute the 75th Anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge

SAN FRANCISCO, May 25, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The San Francisco Amateur Radio Club (SFARC) in cooperation with the California Historical Society (CHS) will mark the 75th anniversary of the opening...