General Admission
General Admission is $5
Admission is FREE to Association members.
Doors Open at 7 PM
SFHA
meetings are a perfect place to meet and mingle
with other SF history lovers, as well as to explore
our city's enchanting history in depth. Each month
we present a talk and slide show from an expert
in a particular area of San Francisco history. Monthly
presentations cover a dizzyingly diverse variety
of SF history aspects, from the history of the San
Francisco Fire Department to appreciation of our
unique Victorian houses to vintage stories and photos
from Playland on the Beach.
Presentations
start at approximately 7:30 PM. SFHA hosts a social
hour starting at from 7 PM, during which attendees can peruse
SFHA's bookstore, check out that month's displayed
collection of historical ephemera and enjoy refreshments.
The social hour is also a great time to purchase
a raffle ticket for a chance to win that month's
piece of San Francisco memorabilia.
2008 Meeting Schedule
 Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Ohlone to Yuppie
The history of five neighborhoods on San Francisco's North End
speaker: Bob Bardell
location:
Mission Police Station
630 Valencia Street (at 17th Street)
 Sunday, February 24, 2008
The Widow Norton's 34th Anniversary Pilgrimage to Emperor Joshua Norton's Grave Site
special event starting at
9 AM
location:
Woodlawn Memorial Park
100 El Camino Real, Colma, CA
complimentary breakfast served
 Thursday, February 28, 2008
Pleasures of a Living Past
Three stories bringing the past to life
speaker: John Gaul
location:
St. John's Presbyterian Church
25 Lake Street (at Arguello)
 Wednesday, March 26, 2008
West of Twin Peaks
speaker: Jacquie Proctor
location:
Miraloma Park Improvement Club
350 Oshaughnessy Blvd. (at Del Vale)
 Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Italian American immigrant in San Francisco
speaker: Patricia Lynn Henley
www.patricialynnhenley.com
Co-author of "The Sugar's at the Bottom of the Cup." The life story of Italian-American immigrant Elda Del Bino Willitts,
who came to SF in 1916 at the age of seven. The book explores Elda's
Detailed memories of the city of her childhood.
location:
St. Phillips Church
725 Diamond Street
(between Elizabeth Street & 24th Street)
enter parking lot on Elizabeth Street
 Tuesday, May 27, 2008
The Great White Fleet
speaker: John Freeman
location:
St. Phillips Church
725 Diamond Street
(between Elizabeth Street & 24th Street)
enter parking lot on Elizabeth Street
 Tuesday, June 24, 2008
The Irish in San Francisco
speakers: John Garvey & Karen Henning
location:
St. Phillips Church
725 Diamond Street
(between Elizabeth Street & 24th Street)
enter parking lot on Elizabeth Street
 Tuesday, July 29, 2008
MEMBERS ONLY MEETING
75 years of the San Francisco Ballet
speaker: Bill Eddelman
location:
Performing Arts Library and Museum
Veterans Building
Fourth Floor
401 Van Ness Avenue
 Saturday, August 9, 2008
Annual Awards Dinner
details to be announced
The
Annual Awards Dinner is a wonderful evening of fun,
music, food and bestows the Ron Ross Founder's Award,
the Dr. Albert Shumate Memorial Award and the Oscar
Lewis Award to people or organizations who contribute
to the History, Preservation, Restoration and Planning
for the future of our unique City.
 Tuesday, August 26, 2008
"Hidden Treasures of San Francisco Bay"
speaker: Dennis Anderson
location:
St. Phillips Church
725 Diamond Street
(between Elizabeth Street & 24th Street)
enter parking lot on Elizabeth Street
 Tuesday, September 30, 2008
1939 Treasure Island Fair
Billy Roses "Acquacade"
guest speaker: Sal DeGuarda
location:
St. Phillips Church
725 Diamond Street
(between Elizabeth Street & 24th Street)
enter parking lot on Elizabeth Street
 Tuesday, October 28, 2008
"The Golden Game
The Story of California Baseball"
speaker: Kevin Nelson
location:
St. Phillips Church
725 Diamond Street
(between Elizabeth Street & 24th Street)
enter parking lot on Elizabeth Street
 Tuesday, November 25, 2008
"The Bells of San Francisco"
The history of the Salvation Army
guest speaker: Judy Vaughn
location:
St. Phillips Church
725 Diamond Street
(between Elizabeth Street & 24th Street)
enter parking lot on Elizabeth Street
December 2008
no meeting
Save the date!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Speakers to be announced.
Have
a speaker in mind for a SFHA meeting?
Please contact
our Program Coordinator Kit Haskell.
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