meetings:
- speakers announced each quarter (see upcoming list below)
- last Tuesday of every month
- doors open at 7 PM, program begins 7:45 PM
- light refreshments
- book store
- general admission $5, SFHA members admission is FREE
location:
St. Philip's Church
725 Diamond Street
(between Elizabeth Street & 24th Street)
enter parking lot on Elizabeth Street
about our meetings
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-at-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 raffle tickets to help fund our grant program and for a chance to win that month's piece of San Francisco memorabilia.
Have a speaker in mind for a SFHA meeting?
Please contact our Program Coordinator Kit Haskell.
2010 meeting schedule:
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Carville-by-the-Sea: San Francisco's Streetcar Suburb
guest speaker: Woody LaBounty
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
The Buffalo Soldiers at the Presidio
guest speaker: Park Ranger Rick Penn
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Interesting People at the PPIE - Panama Pacific International Exposition
guest speaker: Laura Ackley
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
How the Gold Rush Impacted SF's Culture
guest speaker: Charles Fracchia
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
The Children of Chinatown
guest speaker: Wendy Jorae
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
The Story of Pisco Punch - Old San Francisco's Mystery Drink
guest speaker: Guillermo L. Toro-Lira
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Movies and Memorabila
guest speaker: Ron Ross
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Mining The Prelinger Library & Archives
guest speakers: Richard and Megan Prelinger
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
History of SFFD Badges 1860s to present
guest speaker: Mike McDowell
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Sanitation in SF after the 1906 Earthquake & Fire
guest speaker: Richard Torney
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Women Architects Contemporaries of Julia Morgan
guest speaker: Inge Horton