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

 Veterans Building Berkeley, CA
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Joined March 2021
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March 26: 3 pm On Zoom, Anna Rabkin in Conversation with Linda Schacht Gage Register at Eventbrite here: eventbrite.com/e/anna-rabkin…

Anna Rabkin in Conversation with Linda Schacht Gage

Hear Anna Rabkin's story of her experiences as an orphaned Polish Jew in "the school that escaped the Nazis."

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BHS Berkeley Walking Tours March - June 2023 berkhistory.org/bhs-walks/

Walking Tours

We offer walking tours in the spring and fall.

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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. berkhistory.org/?
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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: eventbrite.com/e/garden-of-t…?
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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: eventbrite.com/e/garden-of-t…?

Garden of the Peaceful Dragon - Online Film Showing

An elderly African-American veteran who occupies an abandoned plot of land on Kauai, Hawaii, shares his fascinating off-the-grid existence.

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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: berkeleyhistoricalsociety.or…
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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: berkeleyhistoricalsociety.or…
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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 berkeleydailyplanet.com/issu…
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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) berkeleyside.org/2021/10/31/…?

A new look at Berkeley’s 1970s battles over policing, marijuana, apartheid

Activist and historian David Mundstock’s political archive was recently donated to the Berkeley Historical Society.

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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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The Chinese workers who fought discrimination at an 1880s West Berkeley soap factory

A Berkeley soap factory housed Chinese workers in racially segregated shacks before deciding to “fill their places with white labor.”

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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: eventbrite.com/e/how-berkele…
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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. eventbrite.com/e/author-talk…? Also check out the BHS walking tours: berkeleyhistoricalsociety.or…

Author talk: Pam Valois on her biography of Jacomena Maybeck

Meet Jacomena, the last of the Berkeley Maybecks (1901-1996), through photos, video, her own writings, and the words of her biographer.

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BHS Online talks Phil Gale on Berkeley's Public Transportation in the 19th Century Sunday, 8/29, 3:00pm eventbrite.com/e/berkeleys-p…? Pam Valois on her Biography of Jacomena Maybeck Thursday, 9/9, 7:00pm eventbrite.com/e/author-talk…?

Berkeley's Public Transportation in the 19th Century

An illustrated talk by early Berkeley transportation aficionado Phil Gale.

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