meetings:
- subject and speaker details announced each quarter (see full 2012 schedule 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)
limited parking in schoolyard - entrance on Elizabeth Street; additional parking available on surrounding streets
MUNI: 24-Divisadero and 48-Quintara stop at Castro and 24th streets;
35-Eureka stops at Diamond and 24th streets
Bay Area trip planner transit.511.org
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 usually accompanied by a 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 research gift 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.
2012 meeting schedule:
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
A Madcap Romp Through San Francisco Political History
guest speaker: Paul Rosenberg
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
City of White Gold
guest speaker: Geordie Lynch
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Mission Street Theatres and the Trolleys That Took Us There
guest speaker: Jack Tillmany
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The Islands of San Francisco Bay
guest speaker: James Martin
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Crime and Punishment in San Francisco
guest speaker: John Ralston
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
45th Anniversary of the Summer of Love
guest speaker: Marilyn & Michael Lucas
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Stories in the Sand - Sunset District
guest speaker: Lorri Ungaretti
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
A Literary Love Affair with San Francisco
guest speaker: Kathryn Ayres
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Fleishhacker Pool
guest speaker: Michael Phipps
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
From Vision to Icon: Building the Golden Gate Bridge
guest speaker: Peter Moylan
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Native Plants
guest speaker: Gregg Garr
http://www.hanc-sf.org/native-plant-nursery/
