MEETINGS 2026
We hold live meetings with an option to view remotely via Zoom. Meetings start at 7 p.m. Congregation Sherith Israel is located at 2266 California Street, at Webster.
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 7 PM, live and on Zoom:
EVELYN ROSE ON "DID HE OR DIDN'T HE?
ADOLPH SUTRO AND THE PLANTING OF THE TREES OF GLEN PARK"
Today's Glen Park district comprises only a fraction of the 4,443-acre swath of land once
known as Rancho San Miguel. As the land of the district began to be parceled out in the 1850s, a complicated history of ownership arose that has resulted in a confusing trail of information surrounding who owned what, when. And no case is more representative than that of tree lover Adolph Sutro.
Evelyn Rose, founder of the Glen Park Neighborhoods History Project (www.GlenParkHistory.org) will introduce the cast of historical characters who once claimed this land their own, and clarify the boundaries of Sutro’s tree-planting mission.
Evelyn, a native of Florida, moved to San Francisco nearly 40 years ago and has been a resident of Glen Park and Diamond Heights for 25 years. She began researching local history after becoming a docent at Muir Woods National Monument in 2002. After hearing rumors about some of our long-forgotten San Francisco stories, her research led to the launch of her history blog, Tramps of San Francisco, before founding the GPNHP in 2014.
How to watch the presentation online
Zoom streaming is available only for SFHA members. The San Francisco History Association will send out the Zoom link and password to current members on the morning of the meeting day. Check the website membership tab to renew or obtain current membership.
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