What: A walking tour of Chinatown Where: Chinese Historical Society of America museum at 965 Clay Street When: February 25th at 10:30 AM Certain words, such as fog, sourdough bread, and cable car, can elicit certain feelings and memories with anyone who has been to San Francisco. Chinatown is no exception to this category. Millions of visitors … Continue reading Chinatown Walking Tour
From Marshes to Air Travel Masses: The Origins and Development of SFO
Please join us for Travel Month at the South San Francisco Public Library! Ranked the seventh busiest airport in the United States, San Francisco International Airport, or SFO, serves tens of millions of air-travel passengers yearly. From its humble origins as cow-pasture and marshland belonging to the Mills Estate, to major international airline hub and gateway to the … Continue reading From Marshes to Air Travel Masses: The Origins and Development of SFO
Digital Public Library of America Special Collections Holiday Lecture
Bringing Special Collections Together at the Digital Public Library of America On Wednesday, January 7, at 6:00 PM, the Marjorie G. and Carl W. Stern Book Arts & Special Collections Center and the San Francisco History Center present Dan Cohen, Executive Director of the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), in the Koret Auditorium of the San Francisco Public Library. Cohen … Continue reading Digital Public Library of America Special Collections Holiday Lecture
“March” with Congressman John Lewis, 9/20, 2pm
The San Francisco Waldorf High School Lecture Series presents: "A Champion for Civil Rights on the Continuing March for Equality" with Congressman John Lewis of Georgia and Andrew Aydin, Congressional Aide moderated by Adam Hochschild, UC Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism Saturday, September 20, 2014, 2 PM Calvary Presbyterian Church 2515 Fillmore Street San Francisco … Continue reading “March” with Congressman John Lewis, 9/20, 2pm
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