San Diego 101: The History of our RegionSettling the San Diego Mission and PresidioTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 AT NOON ON ZOOM This new hour-long Zoom webinar series will be led monthly by SDHC Community Historian Barry Goldlust. Barry is a dedicated volunteer who is passionate about bringing San Diego history to life.  As the first permanent European settlement in Alta California, the founding of the mission and presidio in San Diego was a major turning point in the history of…

San Diego 101: The History of our Region OLD TOWN: IT WAS ONCE SAN DIEGO! TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2020 AT NOON ON ZOOM Before it was the second largest city in California, San Diego was native land, and then a small Mexican pueblo at the base of Presidio Hill. What we now know as Old Town San Diego developed slowly as people moved from the Presidio into the burgeoning town. Though the population rose and fell with the decades—reaching no…

San Diego 101: The History of our RegionOLD TOWN TO NEW TOWN: THE DEVELOPMENT OF SAN DIEGO!TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2020 AT NOON ON ZOOM This Zoom webinar series of hour-long presentations will be led monthly by SDHC Community Historian Barry Goldlust. Barry is a dedicated volunteer who is passionate about bringing San Diego history to life. Before it was the second largest city in California, San Diego was a small Mexican pueblo. As the demographics quickly changed with statehood, however, the pueblo did…