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August 2020

San Diego 101: It’s All About Diversity!

August 11, 2020, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

San Diego 101: The History of our Region San Diego: It’s All About Diversity! TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2020 AT NOON San Diego 101: The History of our Region 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. This presentation begins by looking at the region’s original inhabitants, including the Kumeyaay, tracks the changes made by the arrival of…

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Community Café: The Long Journey to Suffrage

August 25, 2020, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

COMMUNITY CAFÉ: DISCUSSION SERIES THE LONG JOURNEY TO SUFFRAGE TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 202012:00PM - 1:00PM RESERVE YOUR VIRTUAL SEAT TODAY! Women began organizing to advance the cause for women’s rights long before the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920, officially granting women the right to vote at the federal level. Women in California, including a group of notable San Diegans, were dedicated to the cause of suffrage, and helped get California women the right to vote as early as 1911.…

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September 2020

Lunch and Learn: The Journeys of Harry Crosby with documentary filmmaker Isaac Artenstein

September 9, 2020, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

Events Lunch and Learn:The Journeys of Harry Crosby with documentary filmmaker Isaac Artenstein Wednesday, September 9Noon–1pm on Zoom Reserve your space today! Experience a “behind-the-scenes” look at the documentary making process as filmmaker, Isaac Artenstein, shares experiences and reflections on his new project, "The Journeys of Harry Crosby," about the pioneer photographer and historian of the Baja California peninsula. His in-depth interviews with Harry Crosby focused on the work and travels in Baja California that resulted in Crosby's now-classic books that…

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San Diego 101: The History of Our Region

September 15, 2020, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

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…

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October 2020

We Made San Diego: Latino Contributions in Our Region

October 1, 2020, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

WE MADE SAN DIEGO:LATINO CONTRIBUTIONS IN OUR REGIONTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2020 AT NOON ON ZOOM Join local historian Maria Garcia for a presentation on her forthcoming book We Made San Diego. In this wide-ranging talk, participants will hear about some of the Latino lives lived throughout San Diego County, including stories of Latino Vietnam veterans. Participants will also learn about notable people in neighborhoods we often do not hear too much about, such as Eden Gardens (La Colonia) in Solana…

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Nathan Harrison: Discovering the Man behind the Legend

October 10, 2020, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Virtual Event CA United States

Nathan Harrison: Discovering the Man behind the Legend SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2020 AT 10:00AM ON ZOOM Nathan Harrison was San Diego’s first Black pioneer, homesteading in Palomar Mountain in the early 20th century. Modern archaeological insights have yielded fascinating details about Harrison’s life. Historical accounts tell us he was an important and significant figure in the Palomar Mountain community. While he had many friends on the mountain, he died alone in a county hospital in October 1920 and was buried…

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San Diego 101: The History of Our Region

October 13, 2020, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

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…

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November 2020

San Diego 101: The History of Our Region

November 10, 2020, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

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…

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Recovering and Restor(y)ing Kumeyaay Women’s Role, Agency, and Power from the Oral Tradition

November 17, 2020, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

RECOVERING AND RESTOR(Y)ING kumeyaay women's role, agency, and power from the oral traditionTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2020 AT NOON ON ZOOM The stories we tell ourselves about how we came to be have important implications for identity and gender relations. For example, California Indian women, most well-known for basket making and ethnobotany, remain highly invisible in mainstream history. Colonial stereotypes about American Indian women creates the mythology that grandmothers and aunties lacked agency and power in Native communities and beyond. Dr.…

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December 2020

Special Preview of San Diego Memories III

December 1, 2020, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

JOIN US FOR A SPECIAL PREVIEW OF SAN DIEGO MEMORIES III: A TIME OF CHANGE - The 1960’s and 1970 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2020 AT 5:30PM ON ZOOM As part of the San Diego History Center’s GIVING TUESDAY presentation , Roger Showley, author, historian and former San Diego Union Tribune writer will reveal some of the key moments in this period of our community’s past, as America experienced the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement, environmentalism and rock n’ roll.…

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San Diego 101: The History of Our Region

December 15, 2020, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

San Diego 101: The History of our RegionVisions of Paradise: Hope Rides the Rails TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 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. Discover the history of downtown San Diego, the city’s first neighborhood, along with adjacent areas of National City and Logan Heights. Learn how visionaries’ investments, booms,…

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January 2021

San Diego 101: Dam the Water and Pray for Rain

January 12, 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

San Diego 101: The History of our Region DAM THE WATER & PRAY FOR RAIN TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2020 AT NOON ON ZOOM The story of San Diego is inextricably bound up with the story of water; people cannot long survive in a region without access to this most vital resource. This presentation starts with a brief look at how indigenous groups, and early Spanish and Mexican settlers were shaped by water considerations. After California joined the United States, water…

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February 2021

San Diego 101: San Diego City’s Favorite Park

February 9, 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

San Diego 101: The History of our Region SAN DIEGO CITY'S FAVORITE PARK TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2021  |  12 – 1PM  |  ZOOM About the Event Set aside as City park in 1868, today’s Balboa Park has undergone a multitude of changes in its 150 years. Once a series of mesas filled with native growth, the park now boasts manicured gardens, miles of trails, and world famous museums. In this presentation, learn how the Park has evolved and discover some…

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San Diego 101: San Diego Negro League Baseball Players

February 25, 2021, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

San Diego 101: Negro league baseball playersJohnny Ritchey, Walter McCoy and Neale HendersonTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2021  |  5PM  |  ZOOM About the Event Local sports historian, Bill Swank, will share insights and stories about key local Negro League players including San Diego native, Johnny Ritchey, who is recognized as one of the first Black athletes to play in organized baseball and the first Black player in the Pacific Coast League.   About the Speaker Bill Swank is the author of…

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March 2021

San Diego 101: Women I Wish I’d Known

March 9, 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

San Diego 101WOMEN I WISH I'D KNOWNTUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021  |  12:00 - 1:00PM  |  ZOOM The San Diego women I wish I had known each impacted the development and success of Balboa Park and the institutions within it in some way. Some of the five names will be familiar, and the others may be new to you. Some you may have heard of, like Alice Klauber or Bea Evenson, but you may be unsure of their roles in business, the arts,…

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Nathan Harrison – Virtual Exhibition Opening & Tour

March 18, 2021, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

NATHAN HARRISON VIRTUAL EXHIBITION OPENING & TOUR THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2021  |  5:00PM  |  ON ZOOM Few people in the history of the United States embody ideals of the American Dream more than Nathan Harrison. His is a story with prominent themes of overcoming staggering obstacles, forging something-from-nothing, and evincing gritty perseverance. In a lifetime of hard-won progress, Harrison survived the horrors of slavery in the Antebellum South, endured the mania of the California Gold Rush, and prospered in the…

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April 2021

San Diego 101: San Diego During WWI

April 13, 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

Linda Canada will talk about the impact of having a huge new Army training base on the outskirts of the city, the rise of the Navy, and how the community reacted to the influx of people. Find out how San Diego’s women’s clubs, churches, and high school students contributed to the war effort on the home front.

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May 2021

Storytelling and Painting for a Better World

May 5, 2021, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

Join author Bea Zamora for a reading of her bilingual children’s book is recounting the park’s founding history — from the first takeover of the land in the 1970s to the creation of the park. The program includes a workshop with artist and illustrator Maira Meza who will guide participants in a step-by-step process to create their own Chicano Park inspired art work.

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San Diego 101: Japanese Americans In San Diego

May 11, 2021, 12:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

This discussion shares the history of Japanese Americans in San Diego County, and their transition from farming, fishing, or running small businesses to living in internment camps during World War II

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June 2021

San Diego 101: San Diego Between the Wars

June 8, 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

During World War I, San Diego emerged from its “sleepy little town” status to start the process of becoming a military city. World War II brought people, technology, and industries that forever changed the city. But what was going on here between those conflicts?

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Curating the Black Lives Matter Movement

June 16, 2021, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

San Diego History Center will present a virtual discussion led by Dr. Damion Thomas, a curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. We are honored to present Dr. Thomas, who will provide insight into the route the Smithsonian is undertaking in regard to this history that is happening now.

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July 2021

Hillcrest: A Town to Call Home

July 13, 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

Founded in 1907, learn how Hillcrest has changed, becoming a vibrant area with a rich past recognized with great pride.

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September 2021

San Diego 101: Legacies of the Past

September 14, 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

This talk will address how the rapid expansion of both military and manufacturing jobs affected day to day life San Diego and whether the title “America’s Finest City” would have applied to the city during World War II.

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October 2021

The San Diego River: Living with our Unpredictable Resource

October 12, 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

This talk will address how the rapid expansion of both military and manufacturing jobs affected day to day life San Diego and whether the title “America’s Finest City” would have applied to the city during World War II.

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November 2021

San Diego 101: Becoming Scripps Ranch

November 9, 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

Come hear stories of how the family members of the Scripps family faced personal challenges which ultimately affected where transportation lines were extended.

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December 2021

San Diego 101: San Diego During World War II

December 14, 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

This talk will address how the rapid expansion of both military and manufacturing jobs affected day to day life San Diego and whether the title “America’s Finest City” would have applied to the city during World War II.

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#GIVINGTUESDAY

December 30, 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

The earliest days of Balboa Park were filled with halting efforts to plant and improve it until a formal landscape plan was secured in 1902.

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January 2022

SD101 — Behind the Screen: Navigating SDHC’s Online Resources

January 11, 2022, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

Calling all history buffs! Did you know that the San Diego History Center has a wealth of research resources online?

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March 2022

Californio Women of Old Town San Diego

March 8, 2022, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

Join Dr. Susan Hector in this fascinating exploration of under-presented history to uncover the essential contribution of women to the frontier colony.

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April 2022

SD101 Japanese Americans in San Diego 80 Years Ago

April 12, 2022, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

In this presentation, Linda will talk about the history of people of Japanese descent in San Diego County including how they lived and worked before World War II

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Fashion Redux 2022

April 28, 2022, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

This year, the San Diego History Center and Mesa College’s Fashion Program celebrate a 12-year collaboration for Fashion Redux 2022. Four garments from the History Center’s historic clothing collection were used by fashion design students as inspiration for designing their own contemporary designs.

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May 2022

Introducing the Ah Quin Family

May 10, 2022, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

Join Dr. Susan Hector in this fascinating exploration of under-presented history to uncover the essential contribution of women to the frontier colony.

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June 2022

Beef to Blossoms: Land Use in San Diego County

June 14, 2022, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

Monthly family programming and activities Join us at the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park for themed activities exploring touchable items and photos from our collections and crafts to stay and create, or take and make!

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July 2022

Julius Shulman’s Modern San Diego

July 12, 2022, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

Across seven decades, widely acclaimed architectural photographer Julius Shulman captured a trajectory of growth and modernity as San Diego County’s built environment matured. This presentation draws from nearly two decades of research documenting over 200 projects by Shulman across San Diego County.

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September 2022

Growing Balboa Park: Coastal Scrub to Garden Fair

September 13, 2022, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

The earliest days of Balboa Park were filled with threats, uncertainties and indignities. Efforts to plant and improve the park were halting until a formal landscape plan was secured in 1902.

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October 2022

SD101 – Borrego Springs: San Diego’s Mid-Century Modern Desert Playground

October 11, 2022, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

The heat, light and intense beauty of the Anza Borrego Desert has a profound effect on the architectural heritage of Borrego Springs.

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New Community Cafe: Growing Up Mexipino in San Diego

October 26, 2022, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

This conversation explores the historical and contemporary experiences of San Diego’s Mexipino (Mexican and Filipino) communities across several generations.

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November 2022

SD 101: Changing The Narrative and Developing the Next Generation of Her-storians

November 15, 2022, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

This presentation will feature Shellie Baxter, a local San Diego woman, who is changing the way US history is taught, one female drone pilot at a time.

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December 2022

Uncovering the Secret City

December 13, 2022, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

Artist Evan Apodaca will be discussing his conceptual framework, research method and technological process in the making of Secret City an ongoing multi-platform video series that critically analyzes the military’s shaping of San Diego and explores the history of the antiwar movement in the region.

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LET THERE BE LIGHT

December 26, 2022
Virtual Event CA United States

Activities for the entire family that celebrate the Season.

Be sure to check out our holiday hours at the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park and Junípero Serra Museum in Presidio Park.

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February 2023

BOOK LAUNCH: Busy Doing What? – Wendy McKinney

February 9, 2023, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

A trusted leader in business and non-profits, a co-pastor in ministry and a dedicated mother of three, Wendy McKinney has mastered how to prioritize work, family and a life of service.
This event is free to attend, but RSVP is required.

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FEBRUARY SAN DIEGO 101

February 14, 2023, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event CA United States

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Operation Homecoming, the government and military mission to return the 591 American Prisoners of War that were held by North Vietnam.
Join Christine Stokes, Executive Director and Vickie Stone, Curator of Collections from the Coronado Historical Association for this timely discussion!

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