BIG NEWS! After a thorough two-year strategic planning and vetting process, CHS is pleased to announce that we have reached an agreement with Stanford University to steward our collection. To learn more, please read the full announcement: buff.ly/4gjEErz

OPENING TODAY! at the Petaluma Historical Library and Museum. This traveling exhibition broadly outlines California’s history leading up to statehood as a backdrop to the factual and fictional stories that emerged after the US takeover. More info: buff.ly/3VCwV1d

OPENING NEXT WEEK! On view September 8, 2024 – November 3, 2024 at the Petaluma Historical Library and Museum, Petaluma, CA. More info: buff.ly/3VCwV1d See the tour schedule: buff.ly/3PzX0d9

OPENING SOON! This traveling exhibition broadly outlines California’s history leading up to statehood as a backdrop to the factual and fictional stories that emerged after the US takeover. See the tour schedule: buff.ly/3PzX0d9

OPENS TODAY! at the Santa Monica History Museum. This traveling exhibition broadly outlines California’s history leading up to statehood as a backdrop to the factual and fictional stories that emerged after the US takeover. buff.ly/3TWt2CQ

OPENS NEXT WEEK! at the Santa Monica History Museum, Santa Monica. This traveling exhibition broadly outlines California’s history leading up to statehood as a backdrop to the factual and fictional stories that emerged after the US takeover. More info: buff.ly/3TWt2CQ

COMING SOON! June 23, 2024 – August 18, 2024 at the Santa Monica History Museum, Santa Monica, CA. More info: buff.ly/3TWt2CQ See the tour schedule: buff.ly/3PzX0d9

Did you know? Columbia, CA is know as the birthplace of Cinco de Mayo. Learn more about California's Mexican history through our latest traveling exhibition on view now at the Tuolumne Historical Society. More info: buff.ly/3PzWZWD

OPENS TODAY! This new traveling banner exhibition broadly outlines California’s history leading up to statehood as a backdrop to the factual and fictional stories that emerged after the US takeover. More info: buff.ly/3PzWZWD

OPENS NEXT WEEK! This new traveling banner exhibition broadly outlines California’s history leading up to statehood as a backdrop to the factual and fictional stories that emerged after the US takeover. See the tour schedule: buff.ly/3PzX0d9

November is National National Aviation History Month and contemporary aviation history is being made right here in California! It's the largest aircraft since the "gargantuan Hindenburg airship of the 1930s." buff.ly/3uh9dM0

Historic Unveiling of Native American Monument at California State Capitol Set for Tomorrow (11/7) nativenewsonline.net/current…

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FREE PROGRAM! Join us next week for a discussion with the author: buff.ly/44P3Gco

ON VIEW IN SF 24/7 | Taking advantage of CHS’s prime location in the heart of the Yerba Buena cultural district, the show appears in our street-level windows along Mission and Annie Streets. It's free. Come check it out! buff.ly/3Q3gDZk #rarehistoricalcurious

Check out this SF Standard article inspired by our new collection and online exhibition celebrating Japanese American history. Thanks to Han Li @lihanlihan for the story! sfstandard.com/2023/07/22/ja… via @sfstandard

ON VIEW IN SF 24/7 | “Rare, Historical, Curious” considers how objects and artifacts provide a window to history. Come check it out! Plan your visit: buff.ly/3Q3gDZk #rarehistoricalcurious