SF History Days 2019

SF History Days 2019

Alameda Museum News, News
We're hosting a booth at SF History days this coming weekend at the Old SF Mint. We will be among many displays about San Francisco History, showing how our island and the bigger city are connected. Admission is free. More information is available from their website.
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Alameda Legacy Home Tour 2017

Alameda Legacy Home Tour 2017

Alameda Museum News, News
The 2017 Alameda Legacy Home Tour will be held on Sunday September 24, from 11am until 5pm. Enjoy a self-guided tour of the exterior charms, beautiful interiors and lush garden settings of seven spectacular historic homes. The ticket price includes a keepsake “Legacy Guidebook” and visitors may begin their tour at any home between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on tour day. For more information or to purchase your tickets, visit alameda-legacy-home-tour.org Our annual tour raises funds to help support the Alameda Museum and the Alameda Architectural Preservation Society. Interested in Volunteering? Volunteer opportunities include welcoming guests and acting as a tour docent, and assisting with before/after tour activities. For more information on volunteering, please email: [email protected].
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William Worthington Chipman – Alameda’s co-founder

William Worthington Chipman – Alameda’s co-founder

Alameda Museum News, News
William Worthington Chipman was born in 1820 in Vermont and grew up in Ohio, where he served as a school principal and studied law. In 1850, he came to San Francisco (via Panama) and set up a “Reading Room and Intelligence Office,” with newspapers from many cities as well as a register of “miners and strangers.” In 1851, Chipman and his business partner Gideon Aughinbaugh purchased the Encinal de San Antonio, an oak-covered peninsula which was part of the rancho of Antonio Maria Peralta, for $14,000. Chipman was hoping to establish a thriving town, while Auginbaugh’s dream was to plan commercial orchards for the lucrative San Francisco market. They imported fruit trees from the East, and auctioned off lots. [caption id="attachment_1929" align="alignleft" width="300"] c. 1850 Ambrotype of Alameda co-founder W.…
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Alameda Legacy Home Tour 2015

Alameda Legacy Home Tour 2015

Alameda Museum News, News
The Alameda Legacy Home Tour is coming up, Sunday, September 27, 2015 from 11AM to 5PM. It's a self-guided tour featuring five period homes and a church. Participants will partake of exterior charms, lush garden settings, and beautiful interiors in this offering of spectacular dwellings. Come celebrate the history of our island city. Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 day of. Tickets and more information at alameda-home-tour.org. Also, Preserving California's past: Alameda Legacy Home Tour and the Home Tour promo video.
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City Council Report 2015

City Council Report 2015

Alameda Museum News, Meyers House News, News
Board President Dennis Evanosky presented the Museum's Annual Report to the Alameda City Council on Thursday evening, July 16, 2015. In his 15 minute report, Dennis covered our progress over the past year, including major renovations at the Meyers House, a tour behind the scenes in the Museum archives, the Museum's ongoing needs for conservation supplies, and a preview of an exciting opportunity to land a matching funds grant from the State of California. The report was well received by the Council, with all Council members and the Mayor agreeing that the Museum was an important cultural institution in the City, deserving the support of the community and the City. Click the following link if you would like to view Dennis' presentation. Or click the following link for a page…
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Railroaders Once Called East End Home

Railroaders Once Called East End Home

Alameda Museum News, News
At least eighteen railroad men lived in the neighborhood that surrounded South Pacific Coast Railroad’s High Street Station. They included six brakemen. Charles Deal and his stepson Edward Hein both did this very dangerous job. They lived at 3227 Monroe St. (today’s Encinal Avenue). Brakeman Harry Pennock lived at 3214 Monroe St. just across the train yard from Deal and Hein. Pennock’s home just sold for more than $1 million (see Kane’s advertisement below.) Three locomotive engineers also lived near the South Pacific Coast’s train yard: John McCauley, William Thompson and Henry Jonas. Jonas lived on High Street between Briggs and Sterling avenues. He and his fireman, Edward Colson, were killed when his locomotive, No. 19, jumped the track on Jan. 31, 1899, at the Fifth Street Station on the…
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