We will be meeting at the Spring Valley Historical Society due to weather issues at the Leo Carrillo Ranch.
Spring Valley Historical Society proud stewards of the Bancroft Ranch House Museum
Spring Valley Historical Society
9050 Memory Lane, Spring Valley, CA
619-469-1480
10 am
A special thanks to the Spring Valley Historical Society for accommodating Congress of History on such short notice.
We would like to extend a thank you to The Heritage of the Americas Museum ( located in Cuyamaca College ) and to their director Kathleen Oatsvall for the wonderful tour.
San Diego History Center (link )
Saturday, October 29, 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (30 minute break)
$15 SDHC members; $25 general admission
This introductory workshop for budding oral historians will discuss the importance of oral history and how to do it, how to select recording equipment, how to use SDHC archival resources, and how to transcribe an preserve interviews.
Taught by SDHC Oral Historian Amanda Tewes and Archivist Jane Kenealy, this workshop is perfect for those interested in starting family, community, and academic oral history projects.
The San Diego History Center and the Congress of History are co-sponsoring a special morning for all area historical societies. “Building to the Next Level: Forum for Local History Groups” will feature vital topics like building your membership and volunteer base, developing partnerships with other community players, using social media for fundraising and marketing, going after grants, and audience engagement.
Saturday, November 12, 2016
San Diego History Center
1649 El Prado, Suite #3
San Diego, CA 92101
Bi-National Effort Kicks Off to Receive UNESCO World Heritage Status for El Camino Real de las Californias
El Camino Real de las Californias UNESCO Nomination Project press conference held at the historic San Diego Presidio site on October 20, 2015. (From left to right) Honorary Consul of Spain María Ángeles O’Donnell-Olson; CMF Executive Director David A. Bolton; CMF Chairman Milford Wayne Donaldson, FAIA; CAREM President Hernán Ibañez; CAREM Executive Director Zella Ibañez; and INAH B.C. Delegate Julia Bendímez.
SAN DIEGO, CA – On the site of the original Presidio in San Diego, two leading organizations dedicated to historic preservation in their respective countries announced a Bi-National Initiative to work toward earning an UNESCO World Heritage Nomination for El Camino Real de las Californias more… ( Link to Press Release via CAREM website )
The Congress of History would like to extend a thank you to Oasis for hosting our annual event and to all the wonderful speakers who made this come together.
Looking forward to our next conference in 2017.
Our annual conference starts today at Oasis in Mission Valley.
Public is welcome to attend and link below is our program for the conference.
2016 Congress of History Conference “Scandals & Scoundrels” this week ( Friday March 4 and Saturday March 5 ).
Time: 10 am Doors Open
1702 Camino del Rio North
San Diego, CA 92108
Third floor of Macy’s in Mission Valley Mall
Telephone:
(619) 881-6262
Travel Desk:
(619) 881-6263
Register : Click Here
More info on our Website: Click Here
Congress of History would like to thank the Lemon Grove Historical Museum for hosting our final meeting till our 2016 Conference to be held Friday, March 4 and Saturday, March 5, 2016 at the OASIS San Diego Facility: Mission Valley Shopping Mall, 1702 Camino del Rio North (off Hwy. 8), in San Diego, CA 92108, on the third floor of Macy’s (the Macy’s clothing store, on the southeast corner of the mall, off Camino del Rio North). Lots of free, off-street parking is next to the store.
The COH members took in the Parsonage Museum and then a walk down to view the historical mural located at the rear of the Grove Bakery and Pastry shop.
Mural at rear of bakery
