Congress of History of S.D. & Imperial Counties

Happy Summer! Andrew and I had a great time when we attended the Annual Open House of the Motor Transport Museum (MTM) in April, at its main facility at the old Feldspar Mill in Campo. (See photo, above, of me with one of the 18 antique and collectible cars that also showed-up for the event.…

The Congress of History would like to thank Eldonna Lay of the Olaf Wieghorst Museum for hosting our members and if you get a chance please take in this wonderful museum. We were also treated to a tour of the Knox House Museum (The El Cajon Historical Society) which located nearby. We finished with a…

The COH will meet at 10 am Olaf Wieghorst Museum located at 131 Rea Ave, El Cajon, CA 92020.  Phone is (619) 590-3431 http://wieghorstmuseum.org/

The Lakeside Historical Society opened up the doors for COH and we had a wonderful meeting. If you are ever in the area please do stop by as they have a great presence. Lakeside Historical Society . Location: 9906 Maine Ave Lakeside CA 92040 Phone: (619) 561-1886

Thank you to co-sponsors, speakers, exhibitors, and attendees of “Balboa Park: 1915 & Beyond.” What a wonderful celebration of the fiftieth annual history conference sponsored by the Congress of History and of the centennial of the 1915 Panama-California Exposition. On Saturday, March 7, the Board shared that the San Diego City Council recognized March 3,…

As a major event in the celebration of Balboa Park’s 1915 Exposition Centennial, our two-day History Conference, to be held Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7, 2015 in the Recital Hall (next to the Puppet Theater), Balboa Park, will celebrate the history of Balboa Park from 1915 and beyond. “The history of this great…

COH will hold its next meeting at the North Clairemont Library which will be our last before our conference in Balboa Park on March 6th and 7th. February 21st North Clairemont Library 4616 Clairemont Dr. San Diego CA 92117

Mormon Battalion Museum in Old Town 2510 Juan Street San Diego, CA 92110 (619) 298-3317 link to website

Our thanks to the Barona Cultural Center and Museum in Lakeside for hosting our meeting. San Diego County’s first museum on an Indian reservation dedicated to the perpetuation and presentation of the local Kumeyaay-Diegueño Native culture. 1095 Barona Road Lakeside, CA 92040 Phone: 619-443-7003, X 219 http://www.baronamuseum.org