Open House

 First Saturday

of each month

and By Appointment 

Usually includes a tour of the 1891 Heritage House with Period furnishings, the Christian R. Harris Memorial Hall, the First Jail in San Bernardino, and the Historical Society Library. Heritage house is closed for now until we are able to finish moving some things around to complete our recent renovations to the hall and house.  Please call (909)709-1895 if you would like to visit or conduct research.

FREE OF CHARGE

(But donations welcome!)

San Bernardino History & Railroad Museum

HISTORICAL SOCIETY PROGRAMS

All programs are held on the first Thursday of each month unless otherwise noted at 7:00 P.M. inside the Christian R. Harris Memorial Hall which is located next to the Heritage House at the corner of 8th and D Streets in San Bernardino. They are open to the public free of charge, so bring a friend!  

 

Friday
Jan262024

Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 7:00 P.M.

"The Fight for Indian Sovereignty: A Study of Change and Resistance for Southern California Indians."

Retired History professor Richard A. Hanks, a former archivist in the Inland Empire (Riverside Local History Resource Center and A. K. Smiley Library’s Lincoln Memorial Shrine) currently teaches and has written numerous articles on local history, as well as on Abraham Lincoln and Native Americans.  His presentation will focus on his book This War is for a Whole Life: The Culture of Resistance Among Southern California Indians, 1850-1866, which was published in 2012.  In 2023 he released the second edition.  New information has been added to certain key figures in the book

Wednesday
Oct252023

Saturday, May 18th 2024 9:00 A.M.

Estate Sale

After careful consideration, it has been determined that we are running out of space at our San Bernardino Campus and we need to sell a few things.  So, we are having an Estate Sale!

If you would like to volunteer to help, please contact our office.

Wednesday
Oct252023

Thursday, June 6th, 2024 7:00 P.M.

Strange Happenings and Creatures of the Desert

Jeff Erway will present Strange Happenings and Creatures of the Desert.  Our presenter, who is a desert biologist, will talk about the variety of unusual and in some cases, very strange animals that roam our vast desert.  Some of these are very common, some not so common and also some that have a very “mythical” background.  

 

Wednesday
Oct252023

Thursday, July 4th, 2024 7:00 P.M.

The July 4th Meeting may be postponed, due to the holiday.                                                                                  

More information to come.

Check back later!

Monday
Jul032023

Thursday, August 1st, 2024 7:00 P.M.

More information to come

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