Calendar of Upcoming Programs and Events

Elegant and Splendid:
An Historic Garden and Landscape Tour

Spend an invigorating morning in the shade of towering pine, eucalyptus and oak trees as you explore the Marston House formal gardens and woodland pathways. Afterwards, enjoy a cup of seasonal tea and a scone on the terrace overlooking the rolling south lawn.

Program repeats on November 20, 2008.

Day/Time: Thursday October 2, 2008, 11am
Location: Marston House Museum
Contact: Reservations are requested. Please call 619-232-6203, ext. 129 to reserve your spot.
Admission: SDHS Members: $10; Non-members: $15

FREE TUESDAY!

As a public service to the San Diego region, the Museum of San Diego History galleries are open free of charge to all guests on the 2nd Tuesday of every month.

Day/Time: Tuesday October 14, 2008
Location: Museum of San Diego History

Ghastly and Ghoulish:
Unlocking Our Archival Vaults

You will never look at our Research Library and Archives quite the same way! Descend into the depths of the Casa de Balboa to view menacing objects, daunting documents, and chilling photographs held by the San Diego Historical Society, that showcase the darker side of San Diego's past. Join Victoria Cranner, Director of Collections, Jane Kenealy, Archivist, and Chris Travers, Director of the Booth Historical Photograph Archives for a chilling trip through some of San Diego's more macabre memories.

Please Note: This program is not suitable for children.

Day/Time: Tuesday, October 14, 2008, 5 -7pm
Location: SDHS Research Library and Archives, lower level, Casa de Balboa building
Contact:For more information, call (619)232-6203 ext.129

Admission: $3 SDHS members, $8 non-members

Elderhostel, Inc. Day of Discovery:
Marston House: An Arts & Crafts Icon

Take an adventure in lifelong learning by attending Elderhostel, Inc.’s Day of Discovery program: Marston House: An Arts & Crafts Icon. Led by San Diego Historical Society’s specially trained docents, Collections Curators and architectural preservationist, Paul Johnson of Johnson & Johnson Architects, your exploration of the Arts & Crafts era in San Diego will not only focus on architectural details, but the decorative arts, furniture, preservation and restoration of this historic home.  Deemed in 2007 as one of the top 25 must see Arts & Crafts Homes in America by Style 1900 magazine, the Marston House is truly one of San Diego’s grand architectural gems.
 
Program repeats November 13, 2008.

Day/Time: Thursday October 16, 10am-3pm
Location: Marston House Museum
Contact: Registration is required! Reservations can be made by contacting Elderhostel, Inc. at (877) 426-8056 or by visiting www.elderhostel.org.
Admission: $65 includes lunch, program and admission to Marston House Museum

History for Half Pints:
Monday Morning Fun for ages 3 - 5

Topic: Halloween Celebration
Make your next play date go down in History! Get to know other families while the kids enjoy crafts, entertaining activities and a special story time. All programs engage children in the history of the San Diego region. Topics change monthly.

Program repeat: November 17: Happy Harvest

Day/Time: Monday, October 20, 2008, 10 -11:30am
Location: Museum of San Diego History
Contact:Reservations requested. Please call 619-232-6203, ext. 129 to reserve your spot.
Please Note: All children must be accompanied by an adult at no charge.
Admission: SDHS youth member: $8; youth non-members: $10

Grave Matters:
The Symbolism of Gravestone Art, Lecture & Cemetery Stroll

Ever wander through an historic cemetery and wonder why certain images and decoration appear on various gravestones. Angels, flowers, columns, willows & urns, what do they mean? Dr. Seth Mallios, Professor and Chair of Anthropology at San Diego State University discusses these images and the beliefs held by the people who chose them to be carved in stone as a permanent remembrance of loved ones lost. After his lecture at the Museum of San Diego History, meet at Mount Hope Cemetery for an in situ look at gravestone imagery.

Day/Time: Saturday, October 25, 2008, 1-3pm
Location: : Lecture at Museum of San Diego History, Balboa Park, followed by a cemetery stroll at Mount Hope Cemetery, 3751 Market Street, San Diego.
Contact:For more information, call (619)232-6203 ext.129
Admission: $15 SDHS members, $20 non-members

Dias de las Muertas Celebration

SDHS partners with the Sherman Heights Cultural Council and the Friends of the Villa Montezuma, Inc. for this unique community celebration honoring the life of the deceased. Join docents from the Friends of the Villa Montezuma, Inc. on walking tours of the Sherman Heights Historic District as you view creatively designed Day of the Dead Altars. A special altar will be set up at the Villa Montezuma in honor of Jesse Shepard, musician & spiritualist who owned the home from 1887 - 1889. Chalk art drawing and family activities.

Day/Time: Saturday and Sunday November 1-2, 2008
Location: Villa Montezuma
Contact: For more information, call (619) 232-6203 ext. 129 or www.villamontezuma.com
Admission: Free activities, walking tours $3 donation

8th Annual Fallback Festival

Discover child life in the early 1800s as SDHS' Education Department hosts a booth at this annual children's event, sponsored by the Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation. Touch objects from the past and participate in children's craft activities.

Day/Time: Saturday November 2, 2008, 11am-4pm
Location: Gaslamp Quarter, Downtown San Diego
Admission: $5
Please note: The Fallback Festival is held near the William Heath Davis House in the Gaslamp Quarter of Downtown San Diego. Parking is limited.

FREE TUESDAY!

As a public service to the San Diego region, the Museum of San Diego History galleries are open free of charge to all guests on the 2nd Tuesday of every month.

Day/Time: Tuesday November 11, 2008
Location: Museum of San Diego History

Elderhostel, Inc. Day of Discovery:
Marston House: An Arts & Crafts Icon

Take an adventure in lifelong learning by attending Elderhostel, Inc.’s Day of Discovery program: Marston House: An Arts & Crafts Icon. Led by San Diego Historical Society’s specially trained docents, Collections Curators and architectural preservationist, Paul Johnson of Johnson & Johnson Architects, your exploration of the Arts & Crafts era in San Diego will not only focus on architectural details, but the decorative arts, furniture, preservation and restoration of this historic home.  Deemed in 2007 as one of the top 25 must see Arts & Crafts Homes in America by Style 1900 magazine, the Marston House is truly one of San Diego’s grand architectural gems.

Day/Time: Thursday November 13, 10am-3pm
Location: Marston House Museum
Contact: Registration is required! Reservations can be made by contacting Elderhostel, Inc. at (877) 426-8056 or by visiting www.elderhostel.org.
Admission: $65 includes lunch, program and admission to Marston House Museum

Lecture and Booksigning:
Japanese Americans in San Diego by Susan Hasegawa

Author Susan Hasegawa discusses her latest work on the Japanese American experience in San Diego. A Professor of History at San Diego Community College and the chair of the History and Political Science Department at City College, Ms. Hasegawa has spent over a decade researching and writing on the San Diego Japanese American experience as well as co-curating the exhibition Nikkei Youth Culture: Past, Present, Future on view at the San Diego Historical Society's Museum of San Diego History in 2007.

Light refreshments served. Booksigning following lecture.

Day/Time: Thursday November 13, 2008, 6-8pm
Location: Museum of San Diego History
Admission: Lecture only $6 SDHS members, $10 non-members; Pre-purchase book & lecture $23.00 SDHS members, $25.00 non-members
To RSVP or place a book order, call 619-232-6203, ext. 129

History for Half Pints:
Monday Morning Fun for ages 3 - 5

Topic: Happy Harvest
Make your next play date go down in History! Get to know other families while the kids enjoy crafts, entertaining activities and a special story time. All programs engage children in the history of the San Diego region.

Day/Time: Monday, November 17, 2008, 10 -11:30am
Location: Museum of San Diego History
Contact:Reservations requested. Please call 619-232-6203, ext. 129 to reserve your spot.
Please Note: All children must be accompanied by an adult at no charge.
Admission: SDHS youth member: $8; youth non-members: $10

Members' Shopping Spree

Enjoy a glass of champagne and sweet treats while you shop for some unique gifts from our Museum Store. Members receive a 20% discount on everything in the store. Free gift wrapping is also available.

Program repeats on Wednesday & Thursday, December 3 - 4, 2008, 5:30 - 7:30pm.

Day/Time: Wednesday & Thursday, November 19-20, 2008, 5:30 -7:30pm
Location: Museum of San Diego History
Contact:Contact the Museum Store at (619) 232-6203 ext. 113 for information.
Please Note: You must present the member coupon in the November edition of the Times newsletter along with your membership card to receive the 20% discount. You may also receive the discount during the day if you would prefer, rather than attend the evening event. One day discount only.

Elegant and Splendid:
An Historic Garden and Landscape Tour

Spend an invigorating morning in the shade of towering pine, eucalyptus and oak trees as you explore the Marston House formal gardens and woodland pathways. Afterwards, enjoy a cup of seasonal tea and a scone on the terrace overlooking the rolling south lawn.

Day/Time: Thursday, November 20, 2008, 11am
Location: Marston House Museum
Contact: Reservations are requested. Please call 619-232-6203, ext. 129 to reserve your spot.
Admission: SDHS Members: $10; Non-members: $15

Holiday House Tours

Seeing Marston's Department Store decorated for the holidays had been a San Diego tradition from the early 1900s through 1963 when it closed its doors. Recapture or make new Marston memories by visiting their home this holiday season. Share in the sights, sounds and smells of holidays past as you tour the 1905 Marston House decorated for the holiday season with our specially trained docents.

Day/Time: Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, November 28, 2008 - January 4, 2009.
Location: Marston House Museum
Contact:For more information, please call (619)232-6203 ext.129
Admission: Free SDHS members, $5 non-members

FREE TUESDAY!

As a public service to the San Diego region, the Museum of San Diego History galleries are open free of charge to all guests on the 2nd Tuesday of every month.

Day/Time: Tuesday December 9, 2008
Location: Museum of San Diego History