Discover the Roots of California’s Heartland

The San Joaquin County Historical Museum reveals the fascinating history of the region, from the Yokuts and Miwok through Captain Charles Weber (founder of Stockton and first farmer in the area) and the development of modern agriculture. The Museum has eight exhibition buildings, four historic buildings — including the Charles Weber cottage (1847) and Calaveras School (1866) — and features room dioramas of Weber family furnishings, a children’s gallery, and large displays of hand tools and agricultural equipment.

What's Happening

The Historical Society and Museum on Facebook
The Museum now has a page on the social networking site, Facebook. If you are a Facebook user search for us under San Joaquin County Historical Society and Museum. The Museum’s page has more than 40 followers. Information about events, exhibits, and other items of interest will be posted to the page. Followers will be able to post photographs from Museum activities to the page.

Harvey Kessel Memorial Golf Tournament
Fifth Annual golf tourament benefitting San Joaquin County Historical Society and the Micke Grove Zoological Society. Friday, May 7, 2010 at Micke Grove Golf Links. Check-in 11 a.m., lunch 12 p.m., shotgun start 1 p.m., dinner and awards following at Museum. Gold Sponsor (incl. 2 foursomes, etc.) $1,200. Silver Sponsor (one foursome, etc.) $600. Individual $130. Hole Sponsor $150. To register or for more information please call Judy Rodman at (209) 339-1096 or (209) 331-2055.

"Good Manners: Everyday Etiquette Past & Present" opens March 28th
The "Good Manners" exhibit takes a look at the etiquette of everyday life by comparing the rules of the past with the present. The exhibit will be at the San Joaquin County Historical Museum March 28-May 23, 2010. The exhibit focuses on four areas of American life: table manners, manners at work, manners out and about, and entertaining at home. All of the artifacts used in the exhibit will come from the Museum’s own collection or will be borrowed from Society Members. Treasures highlighted in the exhibit will include men’s and women’s clothing, a late 1920s telephone, calling cards, fine china and silverware, and books on etiquette. The “mini-exhibit” was initially developed by the Hayward Area Historical Society and has been made available through the California Exhibition Resources Alliance (CERA).

Home Gardening Sessions with the San Joaquin UC Master Gardeners
On the second Saturday of every month, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., workshops at the San Joaquin County Historical Museum. Classes are free with regular Museum admission; there is a $5 parking fee for Micke Grove Regional Park (waived for members of the Historical Society). Please register a week prior to the workshop by calling the Museum at (209) 331-2055 or (209) 593-3460.
Feb. 13: Landscape planning and eco-friendly landscapes. Mar. 13: Spring vegetable gardening (with Kids Class). Apr. 10: Integrated pest management. May 8: Container and urban gardening (with Kids Class). June 12: Citrus in your backyard. July 10: Fall vegetable gardening. Aug. 14: Roses. Sept. 11: Green in the garden (with Kids Class). Oct. 9: Drought-tolerant plants. Nov. 13: Planning an heirloom vegetable garden (with Kids Class). Kids classes are for ages 5-10.

Special Exhibitions

Past Tents: The Way We Camped
by California Historical Society and CERA, August 18-December 19, 2010. more...

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