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  Women’s Fight for Equal Rights: The Last 100 Years
  by Museum Staff
  09/19/2020
  August 18th, 2020 marked the 100 year anniversary of the 19th Amendment (Women’s right to vote)! To celebrate this centennial, the Richmond Museum of History & Culture staff have compiled a list of resources detailing some of the many women-led accomplishment and contributions over the last 100 years. Click linked titles to begin your exploration!… Read more: Women’s Fight for Equal Rights: The Last 100 Years
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  An Exploration of Our History Documentary Photo & Video Exhibit
  by Evelyn Santos
  09/10/2020
  By Doug Harris RMHC is proud to support award-winning filmmaker Doug Harris and his documentary exhibit about the Exploration of Our History. The Documentary Photo Exhibit is comprised of 86 photographs and 15 video clips from the award winning four-part An Exploration of Our History documentary series that chronicled the history of the North Richmond… Read more: An Exploration of Our History Documentary Photo & Video Exhibit
• Richmond & the Spanish Flu – October 22, 1918
  by Museum Staff
  06/10/2020
  October 22nd, 1918 marked three deaths and 263 new cases of Spanish Influenza in the city of Richmond within the span of 24 hours. Richmond‘s determined health commissioner, Dr. Charles Blake, had been taking every precaution to help digress the spread of the virus, not willing to let up. This article lists the names of… Read more: Richmond & the Spanish Flu – October 22, 1918
• Dr. Charles R. Blake & the Spanish Flu
  by Evelyn Santos
  04/17/2020
  Richmond & the Spanish Flu Dr. Charles Robert Blake (September 9, 1869 – December 27, 1944) was the public health officer in charge when the Spanish Flu swept through the City of Richmond in 1918-1919. The museum archives holds the secrets about how our community emerged stronger from past epidemics. Charles Robert Blake was born… Read more: Dr. Charles R. Blake & the Spanish Flu
• Richmond & the Spanish Flu – October 21, 1918
  by Evelyn Santos
  04/11/2020
  The Spanish Flu raged through the United States approximately one hundred years ago. Like all small towns in the United States, daily life in the City of Richmond was deeply impacted by the epidemic. We found these three articles in the museum archives from the Richmond Daily Independent dated October 21, 1918. Just like COVID… Read more: Richmond & the Spanish Flu – October 21, 1918
• Introducing Richmond & the Spanish Flu – (1918-1919)
  by Evelyn Santos
  04/09/2020
  The Spanish Flu raged through the United States approximately one hundred years ago. The country had just entered World War I and the first cases of Spanish Flu were reported at military camps in Spring 1918. Spanish Flu Timeline from the Center for Disease Control We dug deep into our archives to learn more about… Read more: Introducing Richmond & the Spanish Flu – (1918-1919)
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  Always Collecting the Pieces: St. Paul’s Catholic Church & Cemetery
  by Victoria Stuhr
  04/09/2020
  Whether you’re looking at old photographs of people, animals, landscapes, or architecture, it is often easy to get consumed by a sense of nostalgia or wonder. In my case, it’s a relatively modest, Gothic style parish that ceased existing roughly 80 years ago. Understanding the Old St. Paul’s Catholic Church and Cemetery in San Pablo,… Read more: Always Collecting the Pieces: St. Paul’s Catholic Church & Cemetery
• Opening Reception -“Between Two Worlds: Untold Stories of Lao Refugees”
  by Evelyn Santos
  03/31/2020
  Opening Reception Between Two Worlds: Untold Stories of Lao Refugees Sunday March 1, 2020 at the Richmond Museum of History & Culture               On Sunday, March 1, 2020, the Richmond Museum of History & Culture collaborated with the Center for Lao Studies of the traveling exhibit,? ?Between Two Worlds:… Read more: Opening Reception -“Between Two Worlds: Untold Stories of Lao Refugees”
• Honoring Sgt. John Cortez (1923-1944)
  by Evelyn Santos
  10/31/2019
  Remembering Sgt. John Cortez on Dia de Muertos & Veterans Day The Museum is honoring former Richmond resident Sgt. John Cisneros Cortez this year for Dia de Muertos and Veterans Day. We chose to honor John because he is one of a handful of Mexican Americans from Richmond that served in World War II. Over… Read more: Honoring Sgt. John Cortez (1923-1944)
• Celebrating California Indian Photography
  by Evelyn Santos
  10/12/2019
  – Saturday – November 16, 2019 A Celebration of Californian Indian Photography 2:00 – 4:00 pm | FREE! Richmond Museum of History 400 Nevin Avenue | Richmond 94801 Presented by cousins, Theresa Harlan & Ruth Hopper, you are welcomed to an afternoon conversation and presentation of Californian Indian Photography. Talk will touch on the legacy… Read more: Celebrating California Indian Photography