February 2019
Membership Meeting
The membership of the Richmond Museum Association will convene for the annual meeting on February 23, 2019 at 2:00 PM. The meeting will take place at the Richmond Museum of History, located at 400 Nevin Avenue in Richmond, CA. The meeting is open to members and their guests. Unsure of your membership status? Please call us at 510-235-7387 or email melinda@richmondmuseum.org
Find out more »Intergenerational Trauma with Elizabeth Rosner
Survivor's Cafe by Elizabeth Rosner A Lecture on Intergenerational Trauma As part of our public programs for Pioneers to the Present: Jews of Richmond and Contra Costa County, Elizabeth Rosner, author of Survivor's Cafe, will lecture on Intergenerational Trauma. Liz will take questions and sign copies of her book, which will be for sale at the event. Elizabeth Rosner ELIZABETH ROSNER is the author of three novels and a poetry collection. The Speed of Light was translated into nine languages…
Find out more »March 2019
Jewish Genealogy: Finding your Jewish Roots with Stephen Harris
Dr. Stephen Harris will present "Jewish Genealogy: Finding your Jewish Roots" in conjunction with the temporary exhibit Pioneers to Present: Jews of Richmond & Contra Costa County. This exhibit is the latest in the "Know Your Community" series of public programs. “The goal is to provide beginning genealogists with enough information to conduct their own research,” says Harris, who has been a professional genealogist since 1991, helping families, attorneys, and businesses with their genealogical research needs. The program will present…
Find out more »Trivia Night at East Brother Beer Company
Challenge your knowledge of Richmond history while supporting your community museum at Trivia Night! Join us for a fun evening of competition, trivia and beer. We're raising funds to restore the Richmond Industrial City mural by Victor Arnautoff. Only a limited number of teams can compete so don't wait to sign up! GAME RULES The game consists of two rounds of questions No more than four players to each team. Each round consists of five themed categories of four questions…
Find out more »April 2019
An Unlikely Romance
Unlikely Romance Local authors Julie Freestone and Rudi Raab speak on their novel Stumbling Stone (2015, Alvarado Press).How likely is it that the daughter of Jewish immigrants would cast her lot with the son of a high-ranking Nazi? However improbable, reporter Sarah Stern and German-born, Berkeley, California cop Karl Schmidt fall in love and embark on an all-consuming quest, probing his tangled past and the family’s sinister secrets. Stumbling Stone chronicles their journey across two continents and the discovery of horrifying surprises they…
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