Posted by 05/11/2018 No Comments

Exhibit Preview Pioneers to the Present: Jews of Richmond & Contra Costa County

Temple Beth Hillel?s New Speakers Series Sunday, May 20 at 2:00 PM

Temple Beth Hillel?s new Speaker Series begins?Sunday, May 20, 2018, 2:00 p.m.?and will feature?Melinda McCrary, the Executive Director?of the Richmond Museum of History. McCrary will discuss the latest exhibition the Museum is developing,??Pioneers to the Present: Jews of Richmond and Contra Costa County,? ?scheduled to open in November 2018.?The exhibit will cover local Jewish history from the Gold Rush pioneers to the present concentrating on how the Jewish community helped shape the life and growth of the area.?Enjoy a nosh and learn how?Temple Beth Hillel?also contributed to the area?s development. 

Open to the Community – $5 suggested donation.?

Posted by 10/24/2017 No Comments

Richard Rothstein & the Color of Law

Richard Rothstein & The Color of Law

Saturday January 20, 2018 | 2-4 PM | Free

Richmond City Council Chambers 440 Civic Center Plaza Richmond, Ca 94804

The Richmond Museum of History and the Richmond Public Library are proud to present renowned author Richard Rothstein who will be speaking about his recent book The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America (Liveright, May 2017).

Although this event is FREE, we respectfully request you RSVP so we can anticipate the crowd size for this event.

Please RSVP here?https://www.eventbrite.com/e/richard-rothstein-the-color-of-law-tickets-41720558313

In?The Color of Law?(published by Liveright in May 2017), Richard Rothstein argues with exacting precision and fascinating insight how segregation in America?the incessant kind that continues to dog our major cities and has contributed to so much recent social strife?is the byproduct of explicit government policies at the local, state, and federal levels.

For? more information, contact Angela Cox at (510) 620-5516 or melinda@richmondmuseum.org.

Richard Rothstein?is a research associate of the Economic Policy Institute and a fellow at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and of the Haas Institute at the University of California (Berkeley).

Posted by 10/24/2017 No Comments

Richard Rothstein & the Color of Law

Richard Rothstein & The Color of Law

Saturday January 20, 2018 | 2-4 PM | Free

Richmond City Council Chambers 440 Civic Center Plaza Richmond, Ca 94804

The Richmond Museum of History and the Richmond Public Library are proud to present renowned author Richard Rothstein who will be speaking about his recent book The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America (Liveright, May 2017).

Although this event is FREE, we respectfully request you RSVP so we can anticipate the crowd size for this event.

Please RSVP here?https://www.eventbrite.com/e/richard-rothstein-the-color-of-law-tickets-41720558313

In?The Color of Law?(published by Liveright in May 2017), Richard Rothstein argues with exacting precision and fascinating insight how segregation in America?the incessant kind that continues to dog our major cities and has contributed to so much recent social strife?is the byproduct of explicit government policies at the local, state, and federal levels.

For? more information, contact Angela Cox at (510) 620-5516 or melinda@richmondmuseum.org.

Richard Rothstein?is a research associate of the Economic Policy Institute and a fellow at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and of the Haas Institute at the University of California (Berkeley).

Posted by 02/27/2017 Museum News No Comments

2017 Annual Membership Meeting of the Richmond Museum Association

 

Thanks so much to all the members of the Richmond Museum Association (RMA) who attended the annual meeting on Sunday February 26, 2017! The event was productive, informative and fun! Executive Director Melinda McCrary provided a report on the 2016 activities at the Richmond Museum of History. Director of Ship’s Operations and newly elected board member Johannes Hoech gave a similar report for the SS Red Oak Victory. Congrats to both Melinda and Johannes for successful 2016 at the Museum and Ship!

Congratulations to the new RMA board members that were elected by the membership at the meeting! Michael Davenport, Lynn Maack, Johannes Hoech and (incumbent) Jeffrey Wright have joined the board for the 2017-2020 cycle. The meeting finished with a riveting presentation by Mayor of Richmond Thomas K. Butt. Thank you to all who attended and for your continued support!

 

Posted by 01/17/2015 Museum News No Comments

The Richmond Museum Association welcomes a new Director!

At the annual membership meeting of the Richmond Museum Association (RMA) held on January 11, 2015, Ms. Lydia Stewart of Stewart’s Rose Manor Funeral Service was elected as the newest member of the RMA Board of Directors!

Ms. Stewart comes to the RMA with impressive credentials!! She is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley. She has?performed graduate studies at the University of California, Los Angeles and also at the University of San Francisco Law School. She has taught English to middle? and high school students for both West Contra Costa and Los?Angeles?Unified School Districts.? Also being?schooled in the Performing Arts, she has taught Drama and Dance?at the East Bay Center for Performing Arts in Richmond, California.

Some of Ms. Stewart’s Honors and Awards are as follows:

  • 2001 “Woman of the Year” by the Business and Professional Woman’s Federation
  • 2002 “Young Funeral Director of the Year” by the California Funeral Directors Association
  • 2003 Honored for her contribution to African American Entrepreneurship by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  • 2003 Honored by the Phylaxis Society for Bucks/Business in the four B’s Award Program
  • 2003 Honored as a “Woman of Distinction” by Soroptimist International
  • 2010 Honored by the Beta Pi Sigma Sorority as a “Woman of Valor” and recognized by the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors and City of Richmond
  • 2010 Awarded a Certificate of Appreciation for contributions to the community from Elisabeth Missionary Baptist Church at their “History Making Program”
  • 2010 Honored and recognized by the California Funeral Directors Association for significant contributions to the funeral industry
  • 2013 Received Honorable Judge George Carroll Community Service Award by the “Black American Political Action Committee (BAPAC)
  • 2013 Certificate of Recognition from California Senate for Exemplary Work and Outstanding Dedication
  • 2013 Certificate of Recognition from California Legislature Assembly for Continued Commitment to Community
  • 2013 Certificate of Achievement from the US State Congressman for community service

 

Welcome to the RMA, Lydia!

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