California’s Fascinating History – SDHC President/CEO Bill Lawrence
Apr 27, 2021
Click to listen to California Now podcast, host Soterios Johnson’s discussion with SDHC President and CEO Bill Lawrence
History Hub
Welcome to the History Hub at the San Diego History Center!
We’ve created the History Hub to keep you up to date on the San Diego History Center and our locations in historic Balboa Park and the Junipero Serra Museum in Presidio Park.
This is the place to find the latest information on our exhibitions, public and educational programming and interactive events.
This is the place where you can find our news releases, TV appearances, newspaper and magazine stories. When we make the News, you’ll find it here!
Remembering Jim Mills
Apr 27, 2021
The San Diego History Center notes with sadness the passing of former State Senator Jim Mills, a native San Diegan, who prior to his election to state office was the San Diego History Center’s curator of the Junipero Serra Museum from 1955-1960.
An Up-Close Look at Historic Artifacts from Palomar Mountain
Apr 27, 2021
Through virtual tours and artifact displays, the exhibit shows how each fragment they’ve uncovered, no matter how small, pieces together an image of a man who was larger than life.
How Archeology Helped Reveal the Personal Life of Nathan Harrison
Apr 27, 2021
“When conceived in 2019, the exhibit was going to be a 100-year anniversary celebration of Harrison but after 2020, with the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement, the exhibit transformed into something deeper.”
Temporary Museum Closures December Update
Dec 09, 2020
Dear Friend of the San Diego History Center: For over 90 years, the San Diego History Center has been entrusted to preserve, reveal, promote and celebrate the history of our region – what makes San Diego unique! We diligently work and partner with key audiences to share the remarkable stories of our region with thousands […]
Join the San Diego History Center for Conversations on History
Aug 04, 2020
The San Diego History Center is pleased to present a four-part series called “Conversations in San Diego History.” In the premiere episode, host Elsa Sevilla and Dr. Seth Mallios, Professor of Anthropology at SDSU, discuss the similarities between the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918-1919 and the current COVID-19 crisis. Dr. Mallios, who has studied the […]
A Message to Our Community
Jun 20, 2020
At this time of great pain and uncertainty in our nation and community, we at the San Diego History Center believe that the past illuminates a path forward. We look to our history to learn and to create a future for our community that is respectful and equitable to Black people. We mourn the horrific […]
George Ramsey – Legendary Black San Diegan Featured
Jun 20, 2020
Celebrating Juneteenth, Channel 10 reporter Leah Pezzetti interviewed SDHC Historian David Miller, Ph.D., reflecting on famous Black San Diegan, George Ramsey, who built, owned and operated the Hotel Douglas in Downtown – known as the Harlem of the West. This historic hotel became a safe and elegant place to visit during the 1920s and 1930s […]
Did you know that Nathan Harrison is the most photographed San Diegan of his time?
Jun 19, 2020
San Diego State Professor and San Diego History Center Advisory Board Member Seth Mallios, Ph.D. shared the interesting story of how Harrison, San Diego County’s first African-American homesteader and a local legend, was able to overcome obstacles. An exhibit with the artifacts, interactive game, and a reconstructed cabin will open next spring at the San […]
Temporary Museum Closures Starting March 16
Mar 13, 2020
Dear Friend of the San Diego History Center: For over 90 years, the San Diego History Center has been entrusted to preserve, reveal, promote and celebrate the history of our region – what makes San Diego unique! We diligently work and partner with key audiences to share the remarkable stories of our region with thousands […]