Pacifica Historical Society

Raised in Daly City, a Pacifican since 1955, this Korean War veteran continuously gives his full-hearted volunteerism to his community and his country. Read Allan's story here:https://www.bartlettbiographies.com/_files/ugd/5ea9c3_0d60c3802ea8426eb776d2726650c60d.pdf

HOT deals on the COOL coast! Rummage Sale FRI 7/12 + SAT 7/13
9 AM - 4 PM
Pacifica Coastside Museum
1850 Francisco Blvd
Pacifica

Don't miss this great sale and the chance to cool off along the coast!

Rummage Sale FRI 7/12 + SAT 7/13 sale supports Coastside History

This sale features lots of household - cooking, software, dishes and office goods. We have a HUGE jewelry collection. There are toys, books, collectables, clothing, small furniture and tools!
All priced to go! Prices drop 50% after 1 PM on Saturday
Every monthly sale is different as we have no storage facilities.

While you’re at the rummage sale, be sure to visit our Coastside Museum and catch a glimpse of our Ocean Shore Railroad car undergoing restoration.

All sale proceeds goes towards the restoring the Pacifica Historical Society's Ocean Shore Railroad car.

Friday, July 12
Saturday, July 13
9 AM - 4 PM

Pacifica Coastside Museum
1850 Francisco Blvd
Pacifica

Julie Lancelle is a champion of open space, and her unwavering community volunteerism has helped make Mori Point and the Pedro Point Headlands, thrive. Read Julie's story here:https://www.bartlettbiographies.com/_files/ugd/5ea9c3_729bd8dbee7a44a2ae15b8c3ee36bf3d.pdf

You can see his Farmers Insurance sign, in Rockaway Beach, from the highway. A born businessman, Michael Romano, who served as a U.S. Navy Corpsman during the Vietnam War, is also a born storyteller. To read his interview, click into this link:https://www.bartlettbiographies.com/_files/ugd/5ea9c3_e86b8bf211764b1ba3feff2b69fcd826.pdf

There is only One Pacifica learn more about Pacifica's History and facts. Join a team on June 8th !!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pacifica-treasures-trivia-hunt-tickets-887913873297

Help support local non profits in Pacifica.
Register as a team with your family, friends or coworkers for the event June 8th.

Teaser question find out the answer on June 8th:

What is the shortest street in Pacifica?

Help support 3 Pacifica Non Profits.
Be a part of Pacifica Treasures and Trivia
June 8th.

Teaser Question for Pacifica Trivia:
What is the shortest street in Pacifica?

Find out June 8th by being on a tram using the QR code on the flyer below.

Teaser trivia question. What is the shortest street in Pacifica?
Find out when you join us on June 8th.
Register your business or team using the QR code below.
Thank you

Please help support three local Non Profits in a joint fundraiser on June 8th. Pacifica Historical Society, Boys and Girls Club, and the Terra Nova Education Foundation Pacifica Treasures and Trivia Scavenger Hunt.
Register your team below using the QR Code.

This former penguin keeper at the San Francisco Zoo, whose home in Pacifica fell into the ocean in 1998, keeps her humor through life's many adventures. Read about Jane here: https://www.bartlettbiographies.com/_files/ugd/5ea9c3_4796019714fb4a74aadaaee8ea29649f.pdf

Join us for BINGO at the Clubs! Grand opening on March 24, 1pm. Located at 955 Yosemite Drive, Pacifica, CA. New location, same GREAT game!!!

A Sharp Park resident since 1956, Shirlee has helped her Pacifica community since day one. She is quite a story. But as far as Shirlee is concerned, the biggest takeaway in her biography is finding the donations needed to save Pacifica's Ocean Shore RR passenger car, Car 1409. Read about Shirlee here: https://www.bartlettbiographies.com/_files/ugd/5ea9c3_d7cb39b1037f48fbb0f5c7931593261d.pdf

This is a fabulous bargain shopping event. All kinds of treasures, including toys, jewelry, linen, books, collectibles, a collection of 2X and 3X (all-new) clothes from the Home Shopping Network, AND phenomenal tools: automotive, carpentry, gardening, household and one craftsman roll around tool box. Woo hoo! What a place to shop!

In 2017, Jean Bartlett interviewed Pacifica's one and only Crab King, Andy Pappas. Memorial information will be posted online when finalized. Read about Andy and his life in this 2017 interview-biography here: https://www.bartlettbiographies.com/_files/ugd/5ea9c3_0f50fa7ac62e413983157917aa2c5056.pdf

Full of stories and history, sought-out cooking classics, and love of his community, Paul Slavin was additionally instrumental in saving Pacifica's historic Sharp Park Golf Course. Read Paul's story here:https://www.bartlettbiographies.com/_files/ugd/5ea9c3_e26b6bd3f54b47b9a38d79e3641cc28c.pdf

In 2021, Jean Bartlett interviewed Doretta, a little shy of her 100th birthday. She was fun, involved and full of life! She left this world just shy of her 102nd birthday. Her memorial will be held, near her birthday, this coming May 1. Her interview at age 99.7 is linked here.https://www.bartlettbiographies.com/_files/ugd/5ea9c3_68dd9afa3c5842fe9d5253f22f98d62b.pdf

Did you know a famous silent film star lived part-time on Pedro Point, in a cottage she had built a short walk from the Ocean Shore Railroad station? That's one of the fascinating tidbits of silent film history presented by the Pacifica Historical Society on Sunday, Jan. 21 at 1 p.m. at the Pacifica Coastside Museum.

Two experts on silent movies, David Kiehn and Rena Azevedo Kiehn, will discuss film productions in the East Bay and in San Mateo County -- and the actors who were famous in their day.

Kiehn is the historian and film preservationist for the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum, located at the Edison Theater in Niles, a district of Fremont. He also is the author of Broncho Billy and the Essanay Film Company.

In 2010, he appeared on CBS’ 60 Minutes after he discovered "A Trip Down Market Street", an awe-inspiring film of a San Francisco streetcar, shot only four days before the 1906 earthquake.

Rena Azevedo Kiehn is the Niles museum’s public relations and special programs director and also a founding member of the museum. Rena grew up in Linda Mar, graduated from Terra Nova and is the daughter of the late Paul and Lydia Azevedo, who were active in Pacifica organizations. Paul was a longtime Tribune columnist who often wrote about local history.

The Kiehns will touch on the career of Evelyn Selbie, a leading lady of the silent film era. Selbie was a part-time Pedro Point resident in the 1910s when investors of the Ocean Shore Railroad lured residents to their planned coastal development. She was one of the first to build herself a cottage on the subdivided lots, a short walk from the railroad station.

Admission is free to the event at the Pacifica Coastside Museum, 1850 Francisco Blvd. and no RSVPs required.

Evelyn Selbie in photo

Audience members at Pacifica's Chit-Chat Café, Pacifica Performances and Half Moon Bay's American Legion Post 474, have undoubtedly heard this man's kicking musicianship. Rock 'n' roll, R&B, funk, blues, 60s/70s pop, country, Americana - he serves it all. Read about John Hall here:https://www.bartlettbiographies.com/_files/ugd/5ea9c3_ce747b6c65b6488ba0128c004e27beca.pdf