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Month: October 2023

3rd Annual Auction/Dinner a success!

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Concord Historical Society 3rd Annual Auction/Dinner Fundraiser

A grand success!

Some 150 CHS supporters along with 15 event sponsors topped the $60,000 mark at the year’s premier fundraiser, the 3rd Annual Auction/Dinner Fundraiser held at Centre Concord on Veterans Day, November 11, 2017. These funds are critical to the completion of the Concord Museum and Event Center.

The evening, under the theme “Hail to Our Veterans,” was dazzling in setting, socializing, dining, bidding, and recognizing our veterans. Following is some photographic proof for your pleasure.
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Event sponsors: The Conco Companies, Lennar Communities – El Toro Land, Fairclough Implementation, Inc.: Susan Fairclough in memory of her father Hart Fairclough, Richard Cuneo, Dianda Enterprises, Inc.: George Baldocchi, Merle & Bonnie Hall, Gaunt Iron & Iron Works: Stan Gaunt, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Mr. and Mrs. Brad Morimune, Ouimet Bros., Mr. and Mrs. Frank Strehlitz, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Trolan, Vasconi-Belka Reality: Mr. and Mrs. Peter Vasconi, Lehmer’s Concord Buick GMC: Ray Rogers ~ Thank you!
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Christmas at the Galindo Home

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The historic Galindo Home is aglow with Christmas decor that will warm the heart. It has been open in all its finery from 1:00 to 4:00 the first three Saturdays and Sundays of December. Here’s a sampling–better if you see it in person.

After Christmas, the Galindo Home’s hours

will return to the standard 1:00 to 4:00 Sunday afternoons and at other times by appointment.

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Event Center Information and Reservations

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Planning a special event?

The CHS Event Center, with garden and gazebo, is the perfect place for your wedding, celebration, or corporate event
Contact Events Coordinator at (925) 270-3362 for information and reservations.
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CHS Event Center address: 1928 Clayton Road, Concord, CA
(Alternate address for Google Maps use: 1721 Amador Avenue, Concord, CA)

Annual Dinner Meeting 2018

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Concord Historical Society Annual Dinner Meeting – March 15, 2018

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This year’s annual dinner meeting, held at the Oakhurst Country Club, was well attended and high-spirited. Throughout the evening a series of pictures was projected showing the progress to date at the Concord Museum and Event Center, a topic of great interest and excitement.

President Lloyd Crenna also had the pleasure of sharing a miniature proof of the seven-foot statue of Concord founder Don Salvio Pacheco that will be unveiled at Todos Santos Plaza during 150th anniversary festivities on July 4th.

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Once dinner and business had been addressed, we settled back for an engaging and insightful talk by Eizo Kobayashi. His presentation, “Life after the Internment Camp,” told his story, the story of a young Japanese-American man in post-WWII America completing his education, pursuing a career, and raising a family here in Concord.

Volunteerism: Fivepoint

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“Thank you” to volunteers from Fivepoint

The Concord Historical Society wishes to express its gratitude to volunteers from Fivepoint who came out the morning of Friday, March 23, 2018, to prepare our Concord Heritage Center* for a new, steel fence. This energetic bunch under the leadership of Dennis Costanza, Fivepoint Director of Community Relations, removed the entire split-rail fence that ran around the site in under an hour!
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Fivepoint is an important addition to our community. It is the Master Developer for Phase One of the Concord Reuse Project, covering 500 out of the total 2,300 acres to be developed at the former Naval Weapons Station Concord.

Welcome and thanks for taking an active interest in the Concord Historical Society and its mission to preserve and present Concord’s rich history.

* Concord Heritage Center refers to the campus including the Galindo Home and Gardens and the Concord Museum and Event Center.

Concord Historical Society Annual (and Virtual) Membership Meeting 2020

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CHS 2020 Membership Meeting

Concord Historical Society: Growing up together” program
We invite you to explore the Concord Museum and Event Center from the comfort of your home! Pour yourself a cup of tea or a glass of wine and sit back and enjoy!

Thanks to your donations and contributions over the year, this narrated video will show the progress we have made in the Concord Museum and Event Center! Of course, you will see rooms you are familiar with and recall the Concord Historical Society’s events and meetings held in the past.

The tour will take you to rooms that have not previously been open to the public. Hear about the Society’s future plans for the Concord Museum and Event Center and find out how you can contribute to the opening of the museum.
Watch the video