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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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Foskett Brown Fireplace Room
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Betty Martin Barnes Hall
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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.
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Volunteers Recognized

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Volunteer Luncheon 2019

On July 20th Joanne Fryer, Barbara Strehlitz and Carol Longshore hosted our annual Concord Historical Society Volunteer Luncheon in the Fireplace Room in the Event Center. Twenty-four volunteers munched on sliders, salads and cake.

After welcoming everybody, Carol introduced Joanne who talked about the docents and the Galindo Home. Jill Endicott, co-chair of the November 16th dinner auction, caught everyone up to date with auction plans and MJ Coleman, our vendor captain for the Gingerbread Boutique, was introduced. A moment of thanks and gratitude was given to Kay Massone, Judy Trette and Gloria Mattson–three of our cherished volunteers that have passed

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Many thanks and appreciation to Estella Barkley and her sidekick Dee Yount for the decorations and a big thanks to Gail Van tassel for the yummy hors d’oeuvres.

If you care to join the crew of CHS volunteers, contact Joanne Fryer, Carol Longshore or check out the website: concordhistorical.org.

A big thank you to all for keeping the Concord historical Society up and running.

Concord Museum and Event Center Site Walkthrough

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The Concord Historical Society presents a walk through the Concord Museum and Event Center that represents much investment of time, talent, and money. We hope you agree it is a valuable asset for the Society, the people of Concord, California, and the region.
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