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CHS 2020 Membership Meeting and “Concord and Concord Historical Society: Growing up together” program

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...

"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...

Concord Historical Society Annual Dinner Meeting - March 15, 2018   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...

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. CHS Event Center address: 1928 Clayton Road,...

  Christmas at the Galindo Home 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...

  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...

Charity Partner Program Thinking of donating a car to charity? Do have a car sitting and rusting in your driveway? Donate to clunkers4charity.org. This website is run by Clayton Valley Concord Sunrise Rotary and they will give ½ of the proceeds from the...

Concord Historical Society Campus progress (as of 9/17/17)   If you haven't visited the Concord Historical Society campus lately, you'll be pleasantly surprised by these photographs. There has been tremendous progress. Regular and scheduled tours of the Galindo...

Fifth Annual Wine Tasting  A most pleasant afternoon on the lovely grounds of the historic Salvio Pacheco adobe was enjoyed by all on October 17, 2017.

CMEC Soft Opening was a "cool" hot event   Can you believe it?! Moved to its current site in May 2013 and here the Concord Museum and Event Center is ready for events beginning in September. Wow! Can you believe it?! Some one hundred hearty souls braved the 100+...