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Armed Forces Half Marathon & 75th Anniversary During the early morning hours of Saturday, May 27, 2017, some 1000 runners assembled in Todos Santos Plaza for the first annual Armed Forces Half Marathon at Todos Santos Plaza. Your Concord Historical...

Thank you Concord Rotary! For the second year in a row, the Concord Historical Society's history campus was the focus of Concord Rotary's annual "All Hands On" Community Service Workday. Over 30 enthusiastic members and friends of Concord...

Annual Concord Historical Society Dinner Meeting: a grand time Just over 150 members and friends of the Concord Historical Society gathered at the Oakhurst Country Club on March 16, 2017, for the Society's annual dinner meeting. We were...

Galindo Home Open for 2016 Holiday Tours Concord Historical Society is opening the historic Galindo Home, decorated with holiday charm, for special tours on three December Saturdays and Sundays, plus one evening in December. Tours are December 3 and 4, December 10 and...

Concord Historical Society's 2nd Annual Dinner-Auction What a grand event! Nearly 200 enthusiastic supporters of the Concord Historical Society and its mission -- Preserving the Past to Protect the Future -- gathered November 12th at Centre Concord for fun, food, and...

Golf tournament beneficiaries Mayor Laura Hoffmeister presented the Concord Historical Society with a check for $6,554.91 at the Concord City Council meeting of July 5, 2016. The Society was one of three community groups selected to share in the proceeds raised by the...

Concord Rotary and Concord Disposal Service Invest in Concord’s History – April 2016 Members of Concord Rotary recently cleared brush and trees to make ready for a paved and landscaped parking lot that will serve visitors to the Galindo Home and Gardens...

WALK THROUGH THE CONCORD MUSEUM AND EVENT CENTER (CMEC) The Concord community was invited to see firsthand the construction progress and to marvel at the beauty of Concord’s classic 1928 meeting hall and cultural center. The Concord Historical Society is very proud of...

Worth Every Cent As of February 1, 2016, visitors to the Galindo Home will be charged $3.00 each (children under 12, free). This lovingly restored cultural and historical Concord gem does represent an investment warranting the support of everyone. The Galindo Home is...

"Santa Claus is coming to town ..." and he will be visiting the Galindo Home. And he did! A handful took this special opportunity to be photographed with Santa Clause at our beautifully decorated Galindo Home on December 5 and 6.

First Annual Concord Historical Society Capital Campaign Dinner-Auction Fundraiser ~ Great strides were made on Saturday, October 17, 2015, towards raising the next slug of money needed to finish transforming Concord's former Masonic Temple into the Concord Museum and...