Events and Meetings

Meetings

Regular Congress of History meetings are always held on the third Saturday of: January, February, May, July, September, and November. February is the Annual Meeting. Members and the general public are welcome to attend all of these meetings.

The annual History Conference is held in March on dates to be announced. Registration is required; the registration fee will be announced here and via the Congress of History newsletter mailed to members. Members and the general public may attend.

Congress Meeting to be held Sat., July 19, in the Thornton Theater, in the Museum of San Diego History, Balboa Park

Thornton Theater will be the site of the next regular meeting of the Congress of History, to be held on Saturday July 19, 2008, at 9:30 a.m.

The theater is inside the Museum of San Diego History, home of the San Diego Historical Society, located on El Prado (just west of the Ruben H. Fleet Space Theater), in Balboa Park, San Diego. (The museum is air conditioned.)

This meeting has been moved up one half-hour to expedite parking in the busy park. There is parking available both behind the museum and in the Space Theater parking lot. Both lots are accessed off of Park Blvd., behind the Space Theater.

Johnna Jalot, outreach coordinator of the San Diego Historical Society (SDHS), will attend this meeting to join in the discussion about sponsoring another student a writing contest, and the possibility of a joint effort by the Congress and SDHS to make it happen.

Following the meeting, attendees will be able to view two of the newest exhibits in the museum, according to long-time Congress member Linda Canada, who until recently was the SDHS interim museum director. She will lead the tour of the Marston Store exhibit and Johnna Jalot will give the tour about (and created by) local Somali girls, in the children's exhibit area.

Following the tours, anyone who wishes to may join those who will be having lunch in the area. All Congress of History meetings are free and open to the public, however only members may vote. For meeting or lunch information, call (619) 469-7283.

The Museum of San Diego History is open daily, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and is closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors (65+), Students and Military (I.D. required), $2 children ages 6-17, free for children under six. SDHS members receive unlimited free admission. For details, call the museum at (619) 232-6203.

For other information, or directions, call Helen Halmay at: (619) 469-7283, or e-mail: