Best Local History Museum Richmond Near Me

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Point Richmond.....once an island on San Francisco Bay, is now a neighborhood of Richmond, California is that city's birthplace and today is it's "old town". The Point Richmond History Association was founded in 1979 by Donna Roselius and is dedicated to promoting awareness of the community's exciting and colorful history. To this purpose, we maintain a small museum on the downtown Point Richmond Triangle that is housed by the oldest commercial building in Richmond. The little museum was saved from destruction and moved to its current location in 1990 under the PRHA leadership of Jerry Cerkanowicz. It is open on Thursdays 11:30 am to 2:00 pm and Saturdays 11:30 am to 2:00 pm. We invite you to join our organization, with your membership you will receive a subscription (five issues) to "This Point...in time", our entertaining and informative newsletter. Membership categories include Senior (65 or older) ($15.00/year), Single ($20.00/year), Family ($25.00/year), History Preserver ($50.00/year) or History Maker ($100.00/year). Checks should be made to the Point Richmond History Association and mailed to Pam Wilson, 521 Western Drive, Point Richmond, CA 94801.

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Welcome to the Crockett Museum, located in the former S&P Railroad Station.


Visitors to the Crockett Museum are often charmed by the unique nature of the displays; many exhibits remain from the original ones created 40 years ago this September. The town of Crockett has been heavily influenced by C&H’s presence since 1906, and that influence is felt in the display of the evolution of sugar products and the sugar industry. Citizens of Crockett have enjoyed a proud connection with their local schools, and trophies and photos abound.

Other exhibits share information about the history of the town/area, businesses, churches, the Carquinez Bridge(s), fraternal/social clubs, and military service members.

One of the more popular artifacts in the Museum is an enormous 468 lb. taxidermied sturgeon (caught on a rod and reel), the likes of which will never be caught again! A complete collection of the Cubelet Press (the house organ of C&H from 1936-1992) is available for research, as well as Crockett Signal and Crockett American from 1908 until 1976 and Crockett Signal magazine 1989 to present day.

If you are interested in sharing a talent, spending some time among artifacts, learning about the history of your town, or welcoming visitors, please call or stop by during open hours!

Visitors are always admitted for free and docents are available for questions.

For more information on arranging tours or planning your visit, call (510)787-2178.

Masks are encouraged for the safety and comfort of visitors and volunteers.

4worldlovers: Callie’s Kids Camps are weekly summer camps available for children ages 7 through 12, and explore engaging themes such as outdoor archaeology adventures, tinkering and engineering, science, mysteries in history, and more!

Our camps provide children with an opportunity to explore engaging hands-on activities that interest them, all while teaching them about the week’s theme. In our Innovation Station Camp, children will learn creative problem-solving techniques while creating machines. Children will explore mysteries of the past by constructing and experimenting in our History Detectives Camp. Campers will engage in dirt-digging, story-telling, mystery-solving fun in Callie’s Archaeological Adventures. Callie’s Zany Brainy Science explores all of the sciences through fun experimentation.

Summer Camp Sessions run from June 12 – July 26, and each camp is three or five days long.

The BENICIA HISTORICAL MUSEUM offers education programs that bring history to life, providing you and your students with the best hands-on opportunities possible. Become an archeologist and dig up artifacts, learn about early California Amerindians, material culture, and so much more.

Our wide variety of educational programs are offered for K-8 groups and include Guided Tours of our exhibits and grounds, Hands-on History where students get to participate in a selection of activities, Traveling Trunks where students can explore a different time period through a collection of lesson plans based on objects in the trunk, and custom made programs for your class focusing on your standards and desired unit themes.

To book a program, educators will need to choose from one of the Core Programs listed below and then choose one of the corresponding thematic Hands-on History Activities, or choose one of the Non-Traditional Programs as the focus of the visit.