Best Heritage Preservation San Bernardino Near Me

4worldlovers: If you enjoy The San Bernardino Valley’s rich History, maybe YOU have some old photographs or documents in your attic which need to be protected for the enjoyment of future generations.

Perhaps you have some elderly neighbors who have a bunch of old unidentified pictures or family albums or a phone book from 1920.

One of your friends just bought an old house and found a steamer trunk full of letters or diaries from the 1890’s.

Things like these are thrown away every day and the wonderful memories of historical events and places are gone forever. People find old photographs which somebody forgot to label and throw them in the dumpster. A brochure from a civic organization which was disbanded 50 years ago is just collecting dust on a shelf in a closet.

The City of San Bernardino Historical and Pioneer Society wants to protect and share these things, and you can get a nice tax deduction for your donation!

Maybe you like to go to yard sales, and you find a City Directory for San Bernardino from 1903. You buy it for a dollar, donate it to us and take a tax deduction for two dollars, or whatever price you can determine from similar sales on e-bay. Your accountant will thank you, and Uncle Sam will give you a thumbs-up!

Can’t bear to part with that picture of your Aunt Hepzibah’s ex-husband’s cousin?

Keep it! But first, bring us that old photograph and we’ll make a digital copy for our archives. You keep the original - plus you get a digital copy to share with your brothers, your sisters and your grandkids . . . and, of course Aunt Hepzibah’s ex-husband’s family! (Please keep in mind that we are mostly interested in the really old stuff - so don't try to fool us by bringing in that portrait you just had taken at Glamour Shots.)

Our website is free. The San Bernardino History & Railroad Museum is open to the public - also free. Tours of our 1891 Heritage House will resume again very soon. Everyone’s invited to our monthly lectures and programs.

If you are a member, consider renewing your membership today, or giving a membership to a friend for a birthday or holiday present. Volunteer to work on our website, archiving projects or open house, or make a monetary donation or bequest.

You are the reason for The City of San Bernardino Historical and Pioneer Society.

4worldlovers:
Spanish Town Heritage Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to the preservation of one of Riverside’s oldest structures, the Trujillo Adobe, announced the Adobe was named to the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s “11 Most Endangered Historic Places” list for 2021. It is only the second Riverside building to ever make the list.

Riverside leaders have adopted a plan for the city’s Northside that they say will rezone a Specific Plan for future development potential for private properties to create a balanced community for residents and to support future development to support the early history of the Trujillo Adobe.

The Trujillo Adobe is Riverside’s 157-year-old historic landmark. Registered by the State of California as a point of historical interest in 1968, the Trujillo Adobe is one of the oldest remaining structures in the area. Built around 1862, it predates the city of Riverside’s establishment. The Save the Trujillo website is managed by the non profit Spanish Town Heritage Foundation, mission is to champion the Hispanic Legacy of the Inland Empire’s first settlers by sharing their stories, creating cultural learning opportunities, and leading community efforts to restore and revitalize La Placita de los Trujillos, a place of history, learning, entertainment and the arts.

As a step toward honoring the truth and achieving healing and reconciliation, our organization commits to a statement of acknowledging the traditional Native lands on which the Trujillo Adobe stands.

Every community owes its existence and vitality to generations from around the world who contributed their hopes, dreams, and energy to making the history that led to this moment. Some were brought here against their will, some were drawn to leave their distant homes in hope of a better life, and some have lived on this land for more generations than can be counted.

Truth and acknowledgment are critical to building mutual respect and connection across all barriers of heritage and differences.

As a reminder, We are all standing on the ancestral lands of the Cahuilla, Tongva, Luiseno and Serrano people, their ancestors and descendants past, present and future.

It is important to understand the longstanding history that has brought us to reside on this land, and to seek to understand our place within that history. Land acknowledgements do not exist in a past tense, or historical context: colonialism is a current ongoing process, and we need to build our mindfulness of our present participation.

Governor Gavin Newsom signed the 2022-23 California State Budget, which includes $10.4 million in funding for Riverside’s historic Trujillo Adobe. Funding is slated to preserve the remaining structure, site expansion and renovation. The funding will also help with the development of a museum for the public to tour, engage with and learn about the history of the Trujillo Adobe.

4worldlovers: The mission of the Historical Society and Museum of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is to identify, collect, preserve, document, exhibit, and interpret material evidence and information of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

The purpose of the organization is to promote pride and loyalty in its employees, maintain its traditions of service, and preserving the organization's history for the benefit and education of CDFFP employees and the people of the State of California.

In 2001, a group of retired California Department of Forestry employees formed the Historical Society and Museum and became the Board of Directors:

4worldlovers: The Corona Historic Preservation Society (CHPS) is a non-profit tax exempt 501(c)3 organization dedicated to the preservation, PROTECTION and PERPETUATION of Corona’s historic sites, buildings, neighborhoods and resources. CHPS seeks to educate citizens of all ages about Corona’s history, historic resources and to enhance historic preservation within the City of Corona. We do this through education, community events, preservation projects and tireless advocacy for the benefit of present and future generations.

Programs presented and supported by the Society include: the Historic Site Marker Program, Vintage Home Tour, Heritage Home Awards, commemorative events, educational seminars, panerl discussions and field trips, and numerous community preservation projects and activities.

One Ticket - 11:15 a.m. Tour $15.00 USD One Ticket - 11:15 a.m. Tour $15.00 USDOne Ticket - 11:15 a.m. Tour $15.00 USD One Ticket - 12:30 p.m. Tour $15.00 USDOne Ticket - 12:30 p.m. Tour $15.00 USD

• To increase public knowledge and awareness of the unique history of Corona.

• To advocate for preservation of historic sites, structures, artifacts and records.

• To provide expertise in historic preservation and local history to the City’s Community Development Department and Planning Commission on the merits of preserving various resources.

• To assist in relocating or finding alternative reuses of structures threatened with demolition.

To join electronically, you may use the paypal “Add to Cart” PayPal button at the top or bottom of this page, or you may obtain a membership application from this website or from any issue of the Society bi-monthly Newsletter. The completed application may be mailed in with a check in the correct amount for the category of membership desired to:

4worldlovers: Governor Newsom Issues Proclamation Declaring A Day of Remembrance: Japanese American Evacuation

The National Historic Landmark Harada House is a powerful civil rights landmark in California. This site and the story of the Harada Family embody local, state, national, and international issues of civil and individual rights, democracy, immigration, assimilation, and citizenship. Preservation of the site, collections, and stories ensures that these pivotal lessons of history will continue to be accessible for all peoples. Jukichi Harada, his wife Ken, and their first son Masa Atsu, settled in Riverside, California, in 1905. They soon were operating a rooming house and the Washington Restaurant. Following the death of his first American born son, Jukichi sought a home with healthier conditions for his family. Aware of the 1913 California Alien Land Law prohibiting aliens from owning property, in December 1915 he purchased the house at 3356 Lemon Street in the names of his three American-born children, Mine, Sumi, and Yoshizo. In 1918, Jukichi Harada prevailed in a landmark court battle to retain the home.

The House on Lemon Street: Japanese Pioneers and the American Dream by Mark Rawitsch

Afterword by Lane Ryo Hirabayashi. Published by the University of Colorado Press. The book is inaugural winner of the Crader Family Book Prize in American Values, 2013