2016 San Francisco History Days
Explore San Francisco’s amazing history at the annual San Francisco History Expo as the Old Mint becomes a series of pop-up museums of San Francisco history with dozens of organizations celebrating and telling the stories of the City’s unique past.
2016 San Francisco History Days
– Saturday, March 5 | 11 am to 5 pm
– Sunday, March 6 | 11 am to 4 pm
Old Mint, 88 Fifth Street at Mission, SF
FREECommunity historians, archivists, genealogists, archaeologists, researchers, educators, re-enactors and other history enthusiasts will be out in full force at the free Community Open House on Saturday and Sunday at this historic site. Friday, March 4 is Education Day, exclusively for students.
Presentation highlights for Saturday, 3/5 include: San Francisco Through Magic Lantern Slides, San Francisco Cinema Rarities, Victorian Cable Car Powerhouses and Car Barns, WWII Internment, City of White Gold: San Francisco in the Golden Age and much more.
Presentation highlights for Sunday, 3/6 include: Mapping the Visual Histories of SF Neighborhoods, Historic Ship Collection at Hyde St. Pier, The Coit Tower and Rincon Annex Murals, Treasure Island and the Golden Gate International Exposition and more.
Schedule subject to change. Please check signage in the main corridor for updates.
