Long Beach Historical Society of Long Beach

Long Beach Historical Newspaper Collection Dedication Set For February 10th

The Historical Society of Long Beach and the Press-Telegram are dedicating the Long Beach Historical Newspaper Collection to the community on February 10, 2012 during a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the HSLB gallery. The Historical Newspaper Collection is 1400 bound volumes of newspapers spanning the years of 1902 through 1989. The collection includes 16 mastheads, including [...]

Explore A New Deal for Long Beach Architecture With John Thomas and Historical Society

On November 19, 2011 at 3 p.m. The Historical Society of Long Beach presents a special lecture on the interwar-era Art Deco architecture of Long Beach by expert and enthusiast John Thomas, co-author of Long Beach Art Deco and president of the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles. The lecture is entitled: A New Deal for Long [...]

HSLB Annual Historical Cemetery Tour Returns Saturday, October 29th

On Saturday, October 29, 2011 The HSLB proudly presents its 16th annual historical tour of the two oldest cemeteries in the city, Long Beach Municipal & Sunnyside Cemeteries. This year graveside stories commemorate several important centennial anniversaries – the Port, the first transcontinental flight, women’s voting rights in California, the Long Beach Day Nursery and [...]

Halloween in Long Beach 2011

Are you looking for tricks or treats? Halloween in Long Beach always has plenty of both. Whether you want to dance the night away at a costume ball or prefer more family-friendly entertainment, there are more than enough events to make adults and kids shriek with delight. We’ve rounded up a list of terrifying Halloween [...]

HSLB Presents A Special Program on New Deal Art in Long Beach Schools

Join Dr. Kaye Briegel and Librarian Maureen Neeley on Friday night, September 2, 2011 as they discuss the dramatic changes experienced throughout the Long Beach School District as it rebuilt schools devastated by the Long Beach Earthquake of 1933. Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal program New Deal helped Long Beach rebuild its schools.  Briegel and Neeley [...]

Historical Society of Long Beach Presents Sue Ann Robinson on Easel Art of the New Deal in Long Beach

You are invited to a FREE program being held in conjunction with the Historical Society of Long Beach and their exhibit entitled, “Rebuilding for the Future: A New Deal for Long Beach 1933 – 1942.” Join the Long Beach Museum of Art Director of Collections, Sue Ann Robinson, for a discussion about easel paintings created [...]

New Historical Exhibition, Rebuilding for the Future A New Deal for Long Beach 1933-1942

The Historical Society of Long Beach is proud to announce the opening of its next original exhibition, Rebuilding for the Future- A New Deal for Long Beach 1933-1942. Funded in part by a grant from the Long Beach Navy Memorial Heritage Association, it features photographs by J. Christopher Launi, along with archival prints and historic [...]

Annual Cemetery Tour Brings Long Beach’s Historical Characters Back to Life

The 15th Annual Cemetery Tour will take place on October 30 courtesy of the Historical Society of Long Beach. The tour, which takes place at the city’s two oldest cemeteries, features graveside presentations by professional and volunteer actors who tell about the life and death of the a former Long Beach resident. Located on Willow [...]

Art-Lantic Ave. Comes Alive For First Fridays In Bixby Knolls Tonight

Tonight’s First Fridays runs the gamut of sights and sounds along Art-Lantic Avenue from Led Zeppelin to the Jazz Angels, from art pieces to pirates, and from Dixieland to Peter Pan. Bixby Knolls welcomes our beloved former mayor Beverly O’Neill & Harry Saltzgaver to the Historical Society of Long Beach who will be signing copies [...]

Former Vice Mayor Douglas Drummond Appointed to Long Beach Transit’s Board of Directors

Former two-term councilmember and Vice Mayor Douglas Drummond was recently appointed by the Long Beach Mayor and City Council to Long Beach Transit’s Board of Directors. Drummond, a long time local leader with over 35 years of community service, 29 years in law enforcement, and over 20 years invested in university education, earned a Bachelor’s [...]

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