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Point Richmond.....once
an island on San Francisco Bay, is now a neighborhood of
Richmond, California . Point Richmond 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. Related Richmond History Links: |
Board of DirectorsBonnie Jo
Cullison, President Our museum hours:
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From the President Bonnie Jo Cullison In the early 2000’s
the PRHA under the leadership of Mid Dornan conceived
of a project to recognize the historical significance
of some of the earliest buildings in Point Richmond. Their plan
was to mount bronze plaques with brief descriptions of
the buildings’ past.
With the financial and physical assistance of
other community members texts were composed, Andrew
Butt created drawings, the plaques were cast and
mounted. The first two buildings to receive plaques
were the Critchett Hotel (now the Point Richmond
Market) and the First United Methodist Church. That
was in 2003. In the years that followed, 7 more
plaques were created and mounted by the PRHA. A
complete list of buildings with plaques as well as
locations of plaques provided by other organizations
is printed on the inside of the cover. I am not
sure when the last plaque was added but I know it’s
been quite a few years.
Identifying buildings and providing them with
informational plaques has been on the to-do list for
the PRHA for quite awhile. But when it
rains, it pours, as they say, and I am delighted to
say that we have 4 plaques at the foundry ready to be
cast and another one almost there. The moving
force behind this accomplishment is Jim Davis who has
been doggedly persistent in tracking down and gaining
permission to mount a plaque from the building owners
as well as editing the texts. Caitlin
Hibma provided us with wonderful drawings and James
Cheshareck researched and conducted the all-important
fact-checking. As soon as they come back from the
foundry we will be adding plaques to the Abbott
Hospital, the Masquers Playhouse, the Trainmaster’s
building and the Hotel Mac (additional to the one it
has indicating its inclusion on the National Register
of Historic Places). Furthermore, we’re on a roll and
it won’t be long before there are more! I would like to thank
Teresa Albro, one of the original founders of the
Point Richmond History Association for her donation of
back issues of TPIT and other Point Richmond
memorabilia. Have fun. Be safe
everyone |