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PRHA |
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 Hello Readers. It is my pleasure to
announce that we have a new PRHA Board member. He is Greg
Brock, a local realtor and avid history buff. He is
already knee deep into his first project which is to
organize a series of evening talks about topics
relevant to the history of Richmond and Point
Richmond. The
first talk will take place in early October. We are most
fortunate that he has agreed to expend some of his
considerable energy on our behalf! You can read
more about Greg and his eclectic background on page 9
of this newsletter. As I hope you are
aware from reading the inside front cover of this
issue, our Annual Meeting is on the horizon. Sunday, May
19 to be precise.
I want to emphasize that the meeting is open to
non-members as well as members. As usual, we
will start with a brief business meeting, break for
refreshments and reconvene for an educational,
entertaining, illustrated talk by our Board Member,
Jim Davis. His
topic will be Italian-Americans During WWII,
especially how the war affected local Italian-American
community members.
Please join us! And what would one of
these letters be without a mention of plaques. Thanks to
the efforts and skills of Mike Cooper, assisted by Jim
Davis, the Mechanics Bank is now sporting a very
handsome plaque commemorating the Trainmaster’s
Building. It’s just outside the door, you can’t miss
it. Take a moment to read and admire! Thank you Mike
Cooper!! On a sad note, on
January 14 we lost a valued member with the passing of
Tom Piazza. Tom and his wife, Mary Crosby were our
nominating committee for many years. We miss him and
his ready smile. Hope
to see you on May 19. Be safe. Be kind. |