GOOD NEWS. From Deb Wong on Facebook. March 15th , 2021. “For the past couple of months, I’ve been working on getting the Pacifica Tribune archives digitized. Long story short, the HMB Review archives are included, so sharing on here. Both are owned by the Coastside News Group, which has just approved digitizing and online […]
Half Moon Bay Coastsider History
Coastside Buzz works with Dave Cresson and the Half Moon Bay History Association to bring Coastsiders stories from the past. Here we see the restaurant The Reefs which is sitting right where Fitzgerald Marine Reserve is today!
Half Moon Bay History Museum Receives $50k Measure K Grant for Solar Panels and Lighting System
GRANT. From the March 23rd, 2021 San Mateo County Supervisors meeting; grant approved 5-0. Our Supervisor, Don Horsley, brought the opportunity to the board. Measure K: Recommendation to: A) Adopt a resolution authorizing a one-time grant to the Half Moon Bay History Association for the construction of a historical museum in an amount not to […]
Enjoy a Virtual Tour of the Old Half Moon Bay Jail ~ Presented by the HMB Coastside History Association
VIRTUAL TOUR. Since 2006 our mission has been to preserve, teach, and celebrate Coastside history for all in our community. We hold free speaker events on local history topics, provide an education program to every school in the area, and record oral histories to preserve the stories of the coast. We offer Coastside history videos to students, […]
The History of Shore Whaling at Pillar Point and Pigeon Point From 1860 to 1960s
ARTICLE. First posted as part of the Half Moon Bay Coastside History Association’s “Coastside Chronicles” February/March 2021. “Coastside Chronicles” Whale-watching along the California coast is now a popular activity, so it’s difficult to imagine how the magnificent creatures were once hunted for their blubber and other parts to make oil, soap, buggy whips, corset stays, […]
Survey to Rename “Cattle Hill” Trail at Fassler Gate Within Raymaytush Ancestral Lands?
SURVEY. The City of Pacifica’s Open Space and Parkland Advisory Committee (OSPAC) is seeking public input on naming a one-mile section of trail that falls within the area known as “Cattle Hill”, beginning at Fassler Gate and continuing to the border of Sweeney Ridge. This trail lies within Raymaytush tribal ancestral homelands. The OSPAC seeks […]
Ocean Shore Railroad History by the Pacifica Historical and Ocean Shore Railroad Societies
ESSAY. Thanks to the Ocean Shore Railroad Historical Society and Pacifica Coastside Museum and Historical Society. Donate Today to Ocean Shore and Pacifica Historical Societies Years ago, the Pacifica Historical Society saved the historic Little Brown Church, Built in 1910, the building serves today as the home of the Pacifica Coastside Museum. For […]
Half Moon Bay History Revealed Through Glass and A Basic Guide to Bottle Age Identification
PHOTO-ESSAY. Written by Jo Fry of the Half Moon Bay History Association 12/2020. Half Moon Bay History Revealed Through Glass Visit the Half Moon Bay Jail Museum and one of the first displays to greet you are bottles – glass in a variety of heights, shapes and colors that at first glance look no different […]
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