ESSAY. By Half Moon Bay Coastside History’s May/June 2021 Coastside Chronicles. —Ellen Chiri, with thanks to Bob Fernandez In 1871, The Brotherhood of the I.D.E.S. Society, a Portuguese fraternal organization, was organized in Half Moon Bay. I.D.E.S. stands for Sociedade Da Irmandade do Divino Espirito Santo—the Society of the Divine Holy Spirit. Portugal’s Queen Isabel, […]
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!
HMB Coastside History Assoc. Presents: Ohlone Basketweavers: Women’s Essential Creations
HISTORY. The woman looked out to the ocean, letting her eyes rest awhile. She had been working for a long time on the very small, intricate weaving of the plants beneath her hands. It took such time and care to make sure that once filled with water, her new cooking basket would not leak. She […]
Half Moon Bay History Association Reaches Major Milestone: New Museum Construction Begins
PRESS RELEASE. April 19, Half Moon Bay, California. The Half Moon Bay History Association (HMBHA) has received all permits to begin construction of a state-of-the-art museum behind the old town jail at 503 Johnston Street. The land, leased from the City of Half Moon Bay, includes a large building with century-old origins. An entirely new […]
Coastside News Group Approves Digitizing and Online Archiving 4 Coastside Papers 1939 to Present
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 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 […]
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 […]
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