VIDEO. Sponsored by the California State Library. If you are interested in attending a Story Center workshop contact Coastside Buzz, or contact Story Center. UNDERSTANDING HOW PERSONAL NARRATIVES CAN FUNCTION AS TOOLS FOR REFLECTION, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, PROVIDER TRAINING, AND POLICY ADVOCACY. ~ Story Center
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!
California Listens Digital Storytelling Workshop @ Half Moon Bay Library
EVENT ~ California Listens: Half Moon Bay Stories CLICK HERE FOR SIGN UP Half Moon Bay Library 620 Correas St. Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 Friday, May 3, 2019, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, May 4, 2019, 9 a.m. – 5p.m. At the Library: “California Listens” Digital Storytelling Workshop En la biblioteca: Taller de […]
Half Moon Bay Jail Museum Remote Tour
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HISTORY Lecture ~ The Lost Town of Purissima
VIDEO. Tom Woosnam ( as seen at Coastal Rep) presents ~ The Lost Town of Purissima March 14, 2019, 5:30 pm @ the Portuguese Cultural Center. The Lost Town of Purissima from mdragony on Vimeo. About HMBHA The varied history of the Coastside has been studied, shared and preserved by passionate volunteers for years. The Half […]
HMB History Presents Jim Clifford ~ 50 years of Local News with UPI and AP Wire Services
VIDEO / PODCAST. Jim Clifford (UPI/AP) reports history for the San Mateo Journal’s Rear View Column. Great stories, told well. Who is Martin? Is it Martin’s Beach or Martins Beach? Jim will tell you. (Go to 38 minute mark). Know about Loren Coburn and Pebble Beach in the late 1800’s? Wonder if Martin’s Beach Vinod […]
Tour the Pigeon Point Lighthouse!
PHOTO-ESSAY. The Pigeon Point Light Station lighthouse has been closed to visitors for over 17 years while undergoing renovations after pieces fell from the tower. In honor of its 146th… Perched on a cliff on the central California coast, 50 miles south of San Francisco, the 115-foot Pigeon Point Lighthouse, one of the tallest lighthouses […]
Spanish and Mexican Years on the Coastside and Bay Area: Las Californianas
VIDEO. This month’s meeting of the Half Moon Bay History Association is about the rarely described years between those of the Natives and those of the California Gold Rush. These were the times of the Spanish and the Mexican presence. The years changed history and cultures. Government and religious strategies were carried out. The missions […]