QUARTERLY MEETINGS – February, April, July, and October. They are open to the public. We have a maximum capacity of 90 people so it is important to RSVP (650-757-1676 or cha@colmahistory.com). Programs are related to Colma’s history.
TEA OF MANY THEMES, an annual fundraiser that is usually in September. The maximum capacity is 180 seats. 18 hosts each set a table with their chosen theme. It is open to the public. SEATING IS LIMITED. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED.
VICTORIAN DAYS TOURS. In conjunction with the San Mateo County Historical Association, we offer a tour or program each summer related to Colma’s history. These are open to the public with a typical limit of 40-50 people. Information is available on the Colma Historical Association and the San Mateo County Historical Association websites. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED.
Recent Events
Sunday, July 21, 2024 – 2:00 p.m.
Colma Community Center, 1520 Hillside Blvd.
Parking in adjacent lot and on the street.
PROGRAM: COLMA’S CENTENNIAL MURAL
SPEAKER: JULIE ENGELMANN, Mural Artist
Meet Julie in person. Learn how Colma’s mural came into being. She is a local artist with an international background. This program is also part of the San Mateo Historical Association’s annual Victorian Days events.
Saturday, September 21, 2024 – 11:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Colma Community Center, 1520 Hillside Blvd.
Parking in adjacent lot and on the street.
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. LIMITED SEATING.
INVITATIONS TO BE MAILED IN MID-AUGUST.
18 Hosts each set a table with their chosen theme. Tea, savories and sweets served.
Drawing prizes, boutique, and silent auction.
Upcoming Events
Sunday, October 20, 2024 – 2:00 p.m.
Colma Community Center, 1520 Hillside Blvd.
Parking in adjacent lot and on the street.
PROGRAM: New book LAND OF THE DEAD: HOW THE WEST CHANGED DEATH IN AMERICA, to be released September 24, 2024
SPEAKER: TERRY HAMBURG, Author and Historian
Land of the Dead explores how the demands of survival and adaptation during Westward Expansion changed the way we have buried and grieved for our dead in America… Nowhere did these changes play out more dynamically than in California, particularly in the quintessential American boom city – gold rush San Francisco, which banned burials at the turn of the twentieth century and then decreed the removal of 150,000 privately owned graves, the only major metropolis to execute a complete eviction of its dead… Terry Hamburg’s book provides a fresh overlay on traditional narratives and reveals a burgeoning nation’s trends and conflicts…
RSVP, 650-757-1676 or CHA@colmahistory.com
Sunday, February 2, 2025 – 2:00 p.m.
Colma Community Center, 1520 Hillside Blvd.
Parking in adjacent lot and on the street.
PROGRAM: TBD
SPEAKER: TBD
Sunday, April 20, 2025 – 2:00 p.m.
Colma Community Center, 1520 Hillside Blvd.
Parking in adjacent lot and on the street.
PROGRAM: TBD
SPEAKER: TBD
