Walls of Memory by Katie Murdock
VIDEO. Sponsored by the California State Library. If you are interested in attending a Story Center workshop contact Coastside Buzz,…
Category: Coastside History
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.…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
Naomi Patridge. Number 21855. ~ One Coastsider’s Experience In The WWII Japanese Internment Camps
PODCAST. From KHMB Radio on December 31st, 2015. A poignant recording of Naomi Patridge, a Half Moon Bay public figure,…
Romeo Pier’s Last Bite >>> The Princeton Ring’s Debut?!
Week of July 1st, 2019 Video. Here we go. Flip movie of the Romeo Pier deconstruction…going, going, gone. But…what about…
The Johnston House of Half Moon Bay, California
Really Excellent Video. Learn about the history of the James Johnston House. The house sits on a hill overlooking the…
Mary Bettencourt and the History of the Johnston Family
Video/Podcast. James Johnston was born October 7, 1813, in Melrose, Scotland. His family immigrated to the United States aboard the Prompt…