Posts Tagged ‘Oakland history’
The places that made Black history, in Oakland and Richmond
To commemorate Black History Month, the news teams from Oakland North and our sibling site, Richmond Confidential, spent a morning observing some of the spaces in our two cities that have been important to the East Bay’s black community—past and present.
Read MoreWhat it really means to move a body at Mountain View Cemetery
At more than 226 acres, Oakland’s Mountain View Cemetery is a final resting place for some of the Bay Area’s most notable figures. And docents there are uncovering new and interesting tombstones all the time, helping to piece together Oakland’s rich history. Madeleine Thomas has the story.
Read MoreWeekly Oakland Wiki Edit-a-thons start at the History Room
Held at the Oakland History Room on Sunday, this was the first History Edit-a-thon, which is about to become a regular weekly event. The meeting was organized by Oaklandwiki.org as a way to generate more content for the fledgling site—a collaborative project that seeks to collect all things Oakland into one easily navigable website that any user can edit.
Read MoreHalloween tour of downtown Oakland’s Cathedral Building
Join us for a special Halloween broadcast as we tour the basement of a spooky building in downtown Oakland.
Read MoreMore than a century of Oakland Public School history on display at main library
“Educating Oakland,” an exhibit on the history of the city’s public schools, is now open at the main branch of the Oakland Public Library, and proves that Tom Hanks once wore a grass skirt in a school musical, and Castlemont did indeed look like a castle.
Read MoreOakland celebrates 100 years of women’s voting rights with suffrage parade reenactment at Lakeside Park
In vintage crocheted frills and elaborately designed hats reminiscent of early 20th century fashions, on Sunday Oakland women celebrated the centennial anniversary of the passage of women’s voting rights at Lakeside Park with a reenactment of the first suffrage parade.
Read MoreCan you name Oakland’s National Historic Landmarks?
Oakland has five National Historical Landmarks, but they may not be the ones you’d expect. Can you guess which five spots in Oakland are considered landmarks? (Hint — it’s a lot harder than you think!)
Read MoreSo you think you know Lake Merritt?
This interactive tests your knowledge on the history of Lake Merritt. See if you’re an Oaklander who knows the roots of one of the city’s most prized landmarks.
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