Programs

San Rafael History Walks
Join a walking tour with the Marin History Museum and discover the history of San Rafael's colorful downtown area.
Third Saturday of the month, May 17, June 21, July 19, August 16, September 20 and October 18.
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The Presidio of San Francisco: Fabled Guardian of the Golden Gate
Presentation by historian Phil Gioia
Saturday, September 20, 2008, 1:30–3pm
San Rafael City Counci l Chambers, 1400 Fifth Avenue
$5/free for members

Early San Rafael
Book launch with authors Jocelyn Moss and Judy Coy
Saturday, October 18, 2008, 1:30–3pm
San Rafael Masonic Lodge Auditorium, 1010 Lootens Place

Ross California: the People, the Places, the History
Visual presentation by the authors
Saturday, November 15, 2008, 1:30–3pm
San Rafael City Counci l Chambers, 1400 Fifth Avenue

Riding the Rails Programs

Forgotten Railroads
Slide presentation by Richard Torney
Saturday, January 10, 2009, 1:30–3pm
San Rafael City Counci l Chambers, 1400 Fifth Avenue
$7/$5 for members

> click here for a list of past programs

Acknowledgements

Riding the Rails gifts available – click on link below:

Parking is available to Museum visitors on weekdays after 5pm and weekends all day at Westamerica Bank and Circle Bank, 5th Avenue and B Street.

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School train cartoon from Tamalpais High School yearbook, 1924. (MHM Collection)

Fourth Street, San Rafael, 1885.
(MHM collection)

51st Iowa, departing the Lombard Street Gate of the Presidio on the way to the Philippines in 1898.
(Courtesy of Phil Gioia)

Early San Rafael book cover.