by BHM Offices | Dec 3, 2019 | Events, News & Notes
10TH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE LOT A Joint Fundraiser for the Benicia Historical Museum & Genesis House OPEN DAILY 10am – 7pm through December 23 (or whenever we’re out of trees!) Decorate your home or workplace with a beautiful, sustainably-farmed tree...
by BHM Offices | Oct 19, 2019 | Benicia History, Exhibits, News & Notes
Our newest permanent exhibit Gallery, The Birth of Benicia, had its official opening on Friday, November 15. The latest update in the ongoing renovation of the Museum’s permanent exhibit offerings features Robert Semple – Founding Father, The Vision, Semple and the...
by BHM Offices | Sep 27, 2019 | Gift Shop, News & Notes
Calling all lovers! Jewelry lovers, animal lovers, camel lovers, museum lovers – we have the jewelry for you! Joining our Anju handcrafted jewelry line are new Camel bracelets, earrings, and pendants. These fun pewter designs celebrating the Camel Barns Complex join...
by BHM Offices | Feb 28, 2019 | Events, Exhibits, News & Notes
Continuing the ongoing renovation of the Museum’s permanent exhibit offerings, our new Early California Exploration, Colonization, and Immigration gallery is now open. The gallery features Early Explorers, Spanish and Mexican California, General Vallejo and...
by BHM Offices | Nov 16, 2018 | Benicia History, From the Archives, News & Notes
by Beverly Phelan Ferry service in Benicia dates back to 1847 after Robert Semple and Thomas Larkin purchased the City’s section of the Suscol Grant from Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo. One of the conditions set by Vallejo for the sale of the land grant acreage was that a...
by BHM Offices | Sep 5, 2018 | From the Archives, News & Notes
by Beverly Phelan The Majestic Theatre in Downtown Benicia opened with great fanfare on February 23, 1920. By 7:30 PM – opening time – there were more than 1200 people waiting to be admitted, with only half of the people fortunate enough to get in at the first show!...
