by BHM Offices | Sep 9, 2021 | News & Notes
The Benicia Historical Museum is proud to be part of Blue Star Museums. This national appreciation program, a project of Blue Star Families and the National Endowment for the Arts, was created to thank our military families for their service and share with them...
by BHM Offices | May 13, 2021 | Benicia History, California History, News & Notes, Podcast
The Benicia Historical Museum’s COVID Quarantine Camelcast returns for a second season! Providing a “camel’s eye view” of Benicia’s unique history. Season 2 of the Camelcast resumes with the final episode examining the history of Rancho Suscol. The area of this 84,000...
by BHM Offices | Apr 20, 2021 | News & Notes
Did you know: It’s National Volunteer Week! Established by Presidential Proclamation in 1974 to highlight the opportunities available for those interested in volunteering, National Volunteer Week is also an opportunity to thank all the thousands of volunteers across...
by BHM Offices | Apr 16, 2021 | News & Notes, Uncategorized
The Museum Bids a Fond Farewell to Elizabeth d’Huart After many years of exemplary work for the Benicia Historical Museum, Elizabeth d’Huart, Executive Director, has tendered her resignation and moved out-of-state with her new husband. During her decade of...
by BHM Offices | Feb 12, 2021 | Benicia History, California History, News & Notes, Podcast
The Benicia Historical Museum’s COVID Quarantine Camelcast returns for a second season! Providing a “camel’s eye view” of Benicia’s unique history. Season 2 of the COVID Quarantine Camelcast kicks of with the first of two episodes examining the history of Rancho...
by BHM Offices | Feb 2, 2021 | Benicia Arsenal History, Benicia History, California History, News & Notes
Solano Chronicles, Jan. 31, 2021 By Brendan Riley The U.S. Army’s experiment in using camels to haul supplies in the 1850s and 1860s has been described in scores, if not hundreds, of research papers, government reports, newspaper columns, books and even a couple of...
