Summary
Organization name
Half Moon Bay History Association
Tax id (EIN)
20-8712053
Organization Category
Education
Operating Budget
$50,001 - $100,000
Address
PO Box 248 Coastside History Museum 505 JohnstonHalf Moon Bay, CA 94019
Donate to Repair the Jail!
Thanks to a generous donor, the first $10,000 in donations will be matched. Donate early to double your gift!
We preserve and share the history of the Coastside, from Montara to Año Nuevo!
We are a 100% volunteer group dedicated to bringing together all members of the community to preserve and share the history of the San Mateo Coastside. We are completely donor funded; our museum wouldn't exist without you! We see history through the lives and works of all cultures and ethnicities that make the Coastside what it is today, from the times of the earliest Indigenous villages, to the Spanish and Mexican years, and the American period. It's all part of our history. We share these stories and artifacts through our museum. Come see the museum to experience those stories.
We also share history in local schools, on history walks, and in presentations open to the public, as well as recording oral histories. We answer research requests about Coastside history. The Coastside History Museum includes the historic jail, built in 1919 and now needing repairs. Our exhibits cover many areas of the coastside's history, with artfifacts from our collection, and items on loan.
Your donation to the Half Moon Bay History Association will help repair the jail and prepare for a mural, and fund new exhibits for both the Jail and the main museum.
Visit our website for more information about us. We also welcome your time and ideas as a volunteer!
Giving Activity
Mission
We bring together all members of the community to preserve, celebrate, and share the history of the people of the San Mateo Coastside, and their lives.
Needs
Your donation will complete paying for the repair and updating of the historic Jail, as well as enabling us to build new exhibits for both the museum and the jail.
The jail, unfortunately, is aging (the roof is at least 30 years old) and will be repaired and improved this year. We will preserve its historic presence, while preserving it. We'll replace the roof, repair the windows, and install heating and dehumidification to preserve it for the future. We'll be installing new electrical and lighting to allow us to show more exhibits in the jail.
Once the jail is repaired, a mural will be painted on the south wall of the Jail.
Thanks to generous major donors, we have funds for the mural, as well as some of the funds to repair the jail. Please help us fund the remainder of the repair cost by donating!
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Organization Data
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019