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Franklina C. Gray: the Grand Tour — Hardcover, limited edition
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Just in time for Halloween! “The Darkened Room:

Just in time for Halloween! “The Darkened Room: Women, Power, and Spiritualism in Late Victorian England” by Alex Owen is a fantastic deep dive into the world of mediums, seances, and how women were able to both uphold and subvert traditional gender and power roles while participating. A perfect addition to your October reading list!

#history #victoriana #bookstagram

We love seeing images of Lake Merritt's past! Did

We love seeing images of Lake Merritt's past! Did you know, for example, that cows used to graze the shore?

(📸: From the Enqvick Family Historic Photographs Collection, Camron-Stanford House.)

#lakemerritt #oakland #oaklandhistory #museumcollection

A blast from the past: photograph from the Grand O

A blast from the past: photograph from the Grand Opening of the Camron-Stanford House, after years of restoration work in the 1970s. A press release from the year following reads:

“Just a year ago the Camron-Stanford House had its long awaited opening. The Post Newspapers took this picture when Mayor Lionel Wilson read his congratulatory proclamation to Frankie Rhodes, at the microphone, while various presenters of placques waited their turn. The real heroine on May 17, 1978, was Nadja Finn, who stood encased in taffeta, velvet, and lace, impersonating Alice Camron, first owner of the house. Temperatures rose to 100 but Ms. Finn said “welcome to my home” to each of more than 1000 visitors during the long, hot afternoon. Ms Finn is at the far right, in a shaft of sunlight, of course.”

#oakland #oaklandhistory #restoration #preservation #thisplacematters #historichouse #museum #fromthearchives

Up on the second floor of the Camron-Stanford ther

Up on the second floor of the Camron-Stanford there is a wall with some very unique wallpaper. It is quite aged, and you might think to look right past it. But give it a look over next time— this wallpaper was custom designed by Leland Stanford in the 1880s, and is one of the few remnants of original wallpaper that exist in the house. We are grateful to the incredible restoration team who worked to save so much of the house’s original beauty in the 1970s.

#wallpaper #19thcentury #historicpreservation #restoration #decorativearts #museum #historichouse

One of the questions we get asked pretty frequentl

One of the questions we get asked pretty frequently at the Camron-Stanford House is, "Is this place haunted?" We can't say for sure, but Alameda Paranormal Researchers and The Haunted Bay paid us a visit and are ready to tell you their own opinions!
Join us on October 29 at 5pm for an especially spooky Virtual History Happy Hour. Alameda Paranormal and The Haunted Bay will give us a presentation about the work they do and share what they think about ghosts, spirits, and what lurks in the shadows of the Camron-Stanford House. Registration is free!click the events link in our bio.

📷: “Lady Helena Newenham and the Spirit of Her Daughter” photograph by Frederick A. Hudson, 1872. The American Museum of Photography.

#oakland #halloween #history #museum #haunted #historichouse

At the Camron-Stanford House we acknowledge that w

At the Camron-Stanford House we acknowledge that we are on the traditional land of the Ohlone People.

This year, we encourage you to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day by making space to honor Native Land. Take time to learn about the Muwekma Oholone tribe, which represents the known surviving Native American lineages aboriginal to the San Francisco Bay Area, including the East Bay.

http://www.muwekma.org

What were the funerary customs of the 19th century

What were the funerary customs of the 19th century? How did people mourn, and what did they wear while doing it? Learn more about 19th century mourning by exploring our online Morbid Desire exhibit! Link is in bio.

(📷: publication: the Cokesbury Funeral Manual, edited by William H. Leach. Early 19th century. Courtesy of M. Adams.)

#museum #history #historichouse #mourning #exhibit #halloween

Learn more about 19th century mourning customs by

Learn more about 19th century mourning customs by exploring our Morbid Desire exhibit, presented online for the first year ever! Find the link to the exhibit in our bio.

#museum #museumathome #halloween #victoriana #historichouse

October is one of our favorite months at the Camro

October is one of our favorite months at the Camron-Stanford House! While we can’t do our big Morbid Desire exhibit this year, we do have a calendar full of thrilling (virtual) fall fun! From mixing cocktails together to exploring the supernatural realm to chatting about mourning and hairwork, there’s a lot our cauldron is cooking up this fall! Visit our calendar page to learn more! (Link in bio)

(🖼: colored woodcut from unknown 1870 publication depicting the ghost of Annie Morgan rising during a seance. Via Northwind Archives)

#bayarea #oakland #halloween #fall #history #oaklandhistory

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