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Franklina C. Gray: the Grand Tour — Hardcover, limited edition
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Enjoying today’s History Happy Hour with present

Enjoying today’s History Happy Hour with presenter Patrick Gaul. All our attendees are learning their way around popular 19th century footwear styles!

Happy Birthday, Oakland! On this day in 1852, Oakl

Happy Birthday, Oakland! On this day in 1852, Oakland was incorporated by the state legislature. Here is a copy of the city’s original seal, adopted in 1853. The seal features a dog, based on Moon, the canine companion of Horace Carpentier, the city’s first mayor.

It seems that the seal was not quite popular, and Mayor Mott headed a campaign to have It redesigned in the early 1900s. We miss Moon, but maybe he will make a comeback in future iterations of the city’s seal!

#oaklandhistory #oakland

A very warm thank you to so many of our volunteers

A very warm thank you to so many of our volunteers, board members, and friends who joined us over the last few days for our Camron-Stanford House Spring Clean! We were busy with so many house beautification projects, and also buzzing around getting ourselves prepared to welcome back visitors! How do you like our new wall greeting?

Keep your eyes peeled for exciting announcements about our reopening, new exhibits and more!

Thank you to all of our amazing volunteers who cam

Thank you to all of our amazing volunteers who came out to help with our Camron-Stanford House Spring Clean today!

What do you think? Do you think Franklina traveled

What do you think? Do you think Franklina traveled lightly for her trip abroad? What are some of your travel essentials?

Learn more about traveling as a 19th century woman in our online exhibit, “Franklina C. Gray: The Grand Tour” Find the link to the exhibit in our bio!
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{Image Description: A young 19th century woman wearing a traditional Alpine style hiking dress. Photo accompanied by quote: “I have exactly three winter dresses. A green silk, last winter’s black silk made over and retrimmed, a travelling dress of dark blue which is both stylish and comfortable. I have a very warm and pretty cloak and my hat. I have a quantity of pretty neckties and gloves, and I assure you I always look well-dressed. In America a young lady with three dresses would be a disgrace to society. Of course, I have some pretty summer dresses which do for evening wear and one lovely ball dress.” Quote attributed to Franklina C. Gray, 1875.}

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Here is a Wedding Wednesday treat for you! Did you

Here is a Wedding Wednesday treat for you! Did you know that Franklina and her husband William were married at The Camron-Stanford House? They had an intimate wedding ceremony and exchanged vows in the bay window of the family parlor.

Pictured here are the invitation to Franklina and William’s wedding reception in March of 1878, Franklina’s wedding portrait, and a close up of the details of Franklina’s beautiful lace veil, which she hand selected for her wedding day while in Belgium.

#weddingwednesday #oaklandhistory #cshweddings

We are so thrilled to see that our recent online e

We are so thrilled to see that our recent online exhibit was added to the National Council on Public History online project directory!
If you haven't yet, make sure to check out our exhibit, Franklina C. Gray: The Grand Tour, now online via our website and NCPH project directory! A direct link to the exhibit can be found using the link in our bio.

#history #museum #onlineexhibit #publichistory

Another gem from our Camron-Stanford House archive

Another gem from our Camron-Stanford House archives! This article was originally published in the Daily Californian and shares the excitement of the upcoming opening of the museum. Looking forward to our own 2021 reopening, we can't help but feel a similar sense of excitement!

See more about the restoration story of the Camron-Stanford House by clicking the “Explore Our Collection” button using the link in our bio.

#historichouse #museum #restoration #thisplacematters #oaklandhistory

We are so excited that we can once again host wedd

We are so excited that we can once again host weddings at Camron-Stanford House, starting April 15! We still have a few dates available this summer. So if you’re feeling ready to kiss pandemic wedding limbo goodbye and walk down the aisle, get in touch!

Now booking remaining summer 2021 wedding dates. MicroWeddings available by request. 2022 wedding bookings now open.

(📸: Wild About You Photography)

#oaklandwedding #bayareawedding

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