• A section of the bowsprint and figurehead on the bow of BALCLUTHA.

    San Francisco Maritime

    National Historical Park California

African American History Month 2013

A collage of four images.   A colorful fish in a large tile mosaic on a wall.  A young man standing on a street wearing a nice suit.  An African American family posing for a formal portrait.
 

COME TO THE WATER: TEACHING SAN FRANCISCO BLACK HISTORY
Saturday, January 26, 11am-1pm. Meet in the Visitor Center. Free.
A discussion about African-Americans in Calif. focusing on groups that had important roles in the events leading up to the Civil War. More at www.californiablackhistory.com

The Saga of Captain William Shorey
Saturdays, February 9 and 23, 3pm. Meet in the Visitor Center. Free.
A series of slides will introduce you to the extraordinary life and accomplishments of the only black whaling ship captain on the West Coast.

Chanteys: The African American and Caribbean Connection
Saturday, February 23, 1-1:45pm. Aboard Balclutha at Hyde Street Pier. Vessel admission.
Discover African American and Caribbean work songs of sailors, oarsmen, longshoremen and fishermen. Join Ranger Peter Kasin and Volunteer Richard Adrianowicz and join in on the choruses to these compelling chanteys.

EXHIBIT: AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE MARITIME TRADES
Daily, throughout February. In the Visitor Center.
Photo exhibit about the contributions of African Americans in maritime industries.

For more information please call 415-447-5000.

Did You Know?

The restored lumber schooner CA Thayer at Hyde Street Pier.

The 1895-built lumber schooner C. A. Thayer returned to Hyde Street Pier at San Francisco Maritime NHP in 2007 after an extended dry-docking to rebuild her hull. Twenty percent of her older timbers were saved and the rebuilding of her deckhouses is underway. More...