RIVERSIDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Preservation Through Education
All meetings are free and open to the public!
Meetings
Come join us!
All meetings are free and open to the public!
Location for meetings otherwise noted is:
Riverside Medical Clinic - Basement Conference Room
7117 Brockton Ave
Riverside, CA 92506
12 P.M. Social Hour
1 to 2 P.M. Lecture
The meetings are on the first Sunday of the even months.
February 1, 2026
On Peace and Friendship - The history of the Peace Tower - Glenn Wenzel
April 12, 2026
(Second Sunday)
The De Anza Expedition
By: Steve Lech
June 7, 2026
Compare and contrast Riverside’s version of Arts & Crafts architecture, i. e., Mission Inn and Bungalows, with Helsinki’s Finnish Jugendstil, also called Art Nouveau
By: Vince Moses
August 2, 2026
The 150th Anniversary of the Glenwood
October 4, 2026
Ysmael Villegas Community Center
3091 Esperanza St.
Riverside, CA 92504
11 A. M. Book Fair Opens
1 P.M. Book fair closes for lecture.
1P.M.-2P.M.
A History of Baseball in Riverside
Claudia Rodriguez
Rob Reul
Tom Reul
2 P.M.- 3 P.M. Book Fair Reopens
December 6, 2026
Story of the Riverside Library School
By: Debbie Newton