Upcoming Dinner Program

“San Ramon Valley History: Watersheds and Change”

On January 16th, Beverly Lane will present a program featuring the importance of watersheds in San Ramon Valley’s history. Did you know the two San Ramon Ranchos were located in the Valley’s two watersheds? This will be a chance to learn and talk about the history and characteristics of our local watersheds and to add your stories about creeks, floods and bridges.

DINNER PROGRAM DETAILS

• Date/Time: Thursday, January 16th, 7:00pm

• Location: Black Bear Diner; 807 Camino Ramon, Danville CA 94526

• Cost: $25 per person

Advanced reservations are encouraged. To reserve your spot, please email us at [email protected] to let us know you’re coming.

Click here to purchase dinner tickets, or visit www.srvhistoricalsociety.org and click the “Buy Dinner Tickets” button. Alternately, you can mail payment to the address at the bottom of this email or pay at the door.

2025 Dinner Meeting Schedule

Details for all of this year’s San Ramon Valley Historical Society dinner meetings are provided below. All meetings will be held at the Black Bear Diner in Danville unless otherwise noted.

History Harvest Reminder

If you or someone you know has historically-relevant photos, slides, documents, audio/film reels, or other old documents or materials from the San Ramon Valley that are in need of digitization and may be of interest to our group, please let us know. We will assist with digitization. Contact us at [email protected] for more information.

The image below is a scan of a 35mm slide that was contributed by the Wiedemann family in December 2024.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…

If you missed our November meeting, here’s a recording of local author and educator Dan Hanel’s presentation on the local history that inspired his four-part historical fiction book series, “In the Shadow of Diablo”. Each of his books revolves around a different chapter in local history, including the heydays of Byron Hot Springs and the Black Diamond Mines, the establishment of the largest winery in the world in Contra Costa County following the 1906 earthquake, and the life of John Marsh, a prominent figure in early California history who was brutally murdered after building an enormous stone mansion near Brentwood, which still stands today.

NOW ACCEPTING ONLINE PAYMENTS

We are excited to announce that we are now offering online payment options! In addition to cash and checks, you can now easily pay for memberships, purchase dinner tickets, and make donations directly through our secure online payment platform.

Please visit www.srvhistoricalsociety.org for more information. Thank you for your support!

We’re always looking for feedback and new ideas from our members

Please email us at [email protected] with ideas for dinner speakers you’d like to hear from, local history topics you want to learn more about, suggestions for new commemorative plaques or online content, or anything else that’s on your mind.