Sparks Email Newsletter
Sparks is the historical society’s free, mostly monthly email newsletter. Sign up to learn about upcoming events, recent activities and interesting anecdotes. See the Sparks archive below. Clicking on the links will open that issue.
2025
2024
September: Down Home Music’s future, San Pablo Adobe tour, KGO-TV on TEPCO Beach
July: Gambling tour, San Pablo Adobe tour, remembering Jane Bartke
April: May 8 talk on wide-open El Cerrito, Hillside Festival activities, Albany Hill hike
March: May 8 talk on wide-open El Cerrito, endangered walls at Camp Herms, Rodini house update, photo contest reception at city hall
February: Upcoming photo contest reception, remember Pam’s?, new board members, MLK Day features video showing
January: Holiday break
2023
July: No issue
June: No issue
April: Historic hikes at May Hillside Festival, recap of March cemetery tour
March: March 18 cemetery tour, ‘Neighborhood Stories,’ recent donations
February: ‘Ouija Mania’ talk, upcoming cemetery tour, new board members, MLK Day celebration
January: Holiday break
2022
December: ‘Ouija Mania’ talk at annual meeting, upcoming cemetery tour
November: No issue
October: No issue
September: No issue
July: Recycling Center celebrates 50 years, remembering Rick Cimino, utility box sports diversity mural
June: No issue
March: No issue
February: No issue
2021
December: Holiday break
November: City council honors Chris Treadway, remembering Grace MacNeill
October: No issue
September: Reflections on growing up in EC
August: New issue of the Forge, when runners raced over the hills, history of the city’s MLK Day celebration
July: No issue
May: No issue
April: No issue
March: No issue
January: Annual meeting features talk on local jazz club, meeting agenda, MLK Day celebration
2020
December: No issue
November: No issue
October: No issue
August: No issue
May: No issue
April: No issue
February: No issue
2019
Note: no other issues of Sparks were produced in 2019
2018
Note: these are the only issues published in 2018
2017
Note: this was the only issue of Sparks for 2017
2016
Note: these are the only issues published in 2016
2015
August: Banners recognize route of Anza expedition, Arts Day, showing of ‘Rosie the Riveter’ film
Note: these are the only issues published in 2015
2013-14
Note: these are the only issues published in 2013-14