Bernal Heights History Project

Bernal Heights History Project Bernal Heights is a hilltop village in the southern part of San Francisco.The Bernal History Project We aim to share stories of Bernal Heights past and present.

Come to a meeting, share your stories and photographs, and help us map the history of Bernal. www.bernalhistoryproject.org

Shotwell looking back towards St. Anthony's on Army Street Bernal Heights.
06/18/2021

Shotwell looking back towards St. Anthony's on Army Street Bernal Heights.

We were sorry to hear of the recent passing of Elaine Mayers (1938-2019). She was a lifelong resident of Bradford Street...
01/03/2020

We were sorry to hear of the recent passing of Elaine Mayers (1938-2019). She was a lifelong resident of Bradford Street, where her family, the Aarebergs and the Mayers, lived for a century. She kindly shared her history and photos with us for our 2007 book.

This image is one of our favorites. It shows Elaine's father, Edmond Mayers, and her uncle, Lawrence Aareberg, trying an unusual way to milk a cow on Bernal hill at the top of Bradford! Yes, there were still cows on the hill well into the 1920s.

If you have an interesting neighbor like Elaine you think we should talk to, let us know.

https://www.duggans-serra.com/obituary/Elaine-Audrey-Mayers/San-Francisco-California/1862277

Hooray! One of our favorite local bars is saved.
12/24/2019

Hooray! One of our favorite local bars is saved.

After securing the future of St. Mary's Pub, business owner Maria Davis is launching a new product, Three Sisters Bloody Mary Mix.

There won't be a Bernal History Project meeting at the San Francisco Public Library Bernal Heights Branch this month. We...
10/10/2019

There won't be a Bernal History Project meeting at the San Francisco Public Library Bernal Heights Branch this month. We'll see you all in November with some more Bernal history! In the meantime, if you have stories and photos to share, please email [email protected].

Remembering baseball legend Charlie Silvera, who grew up at 105 Wool Street.
09/11/2019

Remembering baseball legend Charlie Silvera, who grew up at 105 Wool Street.

Charlie Silvera, a San Francisco native best known as Yogi Berra’s little-used backup catcher with the Yankees during their postwar dynasty, has died.

It's October 20, 1940, and the San Francisco Public Library Bernal Heights Branch at 500 Cortland Avenue, a WPA project,...
03/10/2019

It's October 20, 1940, and the San Francisco Public Library Bernal Heights Branch at 500 Cortland Avenue, a WPA project, is having its opening dedication ceremony. Do you recognize anyone in these photos? We want to know more!

Photos generously shared by Gray Brechin from the Living New Deal.

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Between Cesar Chavez, Mission, Crescent, And Bayshore
San Francisco, CA
94110

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