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Beginning July 1 and running through September 20, the Contra Costa County History Center will be hosting a new exhibit dedicated to the History of the Naval Weapons Station in Concord. To celebrate the opening of our summer exhibit, there will be an open house and reception at the History Center on Sunday, July 6th, from 1:00 to 4:00 PM. More details on the exhibit and the reception can be found in the enclosed flyer, which can be read by clicking here.

You may also see this exhibit on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays during our normal hours.

The Contra Costa County Historical Society's remaining membership meetings for 2008 are:

1. Saturday, September 27 - A Trip to the Ardenwood Historic Farm
2. Saturday, December 6 - Our Christmas Luncheon, Speaker to be determined

For more details on the meetings, as well as a PDF copy of the upcoming meeting, click here

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NOTICE TO BOOK BUYERS

As you are aware, the US Postal Service raised their rates on May 14. While we have attempted in the past to avoid increasing our postage fees where possible, the recent increase necessitates an increase of our own. Effective immediately, shipping charges are as follows:

• First Book: $6.00
• Additional Books in the same order: $3.00
• Small publications (marked "*" on the Publications Page): $3.00 per item
• Large or heavy publications (marked "+" on the Publications Page): $7.00 for normal service, $10.00 for 2-day service

You can also see a list of the Society's presidents from 1951 to the present by clicking here.

The Contra Costa County Historical Society's mission is to preserve for the benefit of the people of our County, the relics of our past. We are using the World Wide Web in order to give more of us access to the wonderful stories of the people who lived in our County, so many years ago. The Society hopes that these Web pages will bring the people of Contra Costa's present, closer to those who lived, worked and died in our County and who are, our History.

The 2008 officers and board of directors of the Contra Costa Historical Society are:

Officer	Name	Home Town
President	Steve Lawton	Hercules
1st Vice President	Mario Menesini	Walnut Creek
2nd Vice President	Donald Bastin	El Sobrante
Secretary	Webb Johnson	Walnut Creek
Treasurer	Audrey Katzman	Walnut Creek
Director	Andrea Blackman	Martinez
Director	Lucille Irish	Walnut Creek
Director	Mary-Ellen Jones	Orinda
Director	Beverly Lane	Danville
Director	Kathy Leighton	Byron
Director	Margie Liberty	Pinole
Director	Traci Parent	Danville
Director	John Robinson	Crockett
Director	Susan Snyder	Pt. Richmond

For details on Society membership or to make a donation or contribution, please write:

610 Main Street
Martinez, California 94553

Phone: 925.229.1042
FAX : 925.229.1772
E-Mail Contra Costa County Historical Center

For our location please see map.