Earlier this week KQED’s Cy Musiker talked with Ukulele master and teacher Hiram Kaailau Bell and historian Abigail M. Markwyn about how the Ukulele was introduced to San Francisco during the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. ... Read More >
On this day in 1915 the Panama-Pacific International Exposition opened to the public. ... Read More >
On Wednesday, February 18 KQED Forum host Michael Krasny discussed the history and legacy of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition with Anthea Hartig, CEO and Executive Director of the California Historical Society, Laura Ackley, author of San Francisco’s Jewel City: The Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915 (Heyday), and Lee Bruno, author of Panorama: Tales from San Francisco’s 1915 Pan-Pacific International Exposition (Cameron + Company). ... Read More >
Flags were ordered flown at half mast by mayor James Rolph in San Francisco on Sunday, December 5, 1915, the day after the Panama Pacific International Exposition closed. The 635-acre site for the exposition had been leased from a variety of owners and immediate restitution of the land was necessary. ... Read More >
The spring edition of Boom: A Journal of California takes a look at California’s enduring connection to the Pacific, in 1915 and 2015, and looking forward to 2115. ... Read More >
Innovation Hangar bringing together visionaries, hands-on educational activities and amazing exhibitions from major institutions such as Bay Area Discovery Museum, Kaboom, Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, Maker Media and Wearable World, among others. ... Read More >
Boom: A Journal of California is a magazine with a mission. Editor Jon Christensen explains that at “Boom, we think of our mission as opening up conversations about California in the world and the world in California. ... Read More >
Open up the San Francisco Chronicle today and you will find an incredible special section dedicated to exploring the history and legacy of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, and the planned centennial celebrations this year. ... Read More >
On this day in 1911, President William Taft signed a Joint Resolution of Congress authorizing San Francisco to host of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. ... Read More >
Ukulele Enthusiasts and Players to Help Kick-Off Centennial Celebration of the 1915 World’s Fair with Fun-Filled Uke-A-thon where the ‘Uke’ Craze Began 100 Years Ago ... Read More >
