Articles & News

A Victorian Woman’s Scrapbook

From the Octagon House Archives we are delighted to share one of its treasures: a 150-year-old scrapbook that belonged to Emma Eliza McElroy, daughter of the original owners of the Octagon House.    This is read more

Virtual Tour!

While we are working on plans for re-opening, we are pleased to share a short Virtual Tour of Octagon House   We hope you enjoy this look inside.    With many regards,  The National Society of read more

Octagon House Open

The Octagon House is open for docent-led tours on the second and fourth Sundays of each month, excluding January. To visit on these days – see important reservation, group size and other health and safety read more

Promoting Octagon House to “New Generations”

We are delighted to share Tony Bravo’s article on the Octagon House and the NSCDA.  Tony is the San Francisco Chronicle’s Arts and Culture Reporter.   Please click this link to read the article  If you read more

San Diego Dames win National Award

This October the San Diego County Committee was presented with the NSCDA Lamar Award for Excellence for their recent work refurbishing the Casa de Estudillo house in Old Town San Diego.  This morning Diane Bell read more

Dames supporting Salinas’ Historic Weeks House

William H. Weeks Queen Anne Victorian House, Salinas The Monterey Peninsula Committee of The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America has partnered with the Monterey County Historical Society over the years to furnish read more

San Francisco History Days March 3 & 4

On March 3rd and 4th,  the Old Mint becomes a pop-up museum of San Francisco history featuring more than 75 exhibitors. It will be open on Sat 11-5 and Sun 11-4.  Join community historians, archivists, genealogists, archaeologists, read more

Celebrate the Life of Louise Arner Boyd Sept 24

Celebrate the 130th birthday of Louise Arner Boyd with cake and a movie! Join Save Marin’s History and the Elks Lodge for a movie short of San Rafael’s own Arctic Explorer, Louise Arner Boyd. Following this insightful read more

John Marsh House Free Event Oct. 15, 2016

Celebrate Heritage Day at the John Marsh Stone House! Pioneer Dr. John Marsh built this stone house in the City of Brentwood in Eastern Contra Costa County.  When the house was completed in 1856, it was considered the read more

Saving Casa de Estudillo, San Diego

Read about the history of Casa de Estudillo a long time project of the NSCDA-CA’s San Diego County Committee, in “Reconstructing a Landmark: How a Popular Book, Cultural Attitudes Transformed San Diego’s La Casa de Estudillo”  read more

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