Burlingame Historical Society

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Burlingame Historical Society The Burlingame Historical Society, founded in 1975 in Burlingame, CA is a 501© 3 non-profit organization dedicated to maintaining our city's rich history.

Big news! Our special guest speaker, Shelley Fisher Fishkin, has just won a prestigious book prize for her latest novel...
09/25/2026

Big news! Our special guest speaker, Shelley Fisher Fishkin, has just won a prestigious book prize for her latest novel. She will have copies of her book at our quarterly meeting and all proceeds from her book sale will go to the Burlingame Historical Society!

Following the World’s Fair at Treasure Island, one of their ‘homes of the future’ was barged to Burlingame
09/21/2026

Following the World’s Fair at Treasure Island, one of their ‘homes of the future’ was barged to Burlingame

You are all invited to our next quarterly meeting in October where Stanford scholar, Shelley Fisher Fishkin, will tell u...
09/10/2026

You are all invited to our next quarterly meeting in October where Stanford scholar, Shelley Fisher Fishkin, will tell us about how Anson Burlingame influenced Mark Twain’s career. Free and open to the public.

Miss Burlingame 1938
09/05/2026

Miss Burlingame 1938

Corner of Burlingame Avenue and California Drive looking west. The Bank of Burlingame building (today’s Amado) and the ...
08/15/2026

Corner of Burlingame Avenue and California Drive looking west. The Bank of Burlingame building (today’s Amado) and the Masonic Hall building on the right and The Abram’s Tailoring Shop (present day Limon) on the left. The Salma building replaced the wood structure some time in the 1920’s.

Today we hosted 40 future historians from Camp Burlingame with a tour of the Train Station and Burlingame History Museum
08/07/2026

Today we hosted 40 future historians from Camp Burlingame with a tour of the Train Station and Burlingame History Museum

Latest on the Preston’s Candy sign restoration including an upcoming celebration!
07/09/2026

Latest on the Preston’s Candy sign restoration including an upcoming celebration!

Historic Preston’s Candies sign being restored
06/19/2026

Historic Preston’s Candies sign being restored

Joe and I were docents last Sunday at the Burlingame-Hillsborough History Museum. One of the interactive exhibits allow...
06/13/2026

Joe and I were docents last Sunday at the Burlingame-Hillsborough History Museum. One of the interactive exhibits allows you to take your mug shot. I love that it made me 5’8” ☺️

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Burlingame, CA
94011

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(650) 340-9960

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