The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. 49th Annual Heritage Awards Ceremony   Wednesday, June 11, 2025 6:30 p.m. Ice Cream Social 7:00 p.m. Awards Program...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. April Program “Beginning Education in the East San Bernardino Valley” Presented by Tom Atchley   Tuesday, April 29, 2025...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. “Cypress Circle Walking Tour”   Saturday, April 26, 2025 10:00 a.m. Start at the intersection of West Cypress Ave....

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. “Downtown Redlands Tour”   Saturday, April 19, 2025 10:00 a.m. Ed Hales Park 5th Street & East State Street,...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. March Program “Redlands History through Photography” Presented by Bruce Herwig   Tuesday, March 25, 2025 7:00 p.m. Contemporary Club...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. “Grandview Drive Walking Tour”   Saturday, March 22, 2025 10:00 a.m. Start at the intersection of Summit Avenue &...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. “Downtown Redlands Tour”   Saturday, March 15, 2025 10:00 a.m. Ed Hales Park 5th Street & East State Street,...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. February Program “Octopus’s Garden: How Railroads and Citrus Transformed Southern California” Presented by Dr. Benjamin Jenkins   Tuesday, February...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. “Summit Avenue Walking Tour”   Saturday, February 22, 2025 10:00 a.m. Start at 451 Summit Avenue Scipio Craig, editor...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. “Downtown Redlands Tour”   Saturday, February 15, 2025 10:00 a.m. Ed Hales Park 5th Street & East State Street,...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. January Program “The Sovereignty, Self Determination and Survival of Southern California Indians”   Presented by Dr. Richard Hanks  ...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. “Eureka Street Walking Tour – Part  II”   Saturday, January 25, 2025 10:00 a.m. Eureka Street & Home Place...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. “Downtown Redlands Tour”   Saturday, January 18, 2025 10:00 a.m. Ed Hales Park 5th Street & East State Street,...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. October Program “Larry Dierdorff, Muralist of Redlands”   Tuesday, October 29, 2024 7:00 p.m. Contemporary Club 173 S. Eureka...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. “Hillside Cemetery Walking Tour”   Saturday, October 26, 2024 3:30 p.m. Old Mausoleum 1540 Alessandro Road, Redlands On Saturday...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. “Downtown Redlands Tour”   Saturday, October 19, 2024 10:00 a.m. Ed Hales Park 5th Street & East State Street,...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. September Program “Teddy Roosevelt’s Visit to Redlands & Riverside”   Monday, September 23, 2024 7:00 p.m. Contemporary Club 173...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. “48th Annual Heritage Awards”   Wednesday, June 12, 2024 6:30 p.m. Ice Cream Social 7:00 p.m. Awards Contemporary Club...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. & Redlands Conservancy “Historic Preservation Fortnight”   May 13 – 25, 2024 Historic Preservation Month is the month of...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. “Eureka Street Walking Tour”   Saturday, April 27, 2024 10:00 a.m. The Redlands Area Historical Society continues our spring...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. Program Announcement   “The San Bernardino Mountains in the 1860’s” Monday, April 22, 2024 7:00 p.m. The Contemporary Club...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. Program Announcement   “50th Anniversary of the Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc.” Monday, March 25, 2024 7:00 p.m. The...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. “West Palm Avenue Walking Tour”   Saturday, March 23, 2023 10:00 a.m. The Redlands Area Historical Society is sponsoring...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. Program Announcement   “Mapping a People’s History of Redlands” Monday, February 26, 2024 7:00 p.m. The Contemporary Club 173...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. Program Announcement   “Select & Surviving Depots in San Bernardino Co.” Monday, January 22, 2024 7:00 p.m. The Contemporary...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. “Downtown Redlands Tour”   Saturday, November 18, 2023 10:00 a.m. Ed Hales Park 5th Street & East State Street,...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. “West Highland Avenue Walking Tours”   Saturday, November 11 & December 9, 2023 10:00 a.m. The Redlands Area Historical...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. “Downtown Redlands Tours” Saturday, October 28, 2023 4:00 p.m. Old Mausoleum 1540 Alessandro Road, Redlands On Saturday October 28...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. Program Announcement “The Frink Adobe and its Place in our History” Monday, October 23, 2023 7:00 p.m. The Contemporary...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc.   “Downtown Redlands Tours”   Starting Saturday, October 21, 2023 10:00 a.m. Ed Hales Park 5th Street & East...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. Old House Program Announcement   “The Three R’s of Historic Glass” Wednesday, October 11, 2023 6:30 p.m. The Contemporary...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. Program Announcement “The History of Patton State Hospital” Monday, September 25, 2023 7:00 p.m. The Contemporary Club 173 S....

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. & Redlands Conservancy   “2023 Historic Preservation Fortnight” May 15-24, 2023 7:00 p.m. Various Locations Once again, the Redlands...

Please find the cover letter and proposed revisions to the Society’s by-laws in PDF format at the two links below, thank you. Download 2023 Cover...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. Program Announcement “The Marvelous Mrs. Meigs” Monday, April 24, 2023 7:00 p.m. The Contemporary Club 173 S. Eureka Street,...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. Program Announcement   “The 1938 Flood” Monday, March 27, 2023 7:00 p.m. The Contemporary Club 173 S. Eureka Street,...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. Program Announcement   “Before & After, Part II” Monday, February 27, 2023 7:00 p.m. The Contemporary Club 173 S....

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. Program Announcement “A History of Redlands Through Maps” Monday, January 23, 2023 7:00 p.m. The Contemporary Club 173 S....

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. Activity Announcement   “Mid-Century Modern Churches in Downtown Redlands” Saturday, November 5. 2022 2:00 p.m. Tour starts on the...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. Program Announcement   “Ghosts Along the Zanja” Marie Reynolds, Speaker Monday, October 24. 2022 7:00 p.m. The Contemporary Club...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. Activity Announcement “Walking Tour of Hillside Cemetery” Saturday, October 22. 2022 4:00 p.m. 1540 Allesandro Road, Redlands On Saturday...

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. Program Announcement “Redlands Korean Community’s Connection to Riverside” Edward Change, Speaker Monday, September 26. 2022 7:00 p.m. The Contemporary...

For National Historic Preservation month, the Redlands Historical Society is sponsoring  a celebration of the legacy of Highway 99 which traversed Redlands before the completion...

“Below Redlands: Hidden Treasures in the Ground” Dr. Marcus Paulson and George Willoughby, speakers Monday, April 25, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. The Contemporary Club 173...

Before and after photos of Redlands homes will be presented by Tom Atchley at the Contemporary Club on March 28 at 7:00 p.m.  Tom is...

In celebration of Black History month, Dr. Jennifer Tilton, University of Redlands Associate Professor of Race and Ethnic Studies, will present a program on “Mapping...

Redlands Area Historical Society board member Marie Reynolds will present a slide show, “Touring  Terracina and West Redlands,” via Zoom on Monday, January 24, 2022...

Recently, the Special Collections at the A.K. Smiley Public Library some rare images of downtown Redlands taken during the 1930’s with the creation of a...

On Saturday October 23 the Redlands Area Historical Society will conduct the eleventh annual walking tour of Hillside Memorial Park at 1540 Alessandro Road at...

Nathan Gonzales, head archivist, at the Special Collection Division of the A. K. Smiley Public Library, announced the establishment of the Redlands Community History Initiative....

May is National Historic Preservation month.  This year’s celebration will involve virtual activities in lieu of in person events. The selected theme for this year...

The Historical Society’s program for April will be a sampling of the many biographies that can be found on the Society’s webpage at www.rahs.org.  This...

The March 22 program of the Redlands Area Historical Society will provide an update on three of its popular offerings: its web site, its RAHS...

Local historian, Tom Atchley will present the Society’s February program on the history of Mill Creek Road on Monday, February 22 at 7:00 p.m. via...

The Society’s first program of 2021 will be given by Kathleen Beall on her grandfather, Walter L. Gill, founder of Gill Battery in Redlands, In...

Marie Reynolds, a Redlands area historian, will present an “armchair” tour of Redlands Heights for the Redlands Area Historical Society’s October 26th program at 7:00...

Secret Inland Empire:A Guide To The Weird, Wonderful and Obscure About this Event The Redlands Area Historical Society’s first fall program will be via ZOOM...

An updated version of the RAHS Explorer App is now available for Android smart phone users. The App remains unchanged for iOS users and those...

Steve Spiller, retired Executive Director of the Mission Inn Foundation in Riverside, will reveal to the Historical Society the history of Kimberly Crest at our...

The Historical Society will be hosting a training workshop on Saturday, January 25 at 10:00 a.m. in the Heritage Room of the A.K. Smiley Public...

Marie Reynolds, a devoted Redlands area historian, will present “Mentone-Crafton History: New Discoveries” for the Historical Society on Monday, January 27th at 7:00 p.m. The...

Phase II of the Packing House District shopping center led to the excavation of both segments of Chinatown and Sonoratown in Redlands. Dr. Donn R....

The Redlands Area Historical Society, Contemporary Club and Redlands Conservancy will be dedicating a new plaque celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Mill Creek Zanja...

A new version of the RAHS Explorer App is now available. This version is a Web based app that can be used on your windows...

Join the Historical Society and the Redlands Conservancy celebration National Historic Preservation month with the following activities: Monday, May 13 – 6:00 pm. to 7:30...

The April program of the Historical Society will be a slide show presentation by Tom Atchley encompasses the “History of the Mill Creek Zanja” for...

Tom Atchley will be giving an armchair tour of the University Tract on Saturday, April 6 at 10:00 a.m. in the Contemporary Club house located...

The Redlands Area Historical Society is pleased to announce the online publication of its Redlands Historical Timeline with Story Maps and Photos. The timeline was...

Local historian and former Redlands Area Historical Society (RAHS) president Tom Atchley has been compiling historical information on Redlands in a timeline or chronological order...

Our program for February will be a show and tell for members and guests to share their heirlooms, photos, trinkets, postcards, maps, collectables, signs, books,...

The Redlands Area Historical Society was organized in 1972 and incorporated in 1974.  We have had nineteen presidents during the time period to 2019.   The...

The second half of the Fourth Street Walking Tour will take place January 12 at 10:00 a.m beginning on the corner of Fourth St. and...

The Redlands Area Historical Society October 22nd meeting at the Contemporary Club House at 7:00 p.m. will feature John Howard Weeks discussing “The Healthiest People...

Tom Atchley, Board member of The Redlands Area Historical Society will lead the annual walking tour of the Hillside Memorial Park on Saturday, October 20th....

Our new president, Steve Spiller will be the program speaker for the Monday, September 24, 2018 program. Steve prepared a paper for the Fortnightly Club...

The Redlands Area Historical Society is pleased to announce a special program on Monday, July 16, 2018 featuring architectural historian Dr. Richard Guy Wilson. Wilson...

To celebrate National Historic Preservation week the Redlands Area Historical Society will host a walking tour of the Santa Fe Depot Historic District on Saturday,...

The month of May is National Historic Preservation month. The Redlands Area Historical Society and the Redlands Conservancy will be sponsoring a series of events...

Brett Waterman’s quest to restore homes in the Redlands area for the DIY Network television program “Restored” is the topic for the April 23 Redlands...

On Saturday April 21 at 9:00 a.m., Tom Atchley will lead the Parkwood, Smiley Park and Redlands Bowl walking tour.  The tour will cost $10...

Download a free copy of the newly developed RAHS Explorer app that shows the location and histories of over 350 Heritage Award Homes in Redlands....

Five Redlands Vietnam veterans will recall their individual stories when the Redlands Area Historical Society meets on Monday, March 26, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in...

The Redlands Area Historical Society Saturday March 24 walking tour will explore the Victorian homes along Nordina Street beginning at 9:00 a.m. from the northwest...

The Redlands Area Historical Society has a special program planned for Monday, February 26, at 7:00 p.m. in the Contemporary Club house at 173 S....

The Redlands Area Historical Society plans part two of the Alvarado Street Tour on Saturday February 24 at 9:00 a.m.  The tour will begin on...

The speaker for the January 22, 2108 program will be Dennis Hansberger, former San Bernardino County supervisor for 24 years. Hansberger, at one time was...

The Redlands Area Historical Society has a special program planned for the October 23 meeting planned at Smiley Library, 125 West Vine Street at 7:00...

On Saturday October 21 the Redlands Area Historical Society will conduct a walking tour of Hillside Memorial Park located at 1540 Alessandro Road, Redlands. The...

The Redlands Area Historical Society begins its 2017-2018 season with the serious subject of school segregation in the Mission School District.  Mission was not alone...

A special walking tour celebrating the 2017 Redlands Historic Preservation Fortnight will be held on Saturday, May 20. Tom Atchley, Vice President of the Historical...

Steve Chapman will be the featured speaker at the Historical Society meeting on Monday evening, April 24th at 7:00 p.m. The meeting this month will...

The Redlands Area Historical Society will tour the East Fern Avenue Historic District April 22 beginning on the north side near Redlands Blvd. at 9:00...

On March 27th three graduate students from the University of California Riverside will present their research on the role minorities played in the Inland Empire...

The Redlands Area Historical Society will host a walking tour on Saturday, March 18, 2017 that meanders through the Cypress Court subdivision beginning on East...

The Redlands Area Historical Society meeting for February 27th will take place at the Contemporary Club House at 173 Eureka Street at 7:00 p.m.    The...

The Redlands Area Historical Society will host a walking tour on Saturday, February 11, 2017 that meanders through the Cypress Court subdivision beginning on East...

Dr. Nathan Gonzales, head of the special collections at the A.K. Smiley Public Library will present a program on “The Exponential Growth of the Postwar...

Join Tom Atchley on a holiday walking tour of historic downtown Redlands. The tour starts at 9 a.m. at Ed Hales Park located at 5th...

The Society will celebrate the 125th anniversary of Redlands High School on Monday night, October 24th at 7:00 p.m.  Tom Atchley will present the program...

Our annual Hillside Memorial Park walking tour will be given by Tom Atchley at 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 22. Participants should meet in front...

Steve Spiller, the executive director of the Mission Inn museum in Riverside will be presenting a program on life in Redlands during the Cold War...

On Monday, June 20, 2016 the Historical Society gave out Heritage Awards to six well deserved properties. The presentation ceremony and annual ice cream social...

A.K. Smiley Public Library at 125 W. Vine Street, Redlands The Redlands Area Historical Society is sponsoring its second annual Historic Preservation Faire in celebration...

  Richard Corneille, Speaker Monday April 25, 2016, 7pm Assembly Room, A.K. Smiley Public Library 125 W. Vine Street Despite the predictions of a dire...

City of Redlands 6th Annual Historic Preservation Fortnight May 2016 Sponsored by Redlands Conservancy & The Redlands Area Historical Society, Inc. Discovering Redlands’ Mid-Century architecture...