Many came down on Saturday, May 8th for the grand opening of the El Sobrante Historical Society History Center. Also present that day were Friends of the Library who had their first book sale since before the pandemic. We also had our books on the history of El Sobrante available and sold several.

There was a steady flow of visitors, who generally seemed pleased and impressed by our modest center. The plus side of that is everyone got to enter the Center right away, and it was never too crowded. County Supervisor John Gioia was there early with his assistant to make a video--a big plus for us. He is a true supporter of our efforts and we are grateful for his continued support. View his opening day intro video below.

Janet Pottier, President of San Pablo Historical & Museum Society came by for a tour as well as Barry Goode, who is a Board member of Contra Costa County Historical Society. We did get to meet some interesting people and the highlight of the day was to see Kenyon Chan whose parents, Gene and Martha Chan owned and operated Manor Market in El Sobrante for many years (from 1952 to 1988). For our first day being open since the pandemic, it was a success. It was a good day overall.

We will now be open each Saturday from 10am to 4pm; but we may modify the hours depending on traffic flow.