Library exhibit celebrates
National Preservation Month
The PHS exhibit at the Pinole Library celebrating National Preservation Month has entered its third year, and has
proved to be very popular, according to the librarians.
The exhibit features artifacts and historical items from the city’s history.
Library hours are Monday (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.), Wednesday (2 to 8 p.m.), Friday (noon to 5 p.m.), and Saturday (noon to 5 p.m.).
Historical videos
on city's website
The city of Pinole’s website is featuring several historical videos
of interest to Pinole residents, courtesy of Pinole Community TV.
These videos may be enjoyed on your computer from the
City of Pinole’s website:
• PCTV Historic Walking Tour series
• Interview with Jack Meehan and Tom Cutino
• George Vincent’s walking tour of Historic Downtown Pinole
• Interview with Ed LeFebvre
• Interview with Charlotte Shea
• Interview with Alex Clark
• Pinole Historical Society Book Signing Ceremony
• 2010 Veterans Day Memorial and Flag Retirement Ceremony
• 2009 Veterans Day Memorial and Flag Retirement Ceremony
• 2008 Veterans Day Memorial and Flag Retirement Ceremony
• Growing up Pinole
Click here for a Powerpoint slide show from the 2009 Veterans Day event.
Listen to audio of
February 18, 2010
PHS meeting
Det. Sgt. Matt Messier of the Pinole Police Department gave a fascinating presentation on the history
of the Pinole Police Department, with particular emphasis on the 1929 murder of Pinole Constable
Arthur (Jerry) McDonald during the robbery of the Rodeo branch of the Bank of Pinole.
Click here
to listen to Det. Sgt. Messier's presentation.
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PHS essay-contest
winners honored in
Pinole Library exhibit
Student winners of the 2011 Pinole History Essay Contest are being honored in a summer-long exhibit
at the Pinole Library that features photos, copies of the winning essays, and artwork submitted by a
special-education class at Collins Elementary School (photo above).
Seven Pinole students were grand-prize winners in the society’s third annual essay contest for Pinole schoolchildren.
This year’s assignment for students in the seven Pinole schools (Collins, Ellerhorst, Shannon, and Stewart elementary schools;
Pinole Middle School, Pinole Valley High School, and St. Joseph Catholic School) was to prepare an essay about Pinole’s
history or their family’s history. Students could use resources at the library, at school, on the Internet, or in their homes.
Collins, Shannon, and St. Joseph students participated. Pinole Mayor Roy Swearingen, Chairman Emeritus of the Board
of Mechanics Bank Edward M. Downer III, and Pinole Historical Society President Marcia Kalapus, among others,
honored them on June 7 in assemblies and classroom presentations.
The grand-prize winners were: Collins: Zachary Holloway (3rd grade) and Aryanna Davis (6th grade);
Shannon: America Munoz (3rd grade) and Jorge Garcia (5th grade); St. Joseph: Nicholas Fay (3rd grade),
Chloe Dichoso (6th grade), and Haley Torretta (8th grade).
The grand-prize winners received a $50 savings bond from Mechanics Bank and a copy of Images of America: Pinole,
the book written by the Pinole Historical Society in 2009.
The library exhibit will be on display through the end of September. Library hours are Monday (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.),
Wednesday (2 to 8 p.m.), Friday (noon to 5 p.m.); and Saturday (noon to 5 p.m.)
Historic Walking
Tour on
Google Maps
The PHS thanks supporter Tom Parsons, who was kind enough to make
Google Map of the Pinole Historic Walking Tour.
Check out Tom’s handiwork here.
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