Coronado Historical Association

CORONADO HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION MAINTAINS A NUMBER OF RESOURCES FOR CORONADO RESIDENTS AND VISITORS; A MUSEUM, A MUSEUM STORE, AN INFORMATION DESK THROUGH WHICH TOURS ARE OFFERED AND A RESEARCH CENTER WHERE ARCHIVES CAN BE ACCESSED BY HISTORIANS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS.

COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITSCORONADO HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION OFFERS THE PUBLIC AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY, PEOPLE, AND CULTURE THAT MAKE CORONADO SPECIAL, AND FOR THAT PURPOSE, IT DEVELOPS EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS. CHA HAS AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF LOCAL HISTORY OBJECTS AND ARCHIVES, INCLUDING PAINTINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS, MILITARY ITEMS, TEXTILES, AND EARLY CORONADO DOCUMENTS. THE COLLECTION IS MAINTAINED UNDER THE CARE OF THE CURATOR OF COLLECTIONS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CURATOR AND IS HELD FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC EXHIBITION IN FURTHERANCE OF PUBLIC SERVICE. AS A MATTER OF POLICY, PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE USED FOR DIRECT CARE OF THE COLLECTION, OR TO ACQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR THE COLLECTION. CHA DOES NOT INCLUDE EITHER THE COST OR THE VALUE OF ITS COLLECTION IN THE STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION, NOR DOES IT RECOGNIZE GIFTS OF COLLECTION ITEMS AS REVENUES IN THE STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES.

EDUCATION AND OUTREACH:IN SUPPORT OF ITS MISSION, CHA HAS A SPECIAL FOCUS ON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH. IN ADDITION TO A YEAR-ROUND SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC LECTURES AND OTHER THOUGHT-PROVOKING PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS AND YOUTH, CHA PRESENTS CORE CURRICULUM ALIGNED IN-CLASSROOM PROGRAMMING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CORONADO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. CHA'S PUBLIC PROGRAMS SERVE THOUSANDS OF LOCALS AND VISITORS ALIKE, INCLUDING EVERY THIRD GRADE CHILD IN CORONADO SCHOOLS. CHA ALSO PROMOTES APPRECIATION OF HISTORIC LANDSCAPES THROUGH THE ANNUAL CORONADO HISTORIC HOME TOUR. ADDITIONALLY, CHA AWARDS THE GOING THE EXTRA MILE (GEM) AWARD TO ONE PROPERTY OWNER WHOSE THOUGHTFUL EFFORTS TO PRESERVE AND RESTORE, RATHER THAN REPLACE, HISTORIC BUILDINGS. CHAS VOLUNTEER DOCENTS LEAD HISTORIC WALKING TOURS AROUND CORONADO. CHAS COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION EXTENDS TO TRAINING FUTURE PROFESSIONALS THROUGH ROBUST HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, AND GRADUATE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS. CHA PARTNERS WITH CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL AND LOCAL UNIVERSITIES TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS FOR HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE CONDUCTING. KEY EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH TOOLS INCLUDE CHAS HISTORY MATTERS" PUBLICATION, HERITAGE BULLETIN ENEWSLETTER, AND SCHOLARLY ARTICLES IN LOCAL JOURNALS AND MAGAZINES.