Culver City Historical Society
Culver City Historical Society
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Current Exhibition

by Culver City Historical Society September 30, 2025 0 comments

October 28th General Membership Meeting and Program

by Culver City Historical Society September 17, 2025 0 comments

Fall 2025 Message

Historic Site Marking #13: The Veterans Memorial Building

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Announcements

Meet Leora O’Carroll

October 21, 2025

Leora is our city’s newly-appointed Chair for the Cultural Affairs Commission.She is joined by Vice-Chair Ehsaan Mesghali andCommissioners Tania Fleischer, Shona Gupta and …

by Culver City Historical Society October 21, 2025

October 28th General Membership Meeting and Program

September 17, 2025
by Culver City Historical Society September 17, 2025

Fall 2025 Message

September 16, 2025
by Culver City Historical Society September 16, 2025

CCHS at Movies In the Park

August 1, 2025
by Culver City Historical Society August 1, 2025

August at CCHS

August 1, 2025
by Culver City Historical Society August 1, 2025

Culver City History

Historical Hightlight: Fox Hills Mall

October 13, 2025

Fox Hills Mall is celebrating its Golden Anniversary this month! The 1970s marked the beginning of development in Culver City. Our redevelopment agency consisted …

by Culver City Historical Society October 13, 2025

The Origins of the Sony Lot and the Short-lived Triangle Film Corporation

October 8, 2025
by Culver City Historical Society October 8, 2025

Historical Hightlight: Culver City Police Cars

August 18, 2025
by Hope Parrish August 18, 2025

Culver’s Corner: Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman

August 11, 2025
by Culver City Historical Society August 11, 2025

Spotlight : Cora Sue Collins – April 19,1927- April 27, 2025

August 4, 2025
by Culver City Historical Society August 4, 2025

Costumes

Costumes in the Building – Fall 2025

October 8, 2025

Again, we have another unknown MGM costume in our collection. This is a cotton green-and-white striped gingham full-length dress. It features a cream …

by Culver City Historical Society October 8, 2025

Costumes in the Building

July 18, 2025
by Culver City Historical Society July 18, 2025

Costumes in the Building

April 28, 2025
by Culver City Historical Society April 28, 2025

Do you recognize this dress?

February 18, 2025
by Culver City Historical Society February 18, 2025

Costumes in the Building

December 19, 2024
by Culver City Historical Society December 19, 2024

Latest Articles

  • “Living History”

    by Julie Lugo Cerra November 7, 2018
    November 7, 2018

    Each year, Fiesta La Ballona reminds me of memories that spelled “fun.” I remember how hard our mother worked to outfit my brother, …

  • Fall 2018 Message

    by Hope Parrish October 18, 2018
    October 18, 2018

    Dear Members and Friends, Here comes fall, and I am glad it is finally cooling off! We spent June cleaning up around the …

  • October 17 General Meeting and Program

    by Ryan Vincent October 6, 2018
    October 6, 2018

    Early Culver City Movie Locations Then and Now From the early days of filmmaking, Culver City was at the epicenter. We can spot …

  • 2018 Founder’s Day Picnic

    by Michelle Bernardin August 15, 2018
    August 15, 2018

    Santa Maria BBQ Lunch Music and laughs Archives open with new displays When: Sunday, September 16, 2018, 12noon-3pm Where: Veterans Memorial Park, 4117 …

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CONTACT US

Hours

Open on the first four Sundays of the Month.
12:00 pm to 3:00 pm and by appointment.

 

Location

Veterans Memorial Building
4117 Overland Ave
Culver City, CA 90232

 

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 1356
Culver City, CA 90232

 

Phone

(310) 253-6941

 

Email

info@culvercityhistoricalsociety.org

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OFFICERS

Officers
Jack Bommarito – President
Hope M. Parrish – Immediate Past President & Historical Society Archives
Douglas Newton – VP Development
Maureen Fleming – VP Museum
Mark Morris – VP Programs
Carolyn Wispe-Burns – Treasurer
Mara Bommarito – Secretary


Committee Chairs
Michael Laase – Parliamentarian
Valerie Meyer – Costumes Committee
Hope M. Parrish – Government Affairs
Jeanne Conklin – Membership
Tamela Eskridge – Membership – Co Chair
Mark Morris – Media Archives
Ron Peterson- Photographer
Anissa Di Vincente – Webmaster
Michael Chiabaudo – Photo Archives

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Culver City Historical Society
  • About Us
    • Mission
    • History
    • Museum
    • People
    • Newsletters
    • Contact Us
  • Collections
    • City Archives
    • Costume
    • Fred Parrish
    • Harry Culver
    • Newspapers
    • Media
    • Movie Studios
    • Memorabilia
    • Photos
    • Preservation
  • Events & Programs
    • Our Events & Programs
    • Announcements
    • CCHS Calendar
    • News
  • Support
    • Membership
    • Other Ways to Give
    • Donate
    • Volunteer
  • Shop
  • History
    • Timeline
    • Historic Sites
    • City Historian Notes
    • Reel Culver City