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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Culver’s Corner: Reel to Real Tales

November 3, 2025

Reel to Real Tales: Notes from Both Sides of the Recording Console By Bob Wayne Maybe you know the local band Big Daddy from local …

by Culver City Historical Society November 3, 2025

November Happenings

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

Spotlight: Cathy Zermeno

October 27, 2025
by Culver City Historical Society October 27, 2025

Meet Leora O’Carroll

October 21, 2025
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

Culver City History

Culver’s Corner: Reel to Real Tales

November 3, 2025

Reel to Real Tales: Notes from Both Sides of the Recording Console By Bob Wayne Maybe you know the local band Big Daddy from local …

by Culver City Historical Society November 3, 2025

Spotlight: Cathy Zermeno

October 27, 2025
by Culver City Historical Society October 27, 2025

Historical Hightlight: Fox Hills Mall

October 13, 2025
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

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

  • Marking and Preserving History

    by Julie Lugo Cerra January 17, 2019
    January 17, 2019

    When our Culver City Historical Society formed, we knew we all shared an interest in local history and we learned about many options …

  • January 16 Annual Business Meeting and General Membership Program

    by Ryan Vincent December 28, 2018
    December 28, 2018

    HISTORICAL ECOLOGY AND THE BALLONA WATERSHED    When you bike or walk along Ballona Creek you see a concrete-lined flood control channel. Once …

  • An Unexpected Culver History Lesson, Part 2

    by Hope Parrish December 4, 2018
    December 4, 2018

    Last spring during my visit to Milford, NE, the birthplace of Harry Culver, I was drawn to a brick and stone building that …

  • “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, …

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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