What t-shirts can tell us about history. 4/6/20
T-shirts seem like ordinary, everyday items but they can tell us a lot about history!
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Field Notes
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Doing Our Part 4/3/20
How are we helping the community? By connecting people!
At the Coronado Historical Association, we see it as our duty to help keep the community connected to it's past, present, and future. Read below to be informed of different updates from around the community.
Lubin Studios 4/2/20
Coronado’s Castle
By Joshua Dana, CHS Senior & Former CHA Intern
Coronado has a storied history in connection with the film industry going all the way back to 1897, but nothing compares to the brief period from 1915 to 1916 when Coronado was the center of it all. Siegmund “Pop” Lubin, the head of a Philadelphia-based global silent movie empire, was looking for a location for a new studio to expand the western division of his company and turned to Coronado.
The Sounds of Coronado 4/1/20
The Kingston Trio
When we think of the "sounds of Coronado", one of the first things that we hear are the stylings of The Kingston Trio! Read below to learn more about this iconic trio.
Kingston Trio changed popular music forever, but the Reynolds family made an impression on Coronado long before then!
