15th Annual Home Tour Goes Virtual
Thank you to our sponsors for allowing the November 14 Virtual Home Tour to be free this year. Find it recorded on our YouTube channel. Sponsors: Platinum - Tracey Stotz, Real Estate Broker. Gold - Edco and Anonymous. Silver - Cardenas Internal Medicine, Andrea Flint-Gogek/Realtor, Nikki Kreibich/Realtor, La Mesa Lumber, Laura Lothian/Realtor, and RCP Block and Brick. Brozne - Jason Kardos/Realtor.
RSVPDisplay of the National Archives "Rightfully Hers" Exhibit with additional panels on La Mesa's role in California suffrage and politics 100 years ago. Face coverings are mandatory. Follow the pathways and learn a bit about this important period in our history.
The Pop-Up exhibit was a success! Check back for more outdoor programming of this type in 2021.
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Capital Campaign: Landscape Project
Until further notice the Museum and Archives is closed.
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From its agricultural origins in the late 1800s, its community beginnings and short period as a silent-movie mecca in the early 1900s, La Mesa has a rich and colorful past. The La Mesa Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the community's heritage for future generations.
Working out of the Rev. Henry A. McKinney House Museum and Society Archives, a 1908-built historical landmark, the La Mesa Historical Society is reaching out to the community through a number of avenues ranging from educational, historical roundtables and walking tours to hosting and participating in special events including our Annual Home Tour. Come investigate La Mesa’s history with us - we look forward to seeing you soon. Stop by the McKinney House or the Archives Saturdays from 1 pm - 4 pm (except holidays) and see what the Society is all about.
Please visit the Memberships page to for details about LMHS memberships and included perks.
Additional donations are welcomed and very appreciated. Donations help fund our events and La Mesa history preservation efforts. Currently we are seeking a donation of $500 to allow the Society to have 1000 archival images scanned into our collection. Call us for more information or make a gift now. We thank you for your support!
Rediscover lost, but not forgotten, places and stories from La Mesa’s past such as this warmly remembered movie-theater–opened in 1948 near the corner of La Mesa Blvd and University Avenue.
From one-room Allison School (opened in 1895) to Grossmont (1920) and Helix (1951) High Schools, churches and other government agencies and civic organizations, La Mesa boasts a proud tradition. Re-live these shared institutions.
La Mesa’s architectural heritage features both commercial and residential structures such as this distinctive building located at Palm and La Mesa Blvd. Research historical buildings and houses at our archives