Clayton Historical Society & Museum

We are pleased to announce the new Clayton Historical Society YouTube Channel. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, volunteers at the Clayton Museum are looking to promote Clayton's rich history in new ways. From the safety of your home, please checkout our video channel to see videos on Clayton history, recordings from meetings past and present, and new content published monthly. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChfhWysFMBj6hvBRjPu2oWA

Become a Member or Friend of the Clayton Museum Dear Members and Friends, ... As we close out this long year at the Clayton Historical Society and Museum, I’d like to update you on our work to preserve and promote Clayton’s rich history. Everything we do is volunteer-driven, and donation funded, so it’s great to see folks still involved and supporting the museum even during a stay at home, wear a mask pandemic! Most recently, our Annual Meeting was held in November via Zoom. We were treated to a new film about blacksmithing in Clayton, followed by an authentic demonstration by Brian Connery, a true blacksmith and member of Clayton Historical Society. Dick Ellis, Bob Hoyer and Rory Richmond were honored by the City of Clayton for the many years of service they have given to the community. The meeting and blacksmithing videos are on the Clayton Museum YouTube channel: claytonhistory.org/youtube. Our Museum will reopen in the New Year with our newest exhibit: Buxworth in the High Peak, in Delightful Derbyshire County. This collection of photographs, stories, and facts honors Clayton’s twinned city and the birthplace of our town’s founder, Joel Clayton. While the Museum has been closed for most of the year, like any old building, it does take regular funding to keep it alive. We need your continued support (https://clayton-historical-society.square.site/membership-a) to preserve and promote our rich history. Since we were unable to do our annual Christmas Home Tour this year, we especially need your support to keep our historical Museum running and open to the public in 2021. Your gift of time or money will help sustain our local history. If you are a current member, please remember that all memberships are renewed annually (https://clayton-historical-society.square.site/membership-a) in January. Furthermore, if you’d like to support the Museum, you can also give a donation as a Friend. While we won’t be sad to have 2020 behind us, we hope that 2021 will see the pandemic nearing an end and a return to a time a bit more like the past. My regards, Ted Meriam, President [email protected] | 925-672-0240 Ends Sunday: Win a Model Train Set for the Holidays! As a fundraiser, the Museum is selling tickets for an online drawing of a Model Train Set, perfect for a gift or under the tree. The drawing will be hosted tomorrow, December 20 and tickets are $3.50 for one or $10 for three. You can buy them by clicking the train below. If you win, we will arrange delivery.

Check out our Online Gift Shop While the Museum remains closed as an exhibit space, we do have an Online Gift Shop with many Clayton-branded items and books on local history. Our volunteers will gladly deliver these items to your front door or arrange for a pickup at the Museum.* Gift Shop items make great gifts for the holidays! Win a Model Train Set for the Holidays!... As a fundraiser, the Museum is selling tickets for an online drawing of a Model Train Set, perfect for a gift or under the tree. The drawing will be hosted on December 20 and tickets are $3.50 for one or $10 for three. You can buy them by clicking the train below. If you win, we will arrange for delivery. December 1st is 'Giving Tuesday' Tomorrow, December 1st, is Giving Tuesday and it is your opportunity to help non-profits that mean the most to you. Join this worldwide movement and make a gift (https://clayton-historical-society.square.site/membership-a) to the Clayton Historical Society to support our programming, events, and activities. It's also a great time to renew your membership (https://clayton-historical-society.square.site/membership-a) ! In Case You Missed our Annual Meeting The Society hosted our 2020 meeting via Zoom on November 12th. In case you missed it, you can find the meeting recording here (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChfhWysFMBj6hvBRjPu2oWA) . We also debuted a three-part video series on Blacksmithing in Clayton, which is published on the Museum's YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChfhWysFMBj6hvBRjPu2oWA) channel. * Gift shop items will be delivered contract-free by volunteers within a 10-mile radius of the Museum in Downtown Clayton, CA to your home. We do not ship items at this time.

Clayton Historical Society Annual Meeting 2020 As announced in our Autumn Clayton Chronicles (https://claytonhistory94517.files.wordpress.com//chs_chron) , the 2020 Annual Meeting and Presentation will be hosted this Thursday at 6:30pm via Zoom (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83171020564) . During our time together, we will:... - Feature a presentation on Blacksmithing in Clayton (https://claytonhistory94517.files.wordpress.com//clayton-b) , - Hold the election of our annual board members (https://claytonhistory94517.files.wordpress.com//chs_chron) , - Recognize past Society Presidents Bob Hoyer & Dick Ellis, - Introduce our newest exhibit on our twinned city, Bugsworth, - Announce the reopening date of the Museum, - And host a silent auction for a bicycle (https://claytonhistory94517.files.wordpress.com//chs_bicyc) just in time for the holidays. All members of the public and supporters of the Clayton Historical Society welcome! We hope to see you soon. Join Zoom Meeting us02web.zoom.us/j/83171020564 Meeting ID: 831 7102 0564 Passcode: 892818 One Tap Mobile Join 16699006833,,83171020564#,,,,,,0#,,892818# US (San Jose) Dial by Land Line Phone +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 831 7102 0564 Passcode: 892818 Check out our event on Thursday, Nov 12, 2020.

While we cannot congregate in mass for a Clayton Ghost Tour, we welcome you to read historic ghost stories from home as written by Richard Taylor. Clayton’s Ghost Walk started as a school field trip in 1979 and drew hundreds of people each year thereafter who were interested in local ghost stories. We welcome you to revisit these ghostly tales some 40 years later read now: https://claytonhistory94517.files.wordpress.com//ghosts-an

Announcing the Fall 2020 Clayton Chronicles Newsletter We are pleased to release the latest edition of the Clayton Chronicles newsletter for Fall 2020. In this edition, we provide an update on how the Museum is faring during this pandemic, preview the upcoming Annual Meeting in November, and look forward to reopening the Museum by launching our Buxworth exhibit. We also include special stories on local Clayton history and a Museum Garden update. Simply click the button below to download the complete Clayton Chronicles Fall 2020 edition.

Today is the last day to get the pre-event price of $35 for tickets. Go online and get yours today!! Tomorrow they go up to $40! Get out of the house and come tour 5 beautiful gardens at the Clayton Historical Society Gardens Tour. This is our major fundraiser - come help us support the Museum and enjoy these gardens in a physically distanced outdoor tour. Payment by check or credit card is preferred to minimize handling of cash. Come smell the flowers!

Get out of the house and come tour 5 beautiful gardens at the Clayton Historical Society Gardens Tour. This is our major fundraiser - come help us support the Museum and enjoy these gardens in a physically distanced outdoor tour. Payment by check or credit card is preferred to minimize handling of cash. Come smell the flowers!

Announcing the Late Spring 2020 Clayton Chronicles Newsletter Our Latest News! We are pleased to release the latest edition of the Clayton Chronicles newsletter for Late Spring 2020. In this edition, we provide an update on how the Museum is faring during this pandemic, preview the upcoming Clayton Gardens Tour, and look forward to reopening the Museum by launching our Buxworth exhibit. We also include special stories on local Clayton history and a Museum Garden update.... Upcoming Event: Clayton Gardens Tour June 19-20th, Tickets On Sale Now!

Announcing the Winter 2020 Clayton Chronicles Newsletter Our Latest News! We are pleased to release the latest edition of the Clayton Chronicles newsletter for Winter 2020. In this edition, we recap the work of 2019 and look forward to the new year with information on our upcoming Buxworth exhibit and the Camellia Tea on February 9th. We also include special stories on local Clayton history and a Museum Garden update.... Upcoming Event: Camellia Tea Check out our event on Sunday, Feb 9, 2020.

Calling all Clayton History buffs: Come to our 43rd Annual Camellia Tea on February 9 at the Museum:

Hope you can join us for this great program!

The Public is invited to join us for a great program about Contra Costa Pioneer John Marsh!

The Clayton Historical Society celebrated our Twinned City of Buxworth, Derbyshire, England today by flying their flag at the Museum on Main Street and raising a glass in their honor at Moresi’s Chophouse next door.

DID YOU KNOW?: Clayton was founded in 1857 by Joel Clayton, a successful businessman and landowner who helped the area prosper during the coal mining boom. Lear...n more about the city next Friday, August 9 during our KTVU Zip Trip in Clayton! Watch our live broadcast from 9-10am or join us in person at the Grove. See you then! : Clayton Historical Society & Museum