Our 1883 Schoolhouse is also an archive with a large, curated collection of manuscripts, books and pamphlets, photographs, research papers, newspapers and magazines, as well as 400 old schoolbooks published between 1840 and 1930.
Anyone interested in pursuing a topic in local history is welcome to visit, by appointment, and may well benefit from our newly published Research Guide to Local History: North County San Diego.
We also welcome high school and college students who wish to do internships in archival work, museum curatorship, or local history.
Click here for our general introduction to DOING HISTORY and here for internship OPPORTUNITIES.
These are some of the many titles we have on file:
- La Paloma Theatre
- The History of Water In The San Dieguito Water District
- The Old Log House by Ardell Huntgate Hartman
- The House That Water Built by Lloyd O’Connell
Documentary filmmaker Mark Freeman, Professor Emeritus, SDSU School of Theatre, Television and Film, has given us permission to present his short films about Encinitas here:
Encinitas Historical Society & 1883 Schoolhouse 