Thinking of attending the Bethlehem Steel Retiree Holiday Luncheon on December 1st, 2014? Here is the form to return to Rich Cassinerio (call 916-865-9764 or email [email protected] for more information) BETHRET Lunch Form BETHRET Navigator vol. 18, issue 1
Read MorePotrero Hill History Night – October 25th

History Night is a great way to meet our neighbors from Potrero Hill and learn about the neighborhood. The Potrero Hill Archives Project has been recording interviews with longtime hillers and collecting historic photos since 1986. The annual Potrero Hill History Night (this year on Saturday, October 25, 2014) has drawn a large crowd since […]
Read MoreSincere Condolences to De Ceoursty Family

The Bethlehem Shipyard Museum would like to extend our most sincere condolences to the family of David Kevin De Ceoursty, member of Local 6, Boilermakers/Shipfitters. Mr. De Ceoursty passed away on Wednesday, September 17, 2014. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, September 24 at 11:30AM at St. Kevin Church, 704 Cortland Ave, San […]
Read MoreSincere Condolences to Brito Family

The Bethlehem Shipyard Museum would like to extend our most sincere condolences to the family of Bessie Brito, wife of dock master Rudy Brito. Mrs. Brito passed away on Thursday, May 8, 2014. The Memorial Service for Bessie Brito will take place in the Tiffany Chapel on Friday, May 16, 2014, ten o’clock in the […]
Read MoreMaritime Historical Preservation Series “We Stick Together” – November 13, 2013

*********See Event Photos HERE******** Friends of the Bethlehem Shipyard Museum are cordially invited to the inaugural program “WE STICK TOGETHER”, the first in our Maritime Historical Preservation Series. This program will honor the five Sullivan brothers who lost their lives in the 1st Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on November 13, 1942, and the historic […]
Read MoreBethShip’s Log – Official Newsletter

Extra! Extra! Read all about it View the PDF Newsletter – BethShip’s Log – November 2, 2014 View the PDF Newsletter – BethShip’s Log – July 15, 2013
Read MoreFrom Sleepy Outpost to Bustling Port: San Francisco celebrates 150 Years

On April 24, 2013 the Port of San Francisco celebrates the 150th anniversary of the creation of the State Harbor Commission. The Port traces its official beginning to this date in 1863, but the Port’s history goes back much further in time. Learn more about this special occasion and what’s happening around the waterfront. […]
Read MoreIs upscaling of the neighborhood a bad thing?

A citywide surge in trendy restaurants. Runaway rental and housing rates. Construction cranes dotting the skyline. The Twitter-ization of blighted Mid-Market. Conversions of old buildings to new market-rate housing, even in the stubbornly seedy Tenderloin. If we hadn’t been told over and over that it is an evil word that should never be uttered in […]
Read MoreNew Bethlehem Shipyard Museum Executive Director Announced

San Francisco, California, February 11, 2013 – The Bethlehem Shipyard Museum, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit charity organization, announced that Dennis Koller has been named Executive Director. Mr. Koller will assume the responsibility of leading the organization as it moves forward to showcase Bethlehem Steel’s prominence in the building of the Bay Area, and to […]
Read MoreUSNS Mercy at BAE Systems San Francisco for Maintenance

The third USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) is the lead ship of her class of hospital ships in the United States Navy. Her sister ship is the USNS Comfort (T-AH-20). She was named for the virtue of compassion. In accordance with the Geneva Conventions, USNS Mercy and her crew do not carry any offensive weapons, though defensive […]
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