Preserving History for more than 70 years
Washington Township Historical Society is the oldest historical group in Washington Township. Founded in 1949, the Society focuses on the history of the cities of Fremont, Newark, and Union City.
Meetings are on the 4th Monday of January, March, May, July, Sept. and November.
Please use the Zoom link to join the meeting remotely:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/76473734687Past Recored Meetings
- Mar. 2024 Meeting - George Oakes & Alvarado Pioneer newspaper
- Sept. 2023 Meeting - Nancy Pratt - Artist
- July 2023 Meeting - Castro Valley History Project
- May 2023 Meeting - Niles Veterans' Hall
- Mar. 2023 Meeting - Chinese Railworkers
- Lim Lip Hong video from Mar. 2023 meeting
- Jan. 2023 Meeting - Aelper Gruppe Swiss Club
- Sept. 2022 Meeting - Mexican Tortilla Factory
- July 2022 Meeting: Afro-American Cultural & Historical Society
- July 2022 Meeting: Slides from Meeting
- March 2022 Meeting: Mission San Jose
- January 2022 Meeting: Alameda Creek Fish Ladder
- November 2021 Meeting: Niles
- September 2021 Meeting: California Nursery
Historical Markers of Washington Township
Historical Markers of Washington Township
The WTHS has created a paper that documents the historical markers in Washington Township. The WTHS is interested in placing more historical markers, but a survey was needed to catalog all of the existing markers. Updated March 2021.
Washington Township Historical Society
P.O. Box 3045, Fremont, California 93539