Fourth Grade Field Trips Return to the Park!

Prescriptions for Parks?

Did you know that healthcare providers are referring their patients to spend time in national parks and nature to improve their health and well-being?

After a three-year hiatus, students are once again able to spend a day at Rosie the Riveter/ WWII Home Front National Historical Park, and we couldn’t be more delighted!

Fourth grade students tour the Visitor Education Center with a Ranger to learn local history and the captivating stories of our home front heroes. Then, they take a one-mile walk along the San Francisco Bay Trail as the ranger brings to life the WWll population boom and how the shipyards turned out 747 ships with unprecedented speed. They also talk about the ramifications both had on natural resources – and how everyone can be an environmental steward of the Bay’s water quality today.

As part of a National Parks program, Every Kid Outdoors is dedicated to bringing all fourth graders to their nearest national park to learn about regional history, the local environment, and their place in the world. Your financial support helps make this program accessible to local students –thank you!

THE TRUST’S ANNUAL GALA

If It Weren’t for the Rosies…

For an evening with inspiring home front heroes – with original Rosies and those who keep the legacy alive today – please join us on Saturday, September 23 for our annual Rosie the Riveter Trust gala.

This important fundraising event supports the Trust’s efforts to preserve home front history, share stories, and inspire youth. It’s a lively night of fun, great food, spectacular Bay views, tantalizing live and silent auctions, and a chance to meet Rosies in person.

Mark your calendars and check out the silent online auction, which will open on September 13, ten days before the gala. For details on sponsorship or individual tickets, go to rosietheriveter.org > New & Events

ParkRx Day is an annual, national day that seeks to improve community health and access to walkable, green spaces for all. Although the official day for 2023 has passed, you can always fill your “prescription” by visiting our park and combining it with a walk along the bay and a dose of inspiration from the home front! To learn more about ParkRx, visit parkrx.org

“As Betty Reid Soskin said, ‘What gets remembered is determined by who is in the room doing the remembering.’ As chair of the Rosie Gala, I would be delighted to welcome you to the room.”

MICHELLE PRIOR-ALAMEDA, GALA 2023 CHAIR

A Perfect Summer Day!

Add Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park to your summer bucket list! Inspiration, exploration, tasty food, shopping, and spectacular views of the Bay await you. For a perfect day, try our itinerary below or check out the virtual tour (see page 4) to decide what you want to see. With so many sites at the Park, you can’t go wrong. All are accessible from 1414 Harbour Way South, where parking is plentiful, or consider coming from San Francisco on the ferry.

> Start with a tour of the Visitor Education Center for fantastic exhibits, videos, and memorabilia, with welcoming docents to help you make the most of your time there.

> Check out the Rosie the Riveter merchandise – all Trust members receive a 10% discount at the store or online.

> At the Visitor Center, pick up a pass to the Columbia Employee Store (a Trust sponsor!) and score great discounts on Columbia, Mt. Hardware, Prana, and Sorel outdoor gear and apparel.

> Have a meal at the Assemble Marketplace right next door. Open Wednesday to Sunday; for hours and vendors, check assemblemarketplace.com.

> Walk, run, or bike along the Bay on the paved trail that runs right by the Visitor Center. And don’t forget to stop by the Wall of Honor banners to see our home front heroes outdoor exhibit.

Park Events

Events and dates are subject to change. For up-to-date information, please check out the new events calendar on our website at rosietheriveter.org > The National Park or call the Visitor Education Center at 510-232-5050. The Visitor Center is open every day from 10 am to 5 pm, and entry is free.

New! Filipinos on the WWII Home Front

Second and fourth Thursdays, 2:30 pm

Join retired history professor Jim Davis as he talks about life on the WWII home front for the Filipino community.

Blossoms and Thorns

Fridays and third Saturdays, 2:00 pm Join us for a film screening and Q&A with Flora Ninomiya or James Oshima, who tell their family’s stories of incarceration during WWII. Flora spent her first three years of life inside of a camp, and Jim’s father lived in a camp during the war.

Rosie Fridays

Fridays, 10:30 and 11:30 am

Meet real Rosies who worked on the WWII home

The Pride + Purpose Beer Festival Is Back!

Monday, July 3

Come celebrate with us and sample over 70 beers while enjoying food and live music at our second annual festival, with proceeds benefiting Rosie the Riveter Trust. The festival aims to celebrate lagers, our community, and the National Park.

The event takes place at the iconic Craneway Pavilion and precedes the City of Richmond fireworks show! VIP tickets to the festival include access to a prime fireworks viewing area. All tickets include a taster glass with unlimited beer samples. For tickets and details, scan the QR code or go to rosietheriveter.org > News & Events