It is with a heavy heart, that the Antioch Historical Society reports that one of our own, has passed.
Rest In Peace, Bob Provine. He will be deeply missed.
It is with a heavy heart, that the Antioch Historical Society reports that one of our most fervent and dedicated supporter and friend has passed.
For his Tribute and Obituary, please see:
https://www.higginsmortuary.com/tributes/Charles-Provine
Thank you for your service, Bob, sincerely from all of us at the Historical Society.
The Antioch Historical Society Museum is proud to announce the addition of a weathervane on its historic cupola. A cupola is a decorative dome that is found on roofs or ceilings. When facing the front of the museum, you can see the museum’s cupola on the right side of the grounds when facing the museum.
In the past, the cupola featured a weathervane; the museum wanted to recreate the weathervane so that the cupola would be restored to its historic glory. Luckily, the museum found a person that would help them. Marc Douville from “The Metal Wright’s Shop” offered to recreate a weathervane for the cupola. The new weathervane was unveiled on February 15th. Dwayne Eubanks, Antioch Historical Society President said, “I am extremely excited to do this restoration to the cupola. This is a very historic piece of Antioch’s history.”
The cupola’s history started in 1931 when it was featured as an architectural detail of the new high school on D Street. A Mayflower weathervane was featured at the time. This building eventually turned into Antioch Middle School. In 1965, the original building had earthquake damage and the cupola was moved to a multi-purpose building until it was transferred to the Antioch Historical Society Museum in 2006.
Antioch is recognized as one of the most diverse communities in the Bay Area and Antioch Historical Society Museum celebrated that diversity during the month of February in 2020 with a multicultural exhibit called “Antioch, a Cultural Perspective”. The exhibit includes the following cultural groups who each has their own display: Italian, Portuguese, African-American, Hispanic and Chinese. Other cultures will be featured in future exhibits as this is hoped to be an annual exhibit.
The museum has a mission statement to preserve history of “cultural and historic value”. “We really want the Antioch Historical Society Museum to be very inclusive of all and relevant to the changing demographics of residents of Antioch by showcasing their history and culture in February. A focus on diversity will be a major goal of the museum now and in the future as we embrace all of Antioch’s residents including the youth.”, said Dwayne Eubanks, President, Antioch Historical Society Museum.
Modernizing presentation equipment is one method that the museum hopes to reach out to younger generations of residents. They recently received two grants from the City of Antioch and the Antioch Community Fund to purchase new electronic presentation equipment. February’s “Antioch, a Cultural Perspective” hopes to reach out to a wider audience of Antioch residents.
