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HISTORY SAN JOSÉ CONTINUES TO BRING LOCAL HISTORY ALIVE!
24,000 elementary school children were immersed in local history as they participated in 537 interactive programs at History Park and the Peralta Adobe-Fallon House Historic Site. 150 schools were served in 19 of the 21 school districts.
6 brand new public events debuted: the Printer’s Fair & Wayzgoose partnering with the Printers Guild; The Immigrant Experience partnering with Silicon Valley Reads; the TET Festival: Passport to Vietnam; Silicon Valley Bikes Festival & Bicycle Show; Jewish Time Travel partnering with Congregation Beth David; and the 1st San José Mini Maker Faire partnering with MAKE magazine. These events were attended by more than 11,000 guests – most new to History Park!
Tomatoes to tacos – serving more than 20,000 guests, HSJ hosted the now annual Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County’s 21st Spring Garden Market; the Taco Festival of Innovation; Dia de Portugal Festival partnering with the Portuguese Heritage Society of California; El Dia de San Juan Festival; and Keep the Spirit of ‘45 Alive event.
History Park was a destination for more than 6,000 car enthusiasts showcasing the VW Car Show, Bombs United Car Show, Viejitos Car Show and Antique Automobiles with the Santa Clara Valley Model T Ford Club.
What do you want to see? Staff and interns surveyed visitors at six different family events and we sent a survey to our Members and friends to better understand how to serve you.
NOW SERVING THE WORLD!
Community Curators worked with staff to create 4 new public exhibitions featuring artifacts from HSJ collections: Shirlie Montgomery: Picturing San José Since 1938; Silicon Valley Bikes: Passion, Innovation & Politics Since 1880; Slugs, Dingbats and Tramp Printers! Printing in Santa Clara Valley; and The Wireless Age: Electronics Entrepreneurs Before Silicon Valley.
We have an app! We created a new mobile application for Android launched through Google Cultural Institute that features HSJs online exhibits and mobile tours.
Our collections went virtual! Five new online exhibits were created in Google Cultural Institute; and the interiors of 12 History Park buildings are scanned and now available online through Google StreetView and Google Cultural Institute.
FROM THE ARCHIVE
4,124 more catalog records describing HSJ artifacts are available online, and more than 150 audiovisual recordings were digitized in partnership with the California Audiovisual Preservation Project, and are also available online at the Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/historysanJosé.
The HSJ Research Library & Archives fulfilled 240 worldwide research requests – from 26 countries to date, including Germany, Italy and Mexico.
BEYOND THE PARK
Debuting to a full house at the California Theatre, History San José partnered with Norman Kline Productions and CreaTV to produce the first-ever feature film about The History of San José showcasing more than 500 images from HSJ’s collection.
Collecting, preserving, and celebrating the stories of diversity and innovation in San José and the Santa Clara Valley | www.historysanjose.org
2015 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
$99 and UnderNancy Alford Peter AllenNorton BellHoward Brown Martha Champion Robert & Rosanne Compitello Richard Coolman Robert Derbacher Jeanne Driedger Al DutraJordan EvinsLupe Barrera Glass William & Lorraine GlickBarbara Goldstein Joan Helms Stephen Bernard Hick Julia HowlettMarilyn Hyde Sheryl Hydorn Audrey JohanssonJack Johnson Carol KetchumGerard Kettmann Richard Larson Kinndy Lin Craig Lincoln Ada Marie Loewer Pamela & Charles Lynn Christopher Manning Josh & Mayra Marcotte Claire MarkusDavid MejiaJames Morales Anthony Ornellas Marilyn Park James Reed Carrie ReidRobert Schneider Ann Spalding Nancy Walters Karen Wiebe Rosaleen Zisch
$100 - $499Bassel AbuzayyadRita & Mike Ardantz Gary AshcavaiJon & Paula Ball Marvin & Bonnie Bamburg Nancy Bean Kenneth Borelli Linda Larson Boston Carol BowerMichael Brandeberry Alida Bray Samuel BroydoMatt Bruenstein Eric Butler Arthur Carmichael Dan & Starr ContrerasHelen ConwaySteven EllenbergPaul FalesJoan Falkenstein Andres & Ana Fierro Carol FongSheri Frumkin Rocke Garcia Mary Gottschalk Brian GraysonMichael Hausle Steve Hausle Beverley Hayes Anne Louise Heigho Dennis JarrettBarbara Johnson Rolston & Jackie Johnson Curtis Jones Jeff KempDan Kennedy Kathleen Kvenvold Ann Marie LampoThomas LaytonAl LowPaul Lukes Jenny Martin Nancy Martin Jim Maurer Marjorie McCandless Jean Merten William & Mary Ann Moershel Ivonne Montes de Oca
$100 - $499, cont’d.Sean O’Kane Kathleen Orlenko Craig Parada John PetersDavid & Teresa Pleins Sal & Amy Pizarro Martin Powers Michelle Powers Mary Riley Richard Rolla Linda & Harold Spencer Diane Solomon Lori & Phil SweatRobert Tutel Lisa Wangsness Dennis Wilcox Kathy Wiley Brenda WongBob & Christine Young
$500 - $999Betty Boyd Eric & Vivian Bracher Alan Brown Arthur & Sylvia Carroll City Lights Theater Company Richard DaytonFrank FiscaliniBobbe George Debbie Gong-Guy MBA Architects Elizabeth & David Monley Cathy & Peter Muller Tim Peddy Dave & Judy Roberts Kathleen Watson Western States Oil Co.
$1,000 – $2,499Thomas Albanese Joan Bohnett Nina BoydWilliam Cilker, Jr. David Erhart Michael & Mary Ellen Fox Lillian Gong-Guy Kieve Foundation Patrick Magee Barbara & Wilbur MarshmanMartin MenneVilma Pallette Portuguese Heritage Society of CaliforniaJim & Suzanne Salata Jack & Sally Stallard
$2,500 - $9,999William Cilker, Sr.Jack & Sandi FrazerDave & Noelle Henderson Hugh Stuart Center Charitable TrustSilicon Valley Creates Stella B. Gross Charitable Trust
$10,000 - $99,999Robert J. BettencourtFarrington Historical Foundation, Inc. Linda Lee LesterRotary Club of San Jose
$100,000 & AboveSanta Clara County Historic Heritage Grant Program
Valley of Heart’s Delight SponsorsThe Lee Lester FamilyFocus Bank Heritage Bank of Commerce Hopkins & Carley KT Urban, Inc. Samaritan Medical CenterSan Pedro Square MarketIn-Kind Sponsors:Gary AshcavaiCatered Too!Cilker Orchards Gordon Biersch Brewing Company Joseph George Fine WinesRiverview Systems Group SP2
Manny’s Cellar SponsorsRobert J. BettencourtC2K Architecture, Inc.Sandi & Jack FrazerCalifornia Bank of Commerce Hensel Phelps Construction Co.Jacqui & Pieter SmithCharles Toeniskoetter In Kind Sponsor:Gerardo Garza
Silicon Valley Bikes! Festival Sponsors Almaden Cycle Touring Club Kruz3rmob Pienson, LLC Mineta Transportation InstituteSan Jose Bike Party Silicon Valley Mountain Bikers Specialized Bicycle Components Sunnyvale/Cupertino Bike Club Western Wheelers Bicycle Club In-Kind Sponsors:Santa Clara Valley BrewingDiane Solomon
Slugs & Dingbats, & Tramps! Printing in Santa Clara Valley SponsorsRobert J. BettencourtAdobe Type Mr. and Mrs. Jerold GardTJ Die Company, Inc. In Kind Sponsors:Gary AshcavaiKathleen Orlenko
2015 San Jose Mini Maker Faire and The Wireless Age: Electronics Entrepreneurs Before Silicon Valley Sponsors Robert J. BettencourtLinda Lee LesterIntel Eric Wenaas In-Kind Sponsors:Gary AshcavaiJared FrazerKathleen OrlenkoSanta Clara Valley Brewing
Silicon Valley Bikes! Passion Innovation & Politics Since 1880 SponsorsAmpersand Ellipsis Jones, LLC Bicycle Express Hellyer Velodrome The Los Gatos Bicycle Racing Club San Jose Bicycle Club In-Kind Sponsor:Elizabeth Hernandez-JonesKathleen OrlenkoDiane Solomon
Special thanks to John Paulson Master PhotographerCarla Bohnett, CB Photo Design Studio
THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS & SPONSORSPlease note, listed here are cash and in-kind gifts; membership and ticket purchases are not listed.