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Captain Briggs
While closing the Pasetta House, my coworker looked at a small wooden statue and commented, “Goodnight Captain.” At the time, I did not think anything remarkable about the small-gnome like figure. This week, I discovered a folder entitled “Cap’t Briggs” with various notes about the statue from its previous owner, Leonard McKay. A transcription of…
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Arrival of Wells Fargo Stagecoach to History Park
With the sound of hooves reverberating off the store fronts and a cloud of dust rising from the street, a cry of “The stage is here! The stage is here!” could be heard from the onlookers as the daily stagecoach arrived into town. A Wells Fargo stagecoach did arrive today into History Park; unfortunately not…
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Asian American Heritage Month at History Park
San José, CA – May 16, 2012 May is Asian American Heritage Month and History San José will host a spectrum of activities at History Park on Sunday, May 20, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 1:30 PM – Lotus Preschoolers, from San Jose’s Japan Town, will perform Japanese singing 2 PM – San Jose…
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Miss Mexico, Gabriela Palacio, visits Silicon Valley to engage in humanitarian projects
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – April 26, 2012 – Gabriela Palacio, Executive Director of Nuestra Belleza Aguascalientes and Miss Mexico 2010 for the Miss World and Miss International Beauty Pageants, will visit the San Francisco Bay Area from May 2-5, 2012. In close cooperation with the Consulate General of Mexico in San Jose, Miss Gabriela Palacio…
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Almaden Air Force Station: A serendipitous end to a five-year Journey
Headquarters of the 682nd Aircraft Control and Warning squadron during the Cold War, the Almaden Air Force Station was tasked 24 hours a day with protecting Central California from a Soviet threat that never arrived. Due to its relative remoteness, the facility served as a small community, encompassing 86 structures and nearly all activities, such…
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