Category: Latest News
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Two Years a Slave in the Santa Clara Valley: Sampson Gleaves and Plim Jackson
Notes on Manumission Papers in the History San Jose Research Library & Archives Roxanne L. Nilan, History San Jose November 8, 2016 In early October 1852, James Washington Finley arrived in the Santa Clara Valley with his wife and seven children following an arduous overland journey from Missouri. With them traveled two men, perhaps unwillingly,…
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Volunteer Finds Great-Uncle’s 1876 Voter Registration in HSJ’s Collection
While filing a folder of election-related material recently, our long-time Collections Volunteer Nadine Nelson let out a small gasp (those who work closely with Nadine will recognize this exclamation). “That’s my great-uncle!” Nadine had stumbled upon Sabastian Albertoli’s original Certificate of Registration, Number 14863 in the 1876 Great Register of Santa Clara County; essentially his…
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The Wireless Age Exhibit visits the Googleplex
A smaller version of our recent exhibit at History Park The Wireless Age: Electronics Entrepreneurs Before Silicon Valley is now on view in the Building 43 lobby at Google’s Mountain View headquarters through January 2017, made available through Google’s GoArt program. The GoArt program is run by Google employees who volunteer their time to manage exhibit spaces throughout…
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The first Japanese typewriter: A 100 year-old mechanical marvel with 2450 characters!
by Ralph Simpson This Japanese Nippon typewriter was recently re-discovered in History San José’s North Warehouse. It is a heavy and unique typewriter, of historical significance because it is the original version of the first Japanese-language typewriter. While complete and operational, the typewriter was in very poor cosmetic condition. This is the story of how…
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History San José coming down the aisle
Don’t miss the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles’ upcoming exhibit Wedding Dress: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, which features historic wedding dresses from History San José’s textile collection and several vintage wedding photos from our archives. The exhibit explores the evolution of the wedding dress, ethnic similarities and differences, and tackles new questions raised…
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Remember Summers Gone By at Our Latest Pop-Up Exhibit at History Park
Summer is just around the corner and our curators have created a new pop-up exhibit with objects and ephemera from HSJ’s collection. As leisure time increased during the post-World War II boom, so did the number of South Bay residents seeking to beat the summer heat on the beaches of Santa Cruz. Check it out…
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Tattooed & Tenacious in the News
Our latest exhibit Tattooed & Tenacious: Inked Women in California’s History, is in the news again. KQED recently put together a short video highlighting one of the show’s featured local artists, Sarah Grossman. Thanks so much to Kelly Whalen and KQED Arts for putting this fabulous video together. Check out the exhibit for yourself! Tattooed…
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Tattooed & Tenacious in the News
Our latest exhibit Tattooed & Tenacious: Inked Women in California’s History, is in the news again. KQED recently put together a short video highlighting one of the show’s featured local artists, Sarah Grossman. Thanks so much to Kelly Whalen and KQED Arts for putting this fabulous video together. Check out the exhibit for yourself! Tattooed…
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History San José Welcomes Our Newest Citizens
Last month, History San José hosted a naturalization ceremony administered by City of San Jose and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services at the Peralta Adobe — Fallon House Historic Site, where 35 people representing 15 countries were sworn in as U.S. citizens. San Jose’s City Manager, Norberto Duenas, an immigrant himself who came to the…
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A new look for O’Brien’s Ice Cream Parlor & the return of the Museum Gift Shop!
History San José is benefiting from our generous community. First the Rotary Club of San Jose granted HSJ funds to refurbish O’Brien’s; and then Linda Loew made a gift to reopen the museum store. Stay tuned for news on the grand reopening!
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