Category: What’s New at HSJ
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El Camino Real bell
In 1769, El Camino Real, or the King’s Highway, was a footpath begun by the Franciscans to link the California Missions north from San Diego to Sonoma. Each mission was situated in areas where large Native American populations lived, where the soil was fertile enough to sustain a settlement. As time progressed and more missions…
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Tuskegee Airman Samuel L. Washington
In spite of adversity and limited opportunities, African Americans played a significant role in U.S. military history over the past 300 years. They were denied military leadership roles and skilled training because of societal ignorance and prejudice. Before 1940, African Americans were barred from flying for the U.S. military. Civil rights organizations and the Black…
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Electrolysis, electric cars and electrons, oh my: the Perham History Files
Submitted by Catherine Mills, Project Archivist, History San Jose The Perham History Files are one of the five manuscript collections in the Perham Collection of Early Electronics that History San Jose promised to catalog and make available for researchers as part of our year-long Council of Library and Information Resources grant. The Perham History Files…
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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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Welcome Key to San Jose
Submitted by Ken Middlebrook, Collections Manager at History San Jose As curator of History San José’s exhibit at Diridon Station The Way to San Jose: Rotary Celebrates 100 Years of Transportation, I was challenged with how to present the breadth of material in the available space. We decided to have each individual display case cover…
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Dress forms on display at SFO
These quarter-size dress forms were used by San Jose State students in the Home Economics Department, and are part of a new exhibit just opened at San Francisco International Airport, “Threading the Needle: Sewing in the Machine Age.” Donated with a collection of textile and fashion samples, these were originally part of the Estate of…
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