2015 Program Highlights

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2015 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
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.
THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS & SPONSORS
Please note, listed here are cash and in-kind gifts; membership and ticket purchases are not listed.
$99 and Under
Nancy Alford Peter Allen
Norton Bell
Howard Brown Martha Champion
Robert & Rosanne
Compitello Richard Coolman
Robert Derbacher Jeanne Driedger Al Dutra
Jordan Evins
Lupe Barrera Glass William & Lorraine Glick
Barbara Goldstein Joan Helms Stephen Bernard Hick Julia Howlett
Marilyn Hyde
Sheryl Hydorn Audrey Johansson
Jack Johnson
Carol Ketchum
Gerard Kettmann Richard Larson Kinndy Lin Craig Lincoln Ada Marie Loewer Pamela & Charles Lynn Christopher Manning Josh & Mayra Marcotte Claire Markus
David Mejia
James Morales Anthony Ornellas Marilyn Park James Reed Carrie Reid
Robert Schneider Ann Spalding Nancy Walters Karen Wiebe Rosaleen Zisch $100 - $499
Bassel Abuzayyad
Rita & Mike Ardantz Gary Ashcavai
Jon & Paula Ball Marvin & Bonnie Bamburg Nancy Bean Kenneth Borelli
Linda Larson Boston Carol Bower
Michael Brandeberry Alida Bray Samuel Broydo
Matt Bruenstein Eric Butler Arthur Carmichael Dan & Starr Contreras
Helen Conway
Steven Ellenberg
Paul Fales
Joan Falkenstein Andres & Ana Fierro Carol Fong
Sheri Frumkin Rocke Garcia Mary Gottschalk Brian Grayson
Michael Hausle
Steve Hausle Beverley Hayes Anne Louise Heigho Dennis Jarrett
Barbara Johnson Rolston & Jackie Johnson Curtis Jones Jeff Kemp
Dan Kennedy
Kathleen Kvenvold Ann Marie Lampo
Thomas Layton
Al Low
Paul 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 Peters
David & Teresa Pleins Sal & Amy Pizarro Martin Powers
Michelle Powers Mary Riley Richard Rolla
Linda & Harold Spencer Diane Solomon
Lori & Phil Sweat
Robert Tutel
Lisa Wangsness Dennis Wilcox
Kathy Wiley Brenda Wong
Bob & Christine Young
$500 - $999
Betty Boyd Eric & Vivian Bracher Alan Brown Arthur & Sylvia Carroll City Lights Theater
Company Richard Dayton
Frank Fiscalini
Bobbe 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 – $2,499
Thomas Albanese Joan Bohnett Nina Boyd
William Cilker, Jr.
David Erhart Michael & Mary Ellen Fox Lillian Gong-Guy Kieve Foundation Patrick Magee Barbara & Wilbur
Marshman
Martin Menne
Vilma Pallette Portuguese Heritage
Society of California
Jim & Suzanne Salata
Jack & Sally Stallard $2,500 - $9,999
William Cilker, Sr.
Jack & Sandi Frazer
Dave & Noelle Henderson Hugh Stuart Center
Charitable Trust
Silicon Valley Creates Stella B. Gross
Charitable Trust $10,000 - $99,999
Robert J. Bettencourt
Farrington Historical
Foundation, Inc.
Linda Lee Lester
Rotary Club of San Jose
$100,000 & Above
Santa Clara County Historic
Heritage Grant Program
Valley of Heart’s Delight
Sponsors
The Lee Lester Family
Focus Bank
Heritage Bank of
Commerce
Hopkins & Carley
KT Urban, Inc. Samaritan Medical Center
San Pedro Square Market
In-Kind Sponsors:
Gary Ashcavai
Catered Too!
Cilker Orchards
Gordon Biersch Brewing
Company
Joseph George Fine Wines
Riverview Systems Group
SP2
Manny’s Cellar Sponsors
Robert J. Bettencourt
C2K Architecture, Inc.
Sandi & Jack Frazer
California Bank
of Commerce Hensel Phelps
Construction Co.
Jacqui & Pieter Smith
Charles Toeniskoetter
In Kind Sponsor:
Gerardo Garza
Slugs & Dingbats, &
Tramps! Printing in
Santa Clara Valley
Sponsors
Robert J. Bettencourt
Adobe Type Mr. and Mrs. Jerold Gard
TJ Die Company, Inc. In Kind Sponsors:
Gary Ashcavai
Kathleen Orlenko
2015 San Jose Mini
Maker Faire and
The Wireless
Age: Electronics
Entrepreneurs Before
Silicon Valley Sponsors
Robert J. Bettencourt
Linda Lee Lester
Intel Eric Wenaas
In-Kind Sponsors:
Gary Ashcavai
Jared Frazer
Kathleen Orlenko
Santa Clara Valley Brewing
Silicon Valley Bikes!
Passion Innovation
& Politics Since 1880
Sponsors
Ampersand Ellipsis
Jones, LLC
Bicycle Express
Silicon Valley Bikes!
Hellyer Velodrome
Festival Sponsors
The Los Gatos Bicycle
Almaden Cycle Touring Club Racing Club
Kruz3rmob San Jose Bicycle Club
Pienson, LLC In-Kind Sponsor:
Mineta Transportation
Elizabeth HernandezInstitute
Jones
San Jose Bike Party Kathleen Orlenko
Silicon Valley Mountain
Diane Solomon
Bikers Specialized Bicycle
Special thanks to
Components
John Paulson Master
Sunnyvale/Cupertino
Photographer
Bike Club Carla Bohnett, CB Photo
Western Wheelers
Design Studio
Bicycle Club In-Kind Sponsors:
Santa Clara Valley Brewing
Diane Solomon