Sunnyvale Historical Society
and Museum Association, Inc.  
Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum
 
 

Welcome to the new
Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum
570 East Remington Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
(408) 749-0220

Sunnyvale Historical Society and Museum Association
Museum and Gift Shop Hours:
SUN/TUE/THU 12:00 to 4:00 pm
EVENT RENTALS:  The Museum is available for special event rentals for up to 100 people. Overlooking a beautiful apricot orchard and a huge courtyard, the museum provides a magnificent facility for weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, meetings and all special occasions. —— For more information please contact:
Barbara Johnson at (408) 738-2707

Please check our Museum Calendar frequently to find out about upcoming events. (Calendar)

Latest News:

    Cannery Workers Reception! Cannery Workers Reception Tuesday, August 17, 2010 – 12 to 4 pm at the Sunnyvale Historical Museum. If you worked in any of the early canning companies in Sunnyvale, please come to a reception in your honor. Included is an excellent collection of early canning artifacts, photographs and history. The temporary cannery exhibit will be open to the public August 7 to 19, on Tuesday, Thursday and Sundays 12 to 4 pm. (Cannery Workers Reception Flyer)

    Scouting: A Century of Shaping Boys Into Men
    Please come visit our latest rotating exhibit. Scouting has been a major part of American history and of the lives of many boys in Santa Clara County. This exhibit is focused on the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America and on the local Scouting community. It will run through mid-October in our second floor exhibit room. For a preview please click this link.



    GENERAL MEETING! Mark your calendars because it’s time for the October general meeting of the Sunnyvale Historical Society. The meeting will be held on Monday October 4, 2010 starting at 7:30 pm in the upstairs meeting room of the Heritage Park Museum.
    The title of the talk is, "Days of Waiting" presented by Ken Koga, Japanese American Internee, President of Lockheed Martin Management Association Retirees.

    The presentation will include the viewing of a documentary of an extraordinary woman, Estelle Ishigo, one of the few Caucasians to be interned with 120,000 Japanese-Americans in 1942. Estelle refused to be separated from her Japanese-American husband of 13-years and lived with him for three years behind barbed wired in the desolate Heart Mountain internment camp in Wyoming. Her sketches and watercolors formed a moving portrait of the lives of the internees, and the struggle to keep their health, dignity, and hopes alive. (Flyer of the Presentation)
    The museum is located at 570 E. Remington Ave., east side of the Sunnyvale Community Center grounds.  For more information please call 408-749-0220

    A Presidential Tea — Many of the former First Ladies came to our April and May Teas ; making the teas a great success. They were Gloria Green — aka Edith Roosevelt, Penny Kelly — aka Mary Todd Lincoln, Judy Macias — aka Ida McKinley, Sara White — aka Elisabeth Monroe, Donna Smith — aka Lou Hoover, Laura Babcock — aka Martha Washington, Helena Findikaki — aka Lucy Hayes, and Julie Nabhan — aka Dolly Madison. (Photo of all of the Former First Ladies)

    The new Lockheed Exhibit has been completed.  Please come by and enjoy this important part of our Sunnyvale history.  You can find this beautiful exhibit in front of the Mural Room on the first floor of the Museum. (See Photos)


  • Membership Form: Please fill out membership form on-line, print and mail back to us with your membership fees. Thank you. (Membership Form)
  • Volunteers and Docents wanted for the Museum! We need your help. Please contact the Museum at (408) 749-0220 for more information. Thank you.
  • Grand Opening for the Heritage Park Museum a grand event!
  • Commemorative Newsletter for the Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum Grand Opening
  • Sunnyvale Historical Society and Museum Association's Sample Newsletter
  • Second opportunity to purchase an engraved brick or tile – our initial order of engraved bricks and tiles has been installed, but you can still have your family or company name be a part of the museum.
  • If you have any suggestions or questions regarding the Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum website please contact Howard Chuck. email: howard@howardchuck.com
Latest Photos:   Please click here for (Older photos)
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The Sunnyvale Historical Society and Museum Association has raised funds and constructed a regional historical museum for the public benefit. One primary mission is to expand the education program offered by the society for third and fourth graders studying local and California history. This program is the only hands on learning program in the area and is beyond capacity and demand from local schools. Our intent is to expand the program to educate 3000 area students per year.

Rendering of Heritage
House Museum
Artwork modified with Photoshop by Edward Chuck 2009.