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Despite torrential rains on the evening of October 13, we had a good turnout for the Speaker Night with Kevin Swartz from Atria Real Estate, the #1 sellers of Eichler Homes in SIlicon Valley. Kevin referenced the main design elements of a typical Eichler home, talked about Joseph Eichler and the ... Read More about Eichler Homes in Sunnyvale Presentation

A big, heartfelt Thank You to all of our volunteers who helped with the Vintage and Yard Sale this year! We had a successful sale and thank all of the attendees and shoppers for supporting the work at the museum by stopping by and purchasing some of the merchandise. ... Read More about Vintage and Yard Sale Gratitude

Bringing Our History to Life! On the morning of November 15, 1844, the Stephens-Townsend-Murphy Party gathered next to the river they had followed for the last thirty days up into the rugged Sierra Nevada. Here the river parted, the main branch of the Truckee River running south to Lake Tahoe - the ... Read More about History Expeditions

At the Annual Membership Meeting June 2nd, the board for the 2025/26 fiscal year was presented to the membership. ... Read More about New Board Members (2025/2026)

Computer History Museum docent David Hoyt presented stories drawn from artifacts on display at the museum in Mountain View. He took the audience on a journey following the evolution of the computer from the 1880s to the 1980s, from machines the size of houses to those that sat on desks in houses, ... Read More about Feb. 19 Speaker Night, David Hoyt: Computer Evolution from 1880s – 1980s