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The museum’s archivists are digging deep into the Lockheed archives to bring forth a new display, of interest to former Lockheed employees and current Sunnyvale residents alike. Lockheed’s arrival in 1956 changed the face of Sunnyvale and the Santa Clara Valley, and the upcoming exhibit “Lockheed in ... Read More about Coming soon… Mega-size Lockheed Exhibit!

There are seven predominant architectural styles of historic homes in Sunnyvale:     Pioneer Buildings (1851-1900) Simple “I” or “L”-shape with gabled and hipped roofs. Only one of these still remains in the city: the Wright house, built in 1862 (see Jan/Feb newsletter).   ... Read More about Sunnyvale Historical Architecture Styles

For the most part, Sunnyvale’s orchard history has met its match with high tech companies. Where fruit-bearing trees and early twentieth century homes stood yesterday, modern structures rise upward today, with few reminders of the orchard lands and homes that came before. One notable exception is a ... Read More about The Mellow House: Where Sunnyvale History Meets High Tech

We have Spring teas to plan for, and the Tea Team is looking for individuals to help with the organizing and execution of the ever-popular Teas. There are opportunities to take on very simple tasks that will nevertheless be of great help to the effort, as well as positions requiring more time and ... Read More about Tea Help Needed

An airplane, you’d think, however small, would be conspicuous enough to be noticed sitting around somewhere outside of an airfield. – And yet, some time between 1958 and today, we managed to lose one. When I was looking in the SHS archives for materials about an airplane crash in Sunnyvale, I ... Read More about The Curious Case of the Cougar