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Anniversary Celebration – 2019

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5 Sep

Anniversary Celebration SponsorsSPONSORS with LINKS

Rafe Ann Du Bois, CRPC

Kuykendall’s Auto Body

STARLITE STORAGE

Idea To Results

Pine Press Printing

MORE SPONSORS
Janice Havey
Elisabeth & Johan Koning
Jim and Janet Reynolds
Century Graphics
Bert Oey, Frank Quinn – Sereno Group Realtors
Golfland USA

Our museum’s Anniversary Celebration was on Saturday, September 28, 2019 – 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Here are photos from the day of the event!

OPENING CEREMONY

Sunnyvale Boy Scout Troop 466 raising our flag

Sunnyvale Boy Scout Troop 466 raising our flag

Opening remarks

opening remarks by Mayor Larry Klein, former president of the Sunnyvale Historical Society

Museum director Laura Babcock

Museum Director Laura Babcock addresses the crowd

Sunnyvale mayor Larry Klein

Sunnyvale mayor Larry Klein

FREE ACTIVITIES

Old-fashioned games

old-fashioned games

More games

more games

Trivia Hunt (photo needed)

Gold panning

gold panning

Another view of gold panning

another view of gold panning

Hildegard Wehner at the vintage sale

Hildegard Wehner at the vintage sale

Vintage sale items

vintage sale items

DISPLAYS & DEMONSTRATIONS

Authentic, fully-stocked covered wagon

authentic, fully-stocked covered wagon

Pioneer presentation

presentation about pioneer life

Pioneer costumes

pioneer costumes

Old-fashioned printing press

old-fashioned printing press

Printing demonstration

printing demonstration

Sunnyvale Lace Museum

a member of the Sunnyvale Lace Museum demonstrates lace making

Hendy Iron Works

a display from the Hendy Iron Man Museum

Watercolor artists

the booth of the watercolor artists

Fremont Firebots robotics demonstration

Fremont Firebots robotics demonstration

Robotics demonstration

robotics demonstration

Dentist of Yesteryear

Dentist of Yesteryear, museum volunteer Dick Smith and event organizer, Kim Thurgate

Serendipity Spinners

a member of the Serendipity Spinners group working at the spinning wheel

Spinning demonstration

spinning demonstration

E Clampus Vitus, Mountain Charlie Chapter

E Clampus Vitus, Mountain Charlie Chapter

MUSIC

Music in the parlor

museum volunteer Elisabeth Koning plays the piano in the parlor

Charles Schoppe antique calliope

Charles Schoppe antique calliope

Calliope

calliope

Chinese Guzgheng Band

Chinese Guzgheng band

Chinese Guzgheng Band

Chinese Guzgheng band

Celtic Harmony Band

Celtic Harmony band

SUPPORT FOR THIS SPECIAL EVENT

Boy Scout Troop 466, Sunnyvale

members of the Boy Scout Troop 466, Sunnyvale

Sisters and Elders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

sisters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

members of the Taaffe family talking to the LDS sisters about genealogy

members of the Taaffe family talking to sisters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints about genealogy

COSTUMED VOLUNTEERS

Dixie Larsen in antique bathing suit

Flo Stafford in an antique bathing suit

Costumed ladies

costumed ladies

Ebe Frasse

Ebe Frasse, a descendant of the Murphy family

VISITORS

Busy museum store

busy museum store

Reproduction kitchen

vintage kitchen

Visitors viewing special exhibit on historic downtown Sunnyvale

visitors viewing special exhibit on historic downtown Sunnyvale

Visitors viewing permanent exhibits

visitors viewing permanent exhibits

Visitors enjoying popcorn

visitors enjoying popcorn

AND FUN!

Having fun!

museum volunteers having fun

More fun!

more fun!

Jackie McCarroll & Evelyn White

museum docent Jackie McCarroll and former docent Evelyn White

Chinese Guzgheng Band

Chinese Guzgheng band

Relaxing on the front porch

relaxing on the front porch

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