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Our Vintage Yard Sale is happening this coming Saturday June 26th. It will be held at the museum, taking advantage of the city park that is our front lawn. 570 E Remington Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94087 The Yard Sale will feature both vintage and regular yard sale items. The vintage section will ... Read More about 2021 Vintage Yard Sale

Since the first house in Sunnyvale, the Murphy’s Bay View home of 1850, was demolished in 1961, another wooden frame structure became the oldest house in the city: the Wright House. The exact date it was built is unknown, but 1862 seems to be the year on which most sources agree. Michael S. Malone, ... Read More about The Oldest House in Sunnyvale

The mural room in the museum has been enriched by a new display! Right next to the case with the Ohlone artifacts, you will find an exhibit with information about shell mounds in the Bay Area, created by Alex Sanchez.  His long-standing interest in Native American culture in this area led Alex to ... Read More about A New Exhibit: Shell Mounds in Sunnyvale

As a child in a small town near Beirut, Lebanon, Rose Zamar was growing a selection of vegetables in her garden plot: the ten-year-old tended corn, peas, cucumbers, squash, tomatoes, beans, onions, and grapes, which she sold to the villagers by the side of the road. – It is not surprising, then, ... Read More about Determined, Hard-Working, and Enterprising: Rose Zamar Olson

There are all kinds of the unique items being sold at the Museum Store this holiday season. Here are just some of the interesting finds: Dolls The dolls were made by Gloria Montes, and each is priced at $20 Glass and porcelain nativity sets Below is an example of beautiful ... Read More about Interesting finds at the Museum Store