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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

The current year, 2020, is the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment which granted voting rights to women throughout the United States.  To highlight that achievement, the 2020 SHS Newsletters will include articles about women who “made history” in Sunnyvale. Springfield, Illinois claims Abraham ... Read More about “Aunt Ida” – First City of Sunnyvale Employee

Just because we cannot currently welcome visitors to the museum doesn’t mean the wheels stop turning in the meantime! Laura Babcock, Museum Director; Janice Havey, Collections; and Dixie Larsen, Board President, regularly show up to do a general check-up on the building (are there any critters ... Read More about We’re prepared!