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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

After the Annual Membership Meeting on June 2, the audience enjoyed a classic slide show with Steve Staiger's 80-slide carousel full of images from old Palo Alto. Steve told stories from the early days of the town, including the founding of  Stanford University. Watch it here: ... Read More about The Steve Staiger presentation is now available on our YouTube channel

A full house for Karen Hansen's presentation Working Class Kids and Visionary Educators in a Multiracial School on November 18, 2024! Brandeis professor and author Karen Hansen, PhD and her classmate from Sunnyvale High School, NBC Bay Area News reporter Robert Handa filled the room with a rapt ... Read More about November 18 Speaker Night: Karen Hansen and Robert Handa in Conversation about Sunnyvale’s Second High School