Our generous sponsors:
- Assembly member Patrick Ahrens, California State Assembly, District 26
- City of Sunnyvale, Community Grant Program
- Supervisor Otto Lee, District 3 – Santa Clara County
Business and community partners:
- Bay Print Solutions
- Boy Scout Troop 466
- Country Gourmet
- Lowe’s
- Starbucks (Cherry Orchard)
- Trader Joe’s
Booth Presenters:
- Bay Area Garden Railway Society
- California Bound
- California Pioneer Heritage Foundation – Calligraphy
- Frank X. Mullen “Old” Greenwood
- Gary Price – Letterpress Printing
- Golden State Toy Train Operators
- History Expeditions
- Oregon-California Trail Association
- Portraits of the Past – History San José
- South Bay Historical Railroad Society
- Waldorf School of the Peninsula – Los Altos/Mt. View – Fun with Wool!
Entertainment:
- Celtic Harmony Band
- Frank X. Mullen as “Old” Greenwood
- Portraits of the Past
- Two Birds
- Lorraine and Scott Hepworth from California Living History as Mary and Martin Murphy
Strolling Fiddler:
- Heather Dunphy-Nielsen
Support Crew:
- Jim Reynolds (equipment and Emcee)
- Justin Wang (Emcee)
- Robert Keahey (Emcee)
Story Time in the museum:
- Caroline Garbarino and Heather Dunphy-Nielsen
Event Team:
Kim Thurgate (Event Manager); Robert Keahey (S-T-M Party Historian); Rhea Chandy, Katharina Woodman, Parisa Nejad, Kim Thurgate, Florence Bass, Kathleen Thurgate (Graphics, Signage and Editing Team); Katharina Woodman, Parisa Nejad, our canvassing team (publicity and advertising); Natasha Sekhon, Shaital Desai, Tanya Khachiyan (175 years of California statehood); Alan Tai, Danna Kholaif (Murphys’ Roots & Rails); Florence Bass, Gail Ritucci, Kim Thurgate, Alice Dirdo, Parisa Nejad, Aishwerya Raghav, Paula Williams, Ayushi Parekh, Louise Accola, Jane Sun (Craft Team); Caroline Garbarino (Painting for Historical Expedition Booth); Tim Thurgate & Kelly McInerney (Gold Panning set-up); Paul Hammer (Sand Transporter); Spencer Studley & Linda Wieder (Event Day Assistants).
Thank you Boy Scout Troop 466 for your continuous service to our museum.We want to add an additional appreciation to the Waldorf High School for their last minute response to our call for parking assistance and more students to fill final job openings.
To ALL of the amazing volunteers who came together to help staff this event. We truly could not have done this event without you.
