Current rotating exhibit
A Bird’s-Eye View of Sunnyvale
A new special exhibit at the Heritage Park Museum is showcasing historic aerial photographs of the city. Visitors can follow the evolution of Sunnyvale from an agricultural town dotted with orchards to the modern Heart of Silicon Valley via these bird’s-eye views. From one image to the next, new developments can be seen closing in the space over time, as more and more people flocked to the city to find employment as well as schools for their children. The photographs are labeled with street names, and visitors are invited to find their house, school, place of work, or grandmother’s orchard back in 1940. Magnifying glasses are provided.
This exhibit will be open until May.
Upcoming Teas
The Museum Spring Teas are coming up on the last weekend in April! One of the benefits of membership in the Sunnyvale Historical Society is the opportunity to register early for the teas. Early bird registration this year starts on March 1st, and open registration on March 15th.
We have Spring teas to plan for, and the Tea Team is looking for individuals to help with the organizing and execution of the ever-popular Teas. There are opportunities to take on very simple tasks that will nevertheless be of great help to the effort, as well as positions requiring more time and involvement to make the events a success.
Can you help us with one of the following tasks?
Laundry service: on each day of the Teas, we have a great pile of kitchen towels and napkins that need to be laundered and dried and returned to the museum.
Set-up apprentice: Jannet Botting, who is responsible for the elegant table settings, is looking for someone to “learn the trade” so that she will be able to retire from it. Set-up starts the week before the Teas, with the main effort happening on Thursday and Friday. On the Saturday of each Tea weekend, the tables need to be re-set for Sunday. After the last Tea in April and December, everything has to be taken down and stored.
Kitchen Manager: The Kitchen Manager leads the team of food preparation volunteers in the morning of each Tea, and leads the clean-up effort after the guests have left.
Volunteer Coordinator: This position can be handled mainly from home by email, as it involves finding helpers for all the different areas of the event, from bakers and home cooks to kitchen helpers and servers, as well as set-up and clean-up crews.
Thanks to Dixie Larsen, Alisha Zare, Tiffany Anderson, and the individual coordinators, all of the tasks needed for the Teas have been documented in written and visual form, and the system is still being improved upon. Previous coordinators will be available to walk you through the process.
