Save the Date for the next Speaker Night!
The Sunnyvale Historical Society will hostKen Yeager, noted educator, politician, LBGTQ+ advocate and Executive Director of the BAYMEC Community Foundation will review his latest book, “Run!: My Story of LGBTQ+ Political Power, Equality, and Acceptance in Silicon Valley.”
Run! tells the story of how LGBTQ+ people in San Jose/Silicon Valley progressed from being political outcasts to becoming a force that gained political power, equality, and acceptance.
Having lived and breathed queer activism for almost 40 years, Ken is uniquely positioned to tell the story of how this happened. The strategies he used and the lessons he learned will serve as a guide for activists organizing to counter the current uptick of anti-gay and anti-trans hostilities in their communities.
Run! also serves as a primer for LGBTQ+ people thinking of running for office. As the first openly gay elected official in Santa Clara County who served 26 years in public office, he details his numerous campaigns and provides a checklist for how to achieve electoral victory.
Winning by itself isn’t enough. It’s what you do while in office that matters. Known as one of the most effective local elected officials, Ken crafted landmark legislation to improve the quality of life of LGBTQ+ people and all residents of Santa Clara Valley.
Winter Teas
December 7/8 and 14/15, 2 pm.
Members-only registration starts October 1, for general public October 15.
Vintage and Yard Sale Donations Welcome
As of June 1, we are accepting donations for this year’s vintage and yard sale which will take place Saturday, October 5. Items we are looking for:
Household goods, toys, games, vintage items, decorative/seasonal, CA history, linens, vintage tools.
We cannot accept:
Books, clothes, furniture, electronics.
New Exhibit Case with Toy Collection
In the upstairs hallway, right in front of the Hendy timeline, visitors will spot a new exhibit: a glass case displaying vintage toys from the 1940s and 50s, mainly tin-type, including vehicles made of tin, a doll, a clock, pick-up sticks, stacking rings, and more! The glass case is a donation from Sunnyvale resident Barry Vickrey whose ancestors used it in their store.
Accompanying the Holiday exhibit, this case will feature vintage Lego models from the Bay Area Lego Users Group from early October through the Holidays.
New Kitchen Item: Dough Box
Visitors will find a new item in the kitchen display at the museum: a "dough box" from the early 1800s. These were used in big households to prepare the dough for bread and other baked goods. All the ingredients were mixed and kneaded in the trough, then the lid was shut for the dough to proof. Once the dough had risen, the baker could form loaves and transfer them to the oven to bake.
We are grateful for the donation of this tool from Mary Chapman, a Sunnyvale resident whose family had kept it for several generations.
