Dear Friends,

First, I want to thank our Manny's Cellar event sponsors for an extremely fun and successful evening enjoyed by more than 140 guests. Everyone agreed this will be an annual tradition! If you missed

(L) front of the t-shirt. (R) back of the t-shirt.

the event, but still want to remember Manny's, or are looking for a uniquely San Jose gift, you can purchase a Manny's Cellar T-shirt from O'Brien's Ice Cream Parlor in History Park. The event and t-shirt sales help support our educational programs. 

Find yourself in Timbuktu and missing History Park?  No worries, now with our Google Cultural Institute partnership you can visit History Park from anywhere in the world! We keep researching new ways to make local history accessible to the broadest possible audience. This is an ongoing project to which we will continue to add information and images. 

Please take a look now, and periodically check in on our progress by going on a virtual tour of History Park. Then check out our event listings below and come visit us in person.  I hope to see you soon!
 

Many thanks,

Alida J. Bray

President & CEO

Recent Donations

Before there was Skype, email, or even cassette tapes, there was the "Letter

on a Record." During World War II, military personnel could enter a booth at USO clubs, operated by the National Catholic Community Service, and make an audio recording. The result was a two-sided, wax-coated cardboard disk, 6-1/2 inches in diameter and playable on a turntable at 78 r.p.m. that could be mailed to friends or loved ones back home.

Stevens Ranch Fruit Barn Restoration

Thanks to a generous grant of $109,000 from the Historical Heritage Commission of Santa Clara County, and in-kind support from our friends at MBA Architects, restoration and upgrades to the Barn have been completed by Garden City Construction.