Californian Magazine

Front color cover: A field of California Poppies, Eschscholzia californica. The official state flower of California since 1903.

Inside front color cover: A Taste of History 2019

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: Marking a Major Anniversary by Tom Izu

History as Community Education - The California History Center at De Anza College by Charles Wollenberg

The California History Center - Our Story by Russ Nicholas

At the Center

Fairgrounds Heritage Foundation 75th Anniversary Heritage Exhibit

Transitions

Back color cover: Class: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Social Justice Movements of the Bay Area" DeAnza History course by Crystal Hupp

Coming Soon

Front & back color covers: On the road from Merced Falls to Hornitos, March 1, 2019. photo by Peter Karzmark

Inside front color cover: Odd Fellows building in Snelling, California, March 1, 2019. photo by Peter Karzmark.

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: The Fantasy History Game We Do Not Need to Play by Tom Izu

Audrey Edna Butcher Civil Liberties Initiative

Day of Remembrance Radio Show and Community Art Project

Charles Fuller's scrapbook journey to Yosemite Part 2 - Homeward Bound

At the Center

Spring Exhibit: The Story of Mattie the Tortoise: A True Tale for Children of All Ages

De Anza College Academy Summer Program

Banned Fashion exhibit

Membership

Inside back color cover: Spring Class: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"The Silicon Valley Entertainment Industry" DeAnza History course by Crystal Hupp

Coming Soon

Front color cover: Remnants of Eagle-Shawmut mine at Lake Don Pedro in Tuolumne County, November 2015. photo by Peter Karzmark.

Inside front color cover: Day of Remembrance event, February 19, 2019

Calendar & contents

Audrey Edna Butcher Civil Liberties Initiative

2018 De Anza College Academy: Summer Youth Enrichment Program

Charles Fuller's scrapbook journey to Yosemite Part 1

At the Center

Welcome Blaine Agustin as the CHC's newest staff assistant

In Memorian: Cozetta Gray Guinn

A Taste of History & Volunteers

Inside back color cover: Winter Class: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Our Dreaded Enemy: The Flu" DeAnza History course by Nannette Regua

Back color cover: Original page from Charles R. Fuller’s journal of his trip.

Coming Soon

Front, inside front, & back color covers: Various Butsudans or traditional Japanese Buddhist shrines from exhibit. photos by Judy Dang

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: Using local history as a perspective on civil liberties by Tom Izu

Audrey Edna Butcher Civil Liberties Initiative

Francisco Balderrama presents "I Never Saw My Father Again"

Oral History: Charlene Eigen-Vasquez, Council Woman, Confederation of Ohlone People Part 2

Oral History: Otay Kairi by Jiro Saito

At the Center

Azha Simmons’s exhibition "Power and Protest"

CHC Faculty Speaker Series

Membership

Inside back color cover: Fall Class: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"The Intricacies of Urban Planning: Significant Landmarks of Downtown San José" DeAnza History course by Crystal Hupp

Coming Soon

Front color cover: Charlene Eigen-Vasquez by Ruth Morgan

Inside front color cover: "Spirits Rising" 2007. Quilt and photo by Charlene Eigen-Vasquez.

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: The ideal pairing - local history and civil liberties - with hints of cherry and manzanita by Tom Izu

Audrey Edna Butcher Civil Liberties Initiative

Day of Remembrance

Oral History: Charlene Eigen-Vasquez, Council Woman, Confederation of Ohlone People Part 1

At the Center

New Faces at the CHC

In Memoriam: Trudy Frank

Membership

Inside back color cover: Spring Class: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Housing Issues and Crises in the Bay Area" DeAnza History course by Nannette Regua

Back color cover: "Ohlone Spirit Dancers in the Forest" 2004. Quilt and photo by Charlene Eigen-Vasquez.

Coming Soon

Front color cover: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth District. photo by John Ravella

Inside front color cover: "Ohlone Elders & Youth Speak" exhibit

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: When history is no longer something that happens to other people by Tom Izu

Membership

Audrey Edna Butcher Civil Liberties Initiative

California Assembly approves $3 million in grants to further education about the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans

The Hindoo-German Conspiracy, Part 2: In the United States District Court by Suruchi Mohan

Aspirations in the Time of World War I by Suruchi Mohan

At the Center

A Taste of History

“The Blessing Bench of Willys and Betty Peck” in Saratoga, by sculptor Jerry Smith

Volunteer greeters at the "Ohlone Elders & Youth Speak" exhibit

Inside back color cover: Winter Class: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"The Ballad of Dolores Huerta: A Civil Rights Icon" DeAnza History course by Nannette Regua

Back color cover: San Francisco federal courtroom where the Hindu-German conspiracy trial and shooting took place, photo by Bruce Factor.

Coming Soon

Front & back color covers: Peninsular Railway artifacts at the Western Railway Museum, Rio Vista Junction

Inside front color cover: Taste of History 2017

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: Unraveling history by Tom Izu

Audrey Edna Butcher Civil Liberties Initiative

CHC collaborates on grant with Japanese American Museum of San José

New Civil Liberties Scholarship for De Anza Students

Mystery of the "Golden Spur" by Anwar Ali-Ahmad

The Hindoo-German Conspiracy, Part 1: Aspiration versus Hegemony by Suruchi Mohan

The Bomb Plot Trial

Membership

At the Center

Inside back color cover: Spring Class: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Mendez versus Westminster School District" DeAnza History course by Nannette Regua

Coming Soon

Front color cover: Opuntia or prickly pear cactus

Inside front color cover: 75th Anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 interning Japanese-Americans during WWII

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: The only thing certain is change by Tom Izu

Audrey Edna Butcher Civil Liberties Initiative

Internment of Japanese Americans not a precedent by The Manzanar Committee

The Lost Mexicans of Bastanchury Ranch by Gustavo Arellano

The Emergence of Unconstitutional Deportation and Repatriation of Mexicans and Mexican Americans as a Public Issue by Francisco E. Balderrama

At the Center

Silicon Valley archives crawl

A Taste of History

Lawrence Coates presents his latest book "The Goodbye House"

A Woman's Fight: Women's International League for Peace and Freedom exhibit

Inside back color cover: A Woman's Fight: Women's International League for Peace and Freedom exhibit

Back color cover: Winter Class: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"San José’s Japantown"DeAnza History course by Crystal Hupp

Coming Soon

Front color cover: “Ng Shing Gung” (Temple of Five Gods) replica, History San José. Photo by Anita Wong Kwock, August 2016.

Inside front color cover: Caught Celebrating…through the photographer’s lens. Los Gatos/Saratoga Camera Club exhibit

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: Eyeing the edges of history by Tom Izu

Audrey Edna Butcher Civil Liberties Initiative

The role of protest in our country's development

John Heinlen's Legacy: Chinatown & Japantown, San José by Connie Young Yu

A Taste of History 2016

Surviving to Greatness by Suruchi Mohan

At the Center

Staff member attends Western Archives Institute

Membership

Inside back color cover: Ng Shing Gung, Temple of Five Gods altar photos by John Yu

Back color cover: Fall Classes: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Civil Rights Movement: Grassroots Activism in the Bay Area" DeAnza History course by Nannette Regua

"Redeveloping Downtown San José" DeAnza History course by Crystal Hupp

"Arts and Entertainment of Silicon Valley" DeAnza History course by Crystal Hupp

Coming Soon

Front color cover: Smith Creek above La Rinconada Park, Los Gatos

Inside front color cover: Orchards in bloom, Central Valley on the way to Yosemite. February 2016. Photo by Kerry Smith.

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: Our history is in the details by Tom Izu

Audrey Edna Butcher Civil Liberties Initiative

Recapping winter quarter events

Reflection on water & the Valley's bounty by Lauren Smith Keenan

At the Center

War Comes Home exhibit

Membership

Inside back color cover: In Memoriam: Chatham Forbes, Sr.

Back color cover: Spring Classes: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Billy Ralston: The Man Who Built San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Nannette Regua

"The Prideful City: San Francisco’s Three World’s Fairs" DeAnza History course by Nannette Regua

Coming Soon

Front color cover: Sacred Heart Parish vineyard, Saratoga, nurtured by the Men’s Club, early February, 2016.

Inside front color cover: Burrell School Winery grapes in Los Gatos, August 2007. Photo by Vicki and Chuck Rogers courtesy of Flickr.com Creative Commons

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: All the history that fits by Tom Izu

Women Writing History Talk by Mary Jo Ignoffo, historian and author

Audrey Edna Butcher Civil Liberties Initiative

The irony of passing Proposition 187 by Angelica Aldana

Enduring wineries by Suruchi Mohan

Oil! A social history of Southern California by John Ahouse and Lauren Coodley

At the Center

Los Gatos Ballet Nutcracker reception

Membership

Scenes from Taste of History and the Euphrat Museum exhibit"Endangered", October 24, 2015

Back color cover: Winter Classes: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Living Legends: Restored Palaces of the Silver Screen" DeAnza History course by Nannette Regua

"History of the Stanford Area Communities" DeAnza History course by Crystal Hupp

Coming Soon

Front color cover: Cover of sheet music for songs from The Bird of Paradise, John Franklin Music Company, 1915. Artwork by Gene Buck.

Inside front color cover: A Taste of History 2015

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: The fulcrum of history by Tom Izu

Audrey Edna Butcher Civil Liberties Education Initiative

like the air - first student intern

The Bird of Paradise: an excerpt from Charles Garrett's "Sounds of Paradise," Chapter 5

Filipino Labor Leader Itliong: Rooted in Struggle by Noemi Teppang

At the Center

Fall Exhibit: #TUTU – a man at prayer, a man at work, a man at rest by Sumaya Hisham

Film Screening of "Wampler's Ascent" with appearance by Stephen Wampler

Photo essay: The last of the 100+ year-old oaks in the Sunken Garden is gone.

Membership

Inside back color cover: Fall Classes: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"John Steinbeck’s California: His Role and Influence" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"New Almaden Quicksilver Mine 19th and 20th Centuries" DeAnza History course by Mary Jo Ignoffo

"Creating and Fostering Inclusivity in California" DeAnza History course by Crystal Hupp

"Water: California’s New Gold" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Back color cover: Poster for production of The Bird of Paradise at the Belasco Theatre, Los Angeles, in the time period 1936-1941 by the Federal Theatre Project, Work Projects Administration

Coming Soon

Front color cover: Stevens Creek, January 7, 2011. Photo by Randall Harrison.

Inside front color cover: Water Ways: A Lens on Culture and Nature from River to Bay to Ocean by the Los Gatos-Saratoga Camera Club

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: Home Waters by Tom Izu

Audrey Edna Butcher Civil Liberties Education Initiative

Remembering Civil Liberties: an Interactive Public Art Fence

Values in the Landscape: Suburban Creeks of the Northwestern Santa Clara Valley by Buck Melton

"One Raindrop in Adobe Creek" poem by Josephine W. Duveneck

At the Center

Photographs from Events and Exhibits at the CHC

Inside back color cover: Spring classes : California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Rolling Thunder: Railroads Into California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Arc of the Meteor: Jack London in California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Inside back color cover: Membership

Back color cover: Stevens Creek, January 7, 2011. Photo by Randall Harrison.

Coming Soon

Front color cover: Aerial photograph of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition

Inside front color cover: Day of Remembrance: Executive Order 9066

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: Looking backward while moving forward by Tom Izu

The 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition by Doris O. Vidakovits

San Francisco's Chinatown and the Exposition

Additional Thoughts from the Editor on the Exposition

At the Center

Moments from the "Taste of History" 2014

Membership

Inside back color cover: Water Ways: A Lens on Culture and Nature from River to Bay to Ocean by the Los Gatos-Saratoga Camera Club

Back color cover: Winter classes: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Point Lobos to Silverado: The Stevensons in California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Architects of the Arts and Entertainment Industries in Silicon Valley" DeAnza History course by Crystal Hupp

"Bay Area Earthquakes: Destruction and Renewal" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Coming Soon

Front color cover: Protect the Child, painting by Ruth Tunstall Grant, circa 2004.

Inside front color cover: Wherever There's a Fight - A History of Civil Liberties in California exhibit

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: Exploring local history through the right for civil liberties by Tom Izu

Roots & Offshoots. The Blossoming of Silicon Valley's Art Community by Jan Rindfleisch

"I Am the Rice Beans Kid" poem by Juan Felipe Herrera, California Poet Laureate

At the Center

Spring quarter brought friends, old and new, to the Center

In Memoriam: Margaret Wozniak

Membership

A Taste of History 2014

Back color cover: Fall classes: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"San José’s Political Clout: A Historical Survey" DeAnza History course by Mary Jo Ignoffo

"Intricacies of Urban Planning: Culturally Significant Landmarks of Downtown San José" DeAnza History course by Crystal Hupp

"Agricultural Eden: Evolution of the West Valley" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Coming Soon

Front color cover:

Inside front color cover: Wherever There's a Fight - A History of Civil Liberties in California exhibit

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: Memorial gift extends a lifeline to the Center by Tom Izu

For the United States and Ukraine: Ukrainian community in the San Francisco Bay Area by Nadezhda Banchik

Captive Nations

California and Californians through Ukrainian eyes

At the Center

All Roads Lead to Jackson: Serbian history and contributions late 1850s–2000s

Taste of History III—and a celebration of Cupertino’s mayors 1955–2013

Day of Remembrance events

In Memoriam: Nancy Bratman

In Memoriam: Roy Roberts

Membership

CHC welcomes new student employee: Azha Simmons

Back color cover: Spring classes: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Fortress to Park: The Presidio and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"The Politics of Trade Unionism in California" DeAnza History course by Crystal Hupp

"Saving San Francisco Bay" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Coming Soon

Front color cover: Ernestina Garcia, president of La Confederación de la Raza Unida of Santa Clara County addressing a rally in San José against Safeway grocery stores. César Chávez is in the front left corner. Photo courtesy of Doreen Garcia Nevel.

Inside front color cover: Lens on Silicon Valley photo exhibit by the Los Gatos-Saratoga Camera Club

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: Two tools with the same goal: preservation by Tom Izu

Women in the Chicano Movement: Grassroots Activism in San José by Nannette Regua

Digging History by Taye Marshall

At the Center

'Lens' Opening Draws a Crowd

Honoring a beloved Faculty Member: Thelma Epstein

In Memoriam: James Feng

In Memoriam: Audrey Butcher

In Memoriam: Dr. Robert Smithwickr

In Memoriam: Willys Peck

In Memoriam: Huell Howser

On the Way ... "Digging to Common Ground," a book in progress

Membership

Back color cover: Spring classes: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Point Lobos to Silverado: The Stevensons in California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Four in a Landscape: Great Leadership in Sonoma" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Coming Soon

Front color cover: Amador high school art student mural

Inside front color cover: The Art of Protest: 1960s–1970s poster exhibit

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: History is dead, long live history! by Tom Izu

Lens on Silicon Valley photo exhibit by the Los Gatos-Saratoga Camera Club

Serbian Jackson: Amador County from Gold Rush days to modern times by Milina Jovanović

Oral History: Christina Stojanovich

Oral History: Sylvia Krzich

Oral History: Mike Backovich, Sr.

At the Center

A "Taste of History" gets a glimpse of the future

Meet Jennifer Henderson

Membership

Upcoming Exhibits

Back color cover: Winter classes: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"A Brief History of Silicon Valley" DeAnza History course by Mary Jo Ignoffo

"Living Legends: Restored Palaces of the Silver Screen" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"John Steinbeck’s California: His Role and Influence" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Coming Soon

Front color cover: A vineyard in Northern California

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: Insights into historic preservation by Tom Izu

CHC classes 1974-2012: Survivors or lost in transit? by Mary Jo Ignoffo

The Garden of the World by Lawrence Coates

At the Center

CHC board gains three members

‘Californians Keeping Culturally Connected’…the catalog!

In Memoriam: Thelma Epstein

‘Speed City’ and the De Anza connection by Ulysses Pichon

‘A Taste of History’ fundraiser a great success!

Membership

Back color cover: Spring classes: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"History of the Napa-Sonoma Wine Communities" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"1968: Turmoil and a Turning Point" DeAnza History course by Mary Jo Ignoffo

"San Francisco: American Beginnings, 1846-1856" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Local History through Oral History" DeAnza History course by Anne Hickling

Coming Soon

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Front cover: Photograph of Dr. Isaac Adams, circa 1895 from the Stanislaus Region History and Culture Image Collection.

Director's Report: Tripping over History by Tom Izu

Education: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Transforming Monterey: The Railroad and the Monterey Peninsula" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Seven Flags Over California: Rivals for the Golden State" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"San Jose 1890 -1935" DeAnza History course by Mary Jo Ignoffo

Calendar

The Historic Corridor’s Progress by Ron Bottini

From Urmi to Turlock: Assyrian Settlement in Turlock: 1911-1920 by Dr. Arianne Ishaya

Foundation Notes

Special Spring Saturday hours for “Detained at Liberty’s Door” exhibit

Silicon Valley Documentation Project

Membership

East Cottage Replica Nearing Completion

Back cover: “Detained at Liberty’s Door,” a traveling exhibit about Angel Island

Back cover: Board & Staff

Coming Soon

Front cover: “The detained,” Mrs. Lee Yoke Suey, named Wong Shee in her immigration documents, was author Connie Young Yu’s grandmother. Official identification photograph, 1913.

Director's Report: Things Fall Down by Tom Izu

Education: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"The Donner Party: An Exploration Of Myths And Realities" DeAnza History course by Mary Jo Ignoffo

"People of the Mountain: Communities of the Santa Cruz Mountains" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Bay Area Earthquakes: Destruction and Renewal" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Local History Through Oral History" DeAnza History course by Anne Hickling

"Cesar Chavez and La Causa" DeAnza History course by Rashi Jackman

"Angel Island: Historical Perspectives on an Immigration Processing Station" DeAnza History course by Mary Jo Ignoffo

"Felling The Redwoods: Mill Towns of the Bay Region" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Steinbeck Country: Salinas and Monterey in The Early Twentieth Century" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Detained at Liberty’s Door: Exhibiting a Legacy by Connie Young Yu

Saratoga was a good place to be poor by Willys Peck

Foundation Notes

In Memoriam — Betty Hirsch

In Memoriam — Nettye Goddard

East Cottage collapses during restoration

In Memoriam — Pat Loomis

Willys Peck awarded title of Trustee Emeritus

New Children’s Teaching Garden Project Takes Root in Saratoga

Membership

Calendar

Book signing & talk: "Captive of the Labyrinth: Sarah L. Winchester, Heiress to the Rifle Fortune" by Mary Jo Ignoffo

Back cover: “Detained at Liberty’s Door,” a traveling exhibit about Angel Island

Back cover: Board & Staff

Coming Soon

Front cover: Winchester House

Director's Report: Rebirth of the Cottage and Community History for All – except RODENTS! by Tom Izu

Calendar

Education: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Sunnyvale's History" DeAnza History course by Mary Jo Ignoffo

"Grand Hotels of San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Saving Marin: Preservation & Politics" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"The Arts in the Bay Area" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Empire & Evangelism: The Story of the California Missions" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Sarah Winchester's California Dream by Mary Jo Ignoffo

The Impact of "Film" at the California History Center: Historical Time Traveling by Carol Cini

Foundation Notes

CHCF Scholarship Winners

Membership

Back cover: Roots & Wings: Saratoga Community Garden 1972-1987 exhibit

Back cover: Board & Staff

Coming Soon

Front cover:

Director's Report: A Civics Lesson from One Generation to Another by Tom Izu

Calendar

CHC to Co-sponsor California Studies Association Conference “Debugging the Silicon Dream: Real Life in the Virtual World”

Education: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Big Basin's Advocates" DeAnza History course by Mary Jo Ignoffo

"Yosemite: Crown Jewel of the Environmental Movement" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Eccentrics, Heroes and Cutthroats of Old Berkeley" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Bay Area Public Gardens" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Ships & Sea Traders in California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Mitsuru Koshiyama: The Story of a Heart Mountain Draft Resister

Foundation Notes

Membership

New Garden Exhibit Open for Viewing

Roots & Wings exhibit preview

Back cover: “Debugging the Silicon Dream: Real Life in the Virtual World”

Back cover: Board & Staff

Coming Soon

Front cover: The marsh landscape in front of the wastewater plant

Director's Report: Historical Imagination: Fact or Fiction, Truth or Consequences? by Tom Izu

CHCF Loses Two Key Supporters: Marion Grimm & Jean Miller

Education: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Timothy Pflueger, Art Deco Genius" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Point Lobos to Silverado: The Stevensons in California, 1879 - 1880" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Sarah Winchester: Mysterious or Misunderstood ?" DeAnza History course by Mary Jo Ignoffo

"Sea Otters and Russians in Hispanic California, 1812–1841" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Bay Area Mansions" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

The History of the San José/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant: The Early Years – 1880s to 1950s By Amy Fonseca and Paul Prange

Spring Saratoga Community Garden Exhibit

Foundation Notes

Membership

Cottage Update

California Studies Association’s 2009 Conference to be held at De Anza College

Oral History Handbook for Classroom and Community Service Projects Completed

New Recording Equipment Purchased for the Center

New Scholarship in Memory of Marion Grimm offered to De Anza students

Calendar

Back cover: Board & Staff

Coming Soon

Front cover: Jema’wehelu’tiwiji.— Burney Falls, California. 1937. photo from the Eastman’s Originals Collection. Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.

Director's Report: Local Landscapes by Tom Izu

Calendar

CHC and De Anza History Department awarded funds for Oral History Program

Education: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Bay Area Public Gardens" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Pioneer Airports of the Bay Area" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"History of the Golden Gate" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Historic California Lighthouses" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

My Existence by Darryl Babe Wilson

The Memorable Al Young, California’s Poet Laureate by Cozetta Guinn

About California’s Poet Laureate Position

Oral History Tips

Foundation Notes

Membership

New Board Member for CHCF: Vicki Atherton

After Long Wait, Cottage Rehabilitation on the Way! by Tom Izu

Reception for Al Young California’s Poet Laureate

Reception for Francisco Jimenez Award Winning Author

Back cover: Board & Staff

Coming Soon

Front cover: Cottage 2,” one of the original Mission Revival style buildings on the De Anza College campus designed by Willis Polk before demolition and removal in August 2006.

Director's Report: Making Things Relevant by Tom Izu

Calendar

Education

"Carmel to Big Sur: Wilderness Preserved" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"The Fruit of the Vice" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"It Happened in San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Santa Cruz to Watsonville: Mountain to Shoreline" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Burden & Bonus: A Case Study of Historic Preservation and Demolition at De Anza College by Mary Jo Ignoffo

Foundation Notes

Work on campus “Historic Corridor” to begin this year

Cupertino Historical Society and Museum meets CHCF

Membership

CHCF Directors’ scholarship winner: Maia Sciupac

Contact info for Nettye Goddard’s Cultural Center and Garden

Two new board members for CHCF: Jean Miller & Bayinaah Jones

CHC to work with De Anza History Department on oral history

Back cover: Burden & Bonus Historic Preservation and Demolition at De Anza College exhibit

Back cover: Board & Staff

Coming Soon

Front cover: Painting by Helen Tanner Brodt, 1838–1908 titled “Mount Shasta Viewed Through Trees,” courtesy of Bancroft Library

Director's Report: Landscapes, Knowledge, Dreams, and Local History? by Tom Izu

Calendar

Membership

Education: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Ballad of Dolores Huerta" DeAnza History course by Nannette Regua

"Preservation of the Marin County Communities" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"The San Mateo Coast" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Gold Rush Towns of the Central Mother Lode" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Water and the California Dream" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

Legends, Landscapes and Wisdom: An Interview with author Darryl Babe Wilson by Nancy Olsen and Tom Izu

Nettye Goddard's 50 Years of Civic Engagement by Cozetta Guinn

Foundation Notes

Dr. Walter G. Warren II, 1926 – 2006

Back cover: Upcoming Exhibits at the California History Center

Yaaba Soore: The Path of the Ancestors

Where Do You Find Wisdom? Landscapes, Knowledge, and Northern Native Californians

Back cover: Board & Staff

Coming Soon

Front cover: Santa Clara Hotel, Santa Clara, California after the earthquake, April 1906. Courtesy Stocklmeir Library and Archives.

Director's Report: Finding “Awe” in the Collision of Natural and Social History by Tom Izu

Calendar

Center Publishes Second Edition of Water in the Santa Clara Valley

Education: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"The San Francisco Bay" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Haunted Houses and Wandering Spirits" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Waggon Wheels West: Land Travel to Gold Rush California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Sailing the Sea Lanes to California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Heritage

Demolition of West Cottage Approved – But Commitment Made to Save the East Cottage

East Cottage Gets New Roof

Earthquake Horror! Ruins and Havoc in Coast Cities

Foundation Notes

Needed Paint and Repair Completed for “le Petit Trianon”

Author of 1906: A Novel, James Dalessandro, to speak

CHC Holds Annual Day of Remembrance

Latino and Asian Pacific American Heritage Months at CHC

Memberships

Back cover: CHC Opens 1906 Earthquake Exhibit

Back cover: Board & Staff

Coming Soon

Front cover: Aerial view of the Bay Area Research and Extension Center (BAREC)

Director's Report: The Future of Local Heritage Organizations by Tom Izu

Calendar

An Open Letter to the Members of the CHCF

Education: State & Regional History

"Concord Celebrates 100 Years" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"The North Coast: Making a Living in Paradise" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"The Murals of San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"People of the Mountain: Communities of Santa Cruz" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Spanish Colonization and Indigenous Responses: The Role of Power, Restitution and Race in Alta California" DeAnza History course by Carlos Mujal

Feature: Uncovered Roots—Common Ground By Sharon McCray

Foundation Notes

Civic Engagement Task Force Established for College

Needed Repairs for Trianon, Balustrade

CHCF Directors’ Scholarship Awarded to Chau Nguyen

Another Gift From Leonard Estate

Staffer Kathleen Russ Resigns

Memberships & Gifts

Back cover: Five Fall Classes Explore California’s Fiber

Back cover: Board & Staff

Coming Soon

Front cover: Ann Marie Sayers

Director's Report: Elementary History by Tom Izu

Calendar

March in National Women's Month

Education: State & Regional History

"The Days of the Dons: California Under Spain & Mexico" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Berkeley: The Town and Gown of It" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Bay Area Filmmakers: East Bay" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Yosemite: Crown Jewel of the Wilderness Movement" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

The Story of Indian Canyon by Anne Marie Sayers

Foundation Notes

De Anza College Honors Bob and Marion Grimm

Annual Fundraiser Planned for June 12

Center to Celebrate Women's History Month

Center Loses Good Friend - Kay Peterson

New President for De Anza College: Brian Murphy

Center Director Receives 2005 President's Award

Memberships

Back cover: Mark Your Calendar

Back cover: Board & Staff

Coming Soon

Front cover: Swimmers at a Baptist retreat near Santa Cruz

Director's Report: Symbols of Commitment by Tom Izu

Calendar

New History Web Site: www.SiliconValleyHistory.org

Education: State & Regional History

"Northern California Jewish Heritage" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Yosemite: Crown Jewel of the Wilderness Movement" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"The Master of Montalvo: James Duval Phelan and the Politics of Reform" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Milpitas Celebrates 50 Years of Little Cornfields" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

Feature: A Scrapbook Journey to Baptist Summer Retreat Near Santa Cruz

Inside Twin Lakes Park by E. S. Harrison

“A Grandeur and Sublimity to Awe the Senses” by Rolin Watkins

Foundation Notes

Warm Reception for ‘Second Fiddle’ Exhibit

CHC Directors Scholarship Awarded to Poli Sci Major: Kristin Traylor

‘Valley’ Documentary Nominated for Emmy

CHC Members, Friends Gather for Wine/Cheese Event

Portraying Latinos Across the Curriculum

Fall Exhibit to Feature U.S. Presidents

How Textbooks Portray Vietnamese Americans

Labor Historian Discusses Women and Silicon Valley

Memberships

Back cover: A Night of Magic: An Evening in Old California

Back cover: Board & Staff

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Front cover: Elsie Mead and a Bristlecone pine tree in the White Mountains east of Bishop, California

Director's Report: The Importance of Local History by Tom Izu

Calendar

A New CHC Exhibit for Women's History Month

Education: State & Regional History

"Marin: A State of Mind" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"East Bay Regional Park District: A Shared Vision" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"The United States and the Conquest of California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Splendid Isolation: History and Preservation of Big Sur" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Feature: Three Generations of Women View the California Landscape Through Photography and Art by Kathleen Russ

Foundation Notes

Two February Events Looked at Important Issues: 'Day of Remembrance' & Black History Month

New Support Staff Member Joins CHC: Kathleen Russ

CHCF Welcomes New Board Member: Carlos Mujal

Board Gives Support To Videotape Project

Class Studies Abolitionist Women

New Membership System to Begin

CHC Receives Another Leonard Estate Gift

'Night of Magic' To Benefit Center

Spring Membership Event Planned

Holiday Open House

Memberships

Back cover: Exhibit: Second Fiddle Women's Clubs Orchestrate New Roles 1900-1920

Back cover: Board & Staff

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Front cover: A page from the scrapbook compiled by Charles Fuller of Sunnyvale shows photographs taken by Fuller from the top of Mount Tamalpais in 1912.Photo by Cliff Thomas

Director's Report: Ruderal Humility by Tom Izu

Calendar

Move Begins to Restore De Anza's "Historic District"

Education: State & Regional History

"Historic Sites of California's Wine & Cheese Industries" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Footsteps in the Fog: Bay Area Filmmakers" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Homicide in Modern California" DeAnza History course by Alex Gerould

"Gold and Silver: History of the Comstock Bonanza" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Uncommon Zeal: Junipero Serra and the California Missions" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Abolitionist Women in the Santa Clara Valley" DeAnza History course by Jean Libby

"Introduction to California Studies: California Dreams & Realities" DeAnza History course by Carol Cini

Feature: Scrapbook Documents Journey to Yosemite

Foundation Notes

A Busy Spring of Lectures and Receptions

CHCF Directors Name Scholarship Winner: Betty Duong

Panel to Discuss Globalization

Longtime CHC Member Robert Butcher Dies

Tight Budget Prompts CHC to Trim Hours

De Anza President Martha Kanter Named District Chancellor

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

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Front cover: Woman poses with her motorized bicycle outside the San Jose Post Office. Photo courtesy of History San Jose.

Director's Report: Uncertainty is the Word These Days by Tom Izu

Calendar

The Anti-Slavery Underground in California, 1848-69

Education: State & Regional History

"History of the Palo Alto Area Communities" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"The Capital That Could Not Stay Put" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Farming on the Edge" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"A History of Crime and Punishment in the Golden State" DeAnza History course by Alex Gerould

"California's Gold Industry" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Feature: One Hundred Years of the To Kalon Club of San Jose by Mary Jo Ignoffo

Foundation Notes

Two Special May Events

Coming Back Home: The Heritage of Latino Culture by Victor Villasenor

Why Multiculturalism Matters" by Dr. Ron Takaki

Scholarship in Tom Galindo's Memory

CHC Staffer Joni Motoshige Moves to Hawaii

Anthropologist's Jan English-Leuck View of Silicon Valley

200 Attend Internment Event

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

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Front cover: Runners from a recent Silicon Valley Marathon transposed over a computer circuit board to illustrate J.A. English-Lueck's new book, Cultures@Silicon Valley.

Director's Report: Heritage and California's New Ethnic Identity by Tom Izu

Calendar

Stocklmeir Library/Archives Wish List

Education: State & Regional History

"Tailskids and Baling Wire: Pioneer Airports of the Bay Area" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"South Bay Historic Houses" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Courting California: Bids, Claims and Intrusions by Rival Nation States" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Oakland Celebrates 150 Years" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Abolitionist Women in the Santa Clara Valley" DeAnza History course by Jean Libby

Feature: Cultures @ SiliconValley

Foundation Notes

Olson Farm Exhibit On Through Jan. 31

CHCF Welcomes New Board Member: Rowena Tomaneng Matsunari

Center Redefines Its Mission Statement

CHC to sponsor 'Day of Remembrance'

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

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Front cover: Le Petit Trianon as it was featured in a 1902 magazine article

Director's Report: Reflecting on Budgetary Woes by Tom Izu

Calendar

Cultural Preservation: New Museum Brings Los Altos History to Life

Education: State & Regional History

"The Fruit of the Vine" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"The North Coast: Earning a Living in Paradise" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Black Settlement in California: Colonel Allensworth and the American Dream" DeAnza History course by Jean Libby

"History of Northern California, 1850 to the Present" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Unusual Landmarks in San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"California Dreams & Realities" DeAnza History course by Carol Cini

Feature: Le Petit Trianon, CHC's Home, Gained National Attention 100 Years Ago by Henry Russell Wray

The Stocklmeir Library and Passing Farms, Enduring Values

Olson Farm Exhibit at CHC Sept. 30-Jan. 9

Recent Events: History Center Commemorates Heritage Months

Latino Heritage Month

Oscar Rios: "Latino Activism - 1960s and 1970s to the Present"

Alma Garcia: "Voicing a New Consciousness: Chicana Activism of the 1960s and 1970s"

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Duane Kubo: "The Fall of the I-Hotel"

Raj Jayadev: "Organizing Workers in Silicon Valley"

The Impact of "The Whole World's Watching"

Author-Professor Reflects on Turbulent Years by Jack Hasling

Foundation Notes

Catalog Planned for 'Culturally Connected' Exhibit

Plan to Attend Fall Book Sale

Scholarship Winner Named: Claudia Armenta

Meet Carolyn Wilkins-Greene, New Dean, CHCF Board Member

CHCF Granted Gift From Burrel Leonard's Estate

Mountain View Book Off the Press, Available

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

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The Whole World's Watching: Peace and Social Justice Movements of the 1960s and 1970s An Exhibition of Photographs

Coming Soon

Front cover: A silhouetted Ansel Adams at Yosemite

Director's Report: From Ordinary to Extraordinary by Tom Izu

Calendar

Back Issues of CHC Publications Available

Education: State & Regional History

"Early Japanese and Chinese Communities in San Jose" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Four in a Landscape: Vallejo, Haraszthy, London and Burbank in Sonoma County" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"History Of Northern California to 1850" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Mountain View Celebrates Its Centennial" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

Feature: The 1940s through the 1960s: Prelude to the Green Decade By Benjamin Kline

CHC'S Spring Exhibit

The Whole World's Watching - Peace and Social Justice Movements of the 1960s and 1970s

The CHC and Activism Go Hand in Hand

Foundation Notes

"Passing Farms" Exhibit Available

Trianon Loses Another Oak Tree

California History Center's 6th Annual Conference: Change By Design or Default: Silicon Valley Activism in the 21st Century

Thanks to Supporters of "Culturally Connected" Exhibit

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

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Front cover: Whelan's blacksmith shop in old Mountain View. Photo courtesy of Mountain View History Center, Mountain View Public Library.

Director's Report: The There, There by Tom Izu

Calendar

Exhibits to Focus on African American Memorabilia and Social Justice Movements

Education: State & Regional History

"The Arts in the Bay Area" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Preservation and Politics in Marin County" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"The John Steinbeck Era in Salinas and Monterey" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"California's Utopian Colonies" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

Feature: Milestones: A History of Mountain View, California by Mary Jo Ignoffo

Foundation Notes

Memberships

Passing Farms, Enduring Values—Second Edition Unveiled

90 Sip Wine, Hear "John Sutter" at Vintage Celebration III

Back cover: Board & Staff

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Front cover: Stanford University Mission Revival architecture

Director's Report: The Year Ahead by Tom Izu

Calendar

California History Center Needs Volunteers

Education: State & Regional History

"Benjamin Swig - Ecumenical Humanitarian" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Preservation and Politics: A History of Yosemite National Park" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Foreign Traders and Settlers in Hispanic California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"The Diversity of San Mateo County" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

Feature: California's Mission Revival by Karen J. Weitze

De Anza College—in the Mission Style

Foundation Notes

Memberships

Scholarship Winner Named: Michael Sears

Meet Jean Libby — New CHCF Board Member

Passing Farms, Enduring Values — New Edition Out Oct. 6

3rd Annual Vintage Celebration to be Held Oct. 20

Back cover: Board & Staff

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Front cover: California oak trees

Director's Report: A History Lesson by Tom Izu

Calendar

Women's History Month Celebrated at CHC

Education: State & Regional History

"The Arts in California" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Social and Cultural History of the Los Angeles Basin" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Imperial San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Jean Libby

"Historic Angel Island" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Twentieth Century Transitions of Santa Cruz County" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

New Instructor for CHC classes: Jean Libby

Feature: Plant of the Season: Oaks by David W. Peri

History Center Tree Falls

Our Old Oak Tree from The Story of a Bell and Other Poems by G.W. McGrew, 1885

Want to Know More About California Oaks?

Foundation Notes

Burrel Leonard, Valley Pioneer and CHC Supporter, Dies

New Staff Member at CHC: Joni Motoshige

New Volunteer for the Library: Roslyn Davis

Murphy Book Celebration

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

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Front cover: Cows accentuate the recently voted urban green line in east San Jose's Silver Creek area.

Director's Report: A Rewarding Beginning by Tom Izu

Calendar

Erin Brockovich Comes to Town, Wows Crowd at CHC Reception

Education: State & Regional History

"U.S. Conquest of California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"World War II and the Golden State" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Santa Clara University Celebrates 150 Years" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Threatened California" DeAnza History course by Kristin Jensen-Sullivan

"The Seacoast of Bohemia" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

Environmental History Exhibit and Conference Big Hits

Feature: Passing Farms, Enduring Values California's Santa Clara Valley by Yvonne Jacobson

Foundation Notes

80 Sip and Talk Wine at Second Annual Vintage Celebration

Vintage Celebration Donations

Staunch CHC Supporter Dies: Dorothy Stauffer Lyddon

Special Gifts

Memberships

Passing Farms, Murphy Family Books Due Out in January

Back cover: Board & Staff

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Front cover: Private Property, Lake Tahoe, California

Director's Report: A Director's Fond Farewell by Kathleen Peregrin

Calendar

Meet Tom Izu—New CHC Director

Education: State & Regional History

"Robert Louis Stevenson in California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Classic East Bay" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Days of '49 — Mining the Mother Lode" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Stanford University — Cradle of Silicon Valley" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Threatened California" DeAnza History course by Kristin Jensen-Sullivan

Dates to Remember

Envisioning California Conference Planned For September 21-22 in Sacramento

Second Annual Vintage Celebration To Be Held Saturday, September 23

Feature: Farewell, Promised Land: Waking From the California Dream Story and Photos by Robert Dawson

Annual Report 1999-2000

President's Letter by David Howard-Pitney

Stocklmeir Library and Archives by Lisa Christiansen

Volunteers Critical to CHC Success

Want to be a Volunteer?

Financial Summary: 1999-2000

Foundation Notes

Death Claims CHC Supporters: Ward Winslow, Shirley Clements, Therone Fox, & Hazel Lester

A Shift in Board and Staff

Scholarship Winner Named: Amanda Holt

Saying Goodbye to Kathi

Civil Liberties Teleconference a Success

Special Gifts

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

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Front cover: Martin Murphy, Senior

Director's Report: A Diversity of Learning Opportunities by Kathleen Peregrin

Calendar

Of Interest to Women: Women's History Month Looks at 'The Creative Voice of Feminism'

Education: State & Regional History

"San Francisco Earthquake and Fire" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"History of San Diego" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Bay Area Transportation" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"The San Mateo Coastside" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Threatened California" DeAnza History course by Kristin Jensen-Sullivan

"American Culture and Popular Music" DeAnza History course by Greg Knittel

Feature: The Martin Murphy Family Saga by Marjorie Pierce

Foundation Notes

New Exhibit: Rock and Roll in Northern California

Upcoming Events: Two Authors to Present Workshop, Discuss Their Recent Publications

CHC Teleconference to Spotlight Internment Camps, Scapegoating

A Message From The Development Director

CHC Continues Needs Assessment: The Goal—An Updated Strategic Plan

CHC Book Released at Historic Session of State Legislature

Memberships

Special Gifts

Back cover: Board & Staff

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