The Saratoga Historical Foundation is sponsoring “Tributes and Apologies: the Legacy of Chinese in California” by noted speaker Connie Young Yu at 7:00 PM on October 25 on Zoom.

Connie will speak about the early Chinese immigrants to Santa Clara Valley, national anti-Chinese legislation, and several local excavations for redevelopment projects which have uncovered significant remnants of Chinese communities.

Connie Young Yu, a 4th generation Californian, is a writer and historian. She has written extensively about Asian Americans, including scripts for documentary films and the book Chinatown, San Jose USA. She conducted oral history interviews of descendants of Chinese Railroad Workers for Stanford's Chinese Railroad Workers in North American Project. She is currently working on history markers for Heinlenville Park in Japantown, San Jose.

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The Saratoga Historical Foundation presents, "Go Ask Your Grandmother", a new exhibit opening at the Saratoga History Museum on May 20. The interesting exhibit includes over 50 items your grandmother or grandfather would have used "back in the day." Most items center around on food or laundry preparation and include the history of the item. A pop quiz is included in the exhibit-- see how many items you guess correctly. If you thought the item in the photo is a washboard for laundry-- you were partially correct-- it is a washboard used as a musical instrument!

The museum is located at 20450 Saratoga-Los Gatos Road in Saratoga. Museum admission is free. The museum is open from 1-4 PM Friday, 10-4 PM Saturday and 1-4 PM on Sunday.

Blacksmith Exhibit Scheduled to Open 2022

A new blacksmith exhibit will open in 2022 demonstrating the work a blacksmith of the 1850s would have handled. Interactivity and sound effects will add to the ambience. Also planned is a nonfunctional outhouse as part of the turn of the century theme of all the structures in the Saratoga Historical Park. All the structures, the McWilliams House, one-room schoolhouse, museum, and soon the blacksmith exhibit are used to teach pioneer living as well as Saratoga's rich history.

If you would like to contribute to this exhibit, ($5000 contribution and higher and your name will be on a plaque on the outside of the exhibit)-- send your contribution to:

Blacksmith Exhibit
c/0 Saratoga Historical Foundation
PO Box 172
Saratoga, CA 95071

Your donation is tax deductible.

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Free Activities

Explore our Pioneer Living program for 3rd-5th grades, and take a walk around Saratoga to spot Bats and Other Wildlife using these pictures.

Pioneer Living.

Bats and Other Wildlife in Saratoga.

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Let's Stroll to Saratoga in the 1950's

Take a moment and look at what was happening in Saratoga during the 1950's. Do you remember the corner drug store? walking to school? Seeing orchards and orchards of trees?

If you have some photos of the 1950's in Saratoga, please e-mail to info@saratogahistory.com-- we'll add them to our stroll. So, come on!

"Come, let's stroll
Stroll across the floor
Come, let's stro-oh-oh-oll
Stroll across the floor"

Click on the link and stroll back in time.