History Center Update
By Candace Bowers MVHA President
Board Meeting Recap
By Nick Perry MVHA Vice President
We ’ ve received some great donations to our archives in the last few months . From Marie Lee are three of her photos taken around town in 1986 . Danielle ( Scheibli ) Petrovic donated a wall calendar given out by the First National Bank in the 1920s , which belonged to her great-grandfather , Harry Scheibli . And David Salinero gave us a set of beautiful photos of the downtown Harvest Parade , taken by Vincent H . Salinero in the 1950s . If you had a chance to see them at our February meeting , you know how exceptionally clear and detailed they are — a remarkable snapshot of old Castro Street businesses such as Lane ’ s Creamery and Wagner ’ s Drug Store , as well as some pretty elaborate parade �loats .
Immigrant House Update
By Marina Marinovich MVHA Publicity Chair
The MVHA continues to work with the Friends of the Immigrant House to �ind era-appropriate furnishings for the interior of the house . On the master list of items needed are :
Front Parlor / Bedroom Trunk , Bed , Window Curtains
Kitchen & Pantry Ice Box , Mason Jars , Typical Pantry Items , Table , Chairs , Flour Bin , Washboard , Sink , Kitchen Stove , Window Curtains
To maintain the authenticity of the exhibit , a threefold process for scouting and donations has been put into place :
1 . Items must be from the 1920s era or before . 2 . Photos and a description of said items need to be approved by the City for possible inclusion .
3 . Items must be approved as historically and aesthetically accurate by the City before they are actually acquired or purchased .
If you have a lead on obtaining any of the furnishing items listed above , please contact the Friends of Immigrant House at ( 650 ) 961-8209 .
Financial Report
By Emily Ramos MVHA Treasurer
Checking Account Balance as of 12 / 14 / 2016 : $ 21,405.36 Income : $ 93.67 Expenses : $ 626.86 Checking Account Balance as of 4 / 10 / 2017 : $ 20,872.17
Your Board of Directors had an especially productive quarterly board meeting on March 23 ! Here are a few key updates we want to share with our members :
New Board Members . We are excited to announce the appointment of two new members to our Board of Directors ! At our meeting we of�icially elected John Cortez and Anne Marie Montavon . John and Anne Marie will �ill our Board ’ s two vacant “ Member-at-Large ” positions . Thank you John and Anne Marie ! We are still looking for a few people to complete our Board . Please contact us if you ’ re interested . The Board meets only four times a year , and we have only four events per year so the time commitment is minimal but your impact on helping our organization ful�il our mission and goals is huge .
Barbara Kinchen Commemoration . During the meeting the Board discussed various ways to commemorate the late Barbara Kinchen ’ s outstanding contribution to MVHA and her extraordinary dedication to the library ’ s History Center . We have decided to create a plaque in her honor that will be displayed in the History Center . We ’ ll keep you all posted on this commemoration as we work on developing its content and design .
Mountain View Veterans Memorial . In 2014 , the MVHA donated funds for an interpretive sign at the new Mountain View Veterans Memorial in Eagle Park . The sign will provide information on the memorial and the site ’ s history as the former location of Mountain View Union High School . We continue to coordinate with the organizers of the Mountain View Veterans Memorial to �inalize the design of the sign and have it installed at the site . The MVHA has also been invited to participate at the memorial ’ s Memorial Day ceremony on Monday , May 29 , 2017 , between 11:15 a . m . and 12:00 p . m .
Interpretive Signage Program . Due to limited time / bandwidth , we unfortunately have not made much progress on installing a sign commemorating the site of Arrow Development ’ s original location on Moffett Boulevard . Installing this sign remains a priority for the Board . If anyone would like to help implement this project , please contact us . We ’ re very interested in expanding our interpretive signage program to key historic sites throughout Mountain View .
The date of our next board meeting , tentatively scheduled for mid-June , is still to be determined . But keep an eye out for updates on our Facebook page ( www . facebook . com / MVHistory ). You can also email us or call the History Center for more information .
Certi�icates of Deposit Balance as of 12 / 14 / 2016 : $ 59,870.54 Certi�icates of Deposit Balance as of 4 / 10 / 2017 : $ 59,958.66
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