Mountain View Historical Association
Founded in 1954, the Mountain View Historical Association is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to preserving and sharing the rich history of Mountain View, California.
The goals of The Mountain View Historical Association are:
- To gather and preserve historical data relative to the early settlement and development of the area in and around the present City of Mountain View
- To collect, record, edit and publish a history of the pioneering activities of this area;
- To preserve historic objects and places; and,
- To cooperate with other organizations in the Santa Clara Valley on projects related to regional and Mountain View history.
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About Us
Founded in 1954, the Mountain View Historical Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and sharing the rich history of Mountain View, California.
Events
The Mountain View Historical Association invites you attend our quarterly membership meetings/events. Our events feature programs that bring our community together to learn about the history of our city and region.
Membership
The Mountain View Historical Association invites you to support our organization by becoming a member. Enjoy the benefits of membership and help keep local history alive for future generations!
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Mountain View Historical Association
Founded in 1954, the MVHA is a non-profit org. dedicated to sharing the history of Mtn. View, CA.
@MtnViewCA knows a thing or two about #innovation in #SiliconValley – read all about that in our most recent newsletter: bit.ly/3WPYhRc —![]()
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So does our neighbor, the @CityOfSaratoga, whose historical foundation will host a lecture titled “The Origins of Silicon Valley: Why and How It Happened Here” this Tuesday, March 25, 7:00pm. ![]()
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More info and registration here: tinyurl.com/3f44f3w4.
Walking Tour Sunday March 23-![]()
Discover the hidden history of Downtown Mountain View!![]()
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Join one of our friendly Mountain View Historical Association volunteers for a walking tour that reveals the 150+ year evolution of Mountain View by telling the stories of historic sites and buildings on and around Castro Street.![]()
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The tour departs at 2:00 p.m. from Centennial Plaza at 600 W. Evelyn Avenue. Registration is required to secure your spot. The standard tour will be approximately one mile and about two hours long. ![]()
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Suggested donation is $10 for due-paying MVHA members, suggested donation of $15 for non-members. Please register no later than 11 pm Saturday March 22.![]()
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Meet under the arch near the train station.
"Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower." – John Harrigan. Today is #PlantAFlowerDay, so get out there and plant that seed you’re holding — whether in @MtnViewCA or wherever you are — then share the flower it yields. ![]()
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Pictured is the cover of a 1900 seed catalog from D.M. Ferry & Co., which later became Ferry-Morse See Co. (@FerryMorseSeeds), which had a production facility location for 30 years on Ferry Morse Way in Mountain View.![]()
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Follow the Mountain View Historical Association at @mvhistoricalassn.bsky.social and @MtnViewHistory. Visit the MVHA website at www.mountainviewhistorical.org.
Dress for success – especially Thursday March 6, which is #NationalDressDay. Nothing says “glam” quite like a stylish, well-made dress, just as Georgia Swall donned circa 1900. Georgia was the wife of Lester Swall, who, among other vocations, was proprietor of Swall’s Meat Market, on the 200 Block of Castro St. in @MtnViewCA.![]()
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Follow the Mountain View Historical Association at @mvhistoricalassn.bsky.social and @MtnViewHistory. Visit the MVHA website at www.mountainviewhistorical.org
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