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San Mateo County History Museum

In 1935, Roscoe Wyatt, manager of the San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce, helped establish the San Mateo County Historical Association (SMCHA) as a nonprofit corporation dedicated to the collection and preservation of historical data, artifacts and information about San Mateo County. In the beginning, the SMCHA concentrated on taking pictures of the county and interviewing long-time residents.

In 1914, Dr. Frank M. Stranger, the Association president at the time, established the San Mateo County History Museum, which he located on the campus of the College of San Mateo, with the SMCHA's archived and library. In February 1999, the History Museum moved to the old San Mateo County Courthouse in Redwood City. The new site quintupled the museum's exhibit space.

Dr. Stranger also created the Association's first publication, La Peninsula to be published twice a year as a journal. In addition to La Peninsula, the SMCNA prints a monthly newsletter. It also has published many books written about the history of San Mateo County.

Along with the Museum, SMCHA also operates the Woodside Store in Woodside, and the Sanchez Adobe in Pacifica. The San Mateo County Historical Association is accredited by the American Association of Museums.

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  San Mateo County History Museum

  2200 Broadway St.
  Redwood City, CA 94063-1618

  Phone: 650-299-0104

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• Current Events

  12/14/08- 01/11/09	Maverick's Exhibit - Courthouse Docket San Mateo County History Museum
  03/30/08- 03/30/09	Behind The Gates of the Great Estates of the Peninsula San Mateo County History Museum
  03/30/08- 03/30/09	Gabriel Moulin's Photographs of the Peninsula San Mateo County History Museum
  03/30/08- 03/30/09	African Americans in San Mateo County San Mateo County History Museum

• Upcoming Events

  01/09/09	My Life With The Wave - Stories from the Past Program San Mateo County History Museum
  01/10/09	A Beautiful Place to Live - Courthouse Docket San Mateo County History Museum
  02/07/09	Animal Signs - Family Past Time Programs San Mateo County History Museum
  02/13/09	Stories from the Past - Pre-School Storyhour San Mateo County History Museum
  02/21/09	Bunny Gillespie & Henry Doelger on the Courthouse Docket San Mateo County History Museum

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  • Event Name: Rancho Day Fiesta
    "A wonderful event for little and school age kids!"
    Review posted by: CM Standley from CA USA, Aug 25, 2008
    

    Have done this for 10 years and its a wonderful afternoon spent. The area is enclosed and safe for toddlers, and GREAT for school age kids. There are several adults in costume to help guide kids... Expand

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    Have done this for 10 years and its a wonderful afternoon spent. The area is enclosed and safe for toddlers, and GREAT for school age kids. There are several adults in costume to help guide kids through the many Rancho activites and Crafts, most who have been doing this for years. The spirit and fun is great at this precious little jewel of a site, both historically and geographically. A great afternoon 12-4! Collapse

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• Past Events

  12/12/08	Too Many Hot Tamales - Stories from the Past Program San Mateo County History Museum
  12/06/08	Holiday Traditions Around the World - Family Past Times Program San Mateo County History Museum
  12/06/08	Handbells Perform Holiday Music San Mateo County History Museum
  11/22/08	Maritime Day - Family Past Times Program San Mateo County History Museum
  11/15/08	An Introduction to Chinese Calligraphy - Hands-On-History Program San Mateo County History Museum
  11/08/08	History Was My Beat Courthouse Docket San Mateo County History Museum
  10/25/08	Oral History of Political Corruption in 1850 by Timothy Guy Phelps San Carlos Museum of History
  10/10/08- 10/11/08	Stories from the Past Program - A Haunted House on the Peninsula San Mateo County History Museum
  09/20/08	Rancho Day Fiesta Sanchez Adobe Historic Site
  09/14/08	Victorian Days - Family Past Times Program San Mateo County History Museum
  09/12/08	Stories from the Past - A California Rancho San Mateo County History Museum
  08/23/08	Clapper Stick Hands-On-History Program San Mateo County History Museum
  08/16/08- 07/16/08	The Burlingame Centennial Book: On the Courthouse Docket San Mateo County History Museum
  07/04/08	Family Past Times Program - An Old Fashioned Fourth of July San Mateo County History Museum
  02/09/08	Family Past Times - Old-Time Architectures San Mateo County History Museum
  02/03/08- 03/16/08	San Mateo Grown - Portrait of a Farming Community San Mateo County History Museum
  01/19/08	Couthouse Docket - Chinese American Portraits with Ruthanne Lum McCunn San Mateo County History Museum
  01/11/08- 02/08/08	Stories from the Past - The Ohlone San Mateo County History Museum
  01/09/08- 04/09/08	A Photo Tribute to Mel Lane - Champion of the California Dream San Mateo County History Museum
  10/22/05	Family Past Times San Mateo County History Museum
  10/02/05	Arts & Olive Festival
  08/27/05	Victorian Days at the Old Courthouse San Mateo County History Museum
  12/04/04	Family Past Times San Mateo Performing Arts Center