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Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 16 ก.พ. 2015
Official videos for the Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum, website:
heritageparkmuseum.org/
Visit us on Facebook at http;// SunnyvaleMuseum
Our goal is to preserve and promote the history of Sunnyvale and Santa Clara Valley.
heritageparkmuseum.org/
Visit us on Facebook at http;// SunnyvaleMuseum
Our goal is to preserve and promote the history of Sunnyvale and Santa Clara Valley.
On The Trail - Episode 13 - Landmarks
During their 2,000-mile journey from Missouri to California, the early pioneers would pass waypoints that work mark their progress towards a new and hopefully better life.
In this episode we take a look at many of the sights they would have seen along the way.
In this episode we take a look at many of the sights they would have seen along the way.
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Did the Hastings Cutoff Really Doom the Donner Party?
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Robert Keahey, a docent at the Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum, discusses the impact of the Hasting Cutoff on the Donner Party in 1846. He examines the key participants in this saga, the factors that came into play, and provides a detailed description of their journey through the Wasatch Mountains and the Great Salt Desert.
On The Trail - Episode 12 - Who Were Those Stephens-Townsend-Murphy People?
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In 1844 the Stephens-Townsend-Murphy Party would make their historic journey across the Great American Desert, becoming the first pioneers to bring wagons over the Sierra Nevada Mountains into Alta California. In this episode we take a look at the 52 members who made up their party, highlighting the families and individuals who played important roles in the success of their over 2,000 journey.
Working-Class Kids and Visionary Educators in a Multiracial High School: A Story of Belonging
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Author Karen V. Hansen, PhD gives insights into this multiracial working-class school in California in conversation with her classmate Robert Handa, reporter at NBC Bay Area News. Opened in 1956, Sunnyvale High School, the second public high school in Sunnyvale, followed a groundbreaking vision during a time of interracial tension in the 1960s and 70s with the desire to achieve collaboration be...
Fremont High School 100 - Andy Walczak and Wes Morse
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Author Andy Walzcak discusses his new book, "Fremont High School 100 - A Local History" with friend and fellow educator, Wes Morse. Andy shares many wonderful stories of the first 100 years of Fremont High School, along with perspectives on the development of Sunnyvale and its culture that shaped the lives of countless young people in our community.
On the Trail Series - Episode 11 - Voices
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In this episode we simply listen as early pioneers share their experiences on the trail.
Ken Yeager - Run!
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Ken Yeager, noted educator, politician, LBGTQ advocate and Executive Director of the BAYMEC Community Foundation will reviews his latest book, “Run!: My Story of LGBTQ Political Power, Equality, and Acceptance in Silicon Valley.” Run! tells the story of how LGBTQ people in San Jose/Silicon Valley progressed from being political outcasts to becoming a force that gained political power, equality,...
On the Trail - Episode 10 - The Westering People
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In this episode we take a look at "westering" people - the ever-restless men and women who would explore the Great American Desert west of the Missouri River. Utilizing the traces created over thousands of years by the Native Americans, these adventurous soles would create the trails that would eventually lead over 250,000 people west.
Isaac Hitchcock Brick Installation - September 24, 2024
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Isaac Hitchcock was a member of the Stephens-Townsend-Murphy Party of 1844. He accompanied his daughter, Elizabeth "Betsy" Patterson and her 5 children on the 2,000 mile journey from Missouri to California. Serving as one of the guides, Isaac led the party over a shortcut in southwest Wyoming that saved them 3-5 days travel time, ensuring that they summited the Sierra Nevada before heavy snows ...
On the Trail - Episode 9 - You Spent How Much?!?
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We've all moved at one time or another. Leaving your home, friends and family is a stressful life-event. An event that can also stress your bank account. Imagine making a cross-country move in the early 1840s. There were no moving companies to pack up your furniture, household items and clothes and deliver them in just a few days to your new home. There were no U-Hauls for self moves. No moving...
On the Trail - Episode 8 - Did You Check the Weather?
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The journey from Missouri to Oregon and California was demanding and dangerous - testing the stamina of even the most hearty pioneers. And Mother Nature was not about to make it any easier for them. Heat, cold, storms, snow and ice faced the pioneers all along their 2,000 mile journey. In this episode we take a look at some of the weather conditions that made the migrations west even more chall...
On the Trail - Episode 7 - Take Two Aspirin...
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Getting from Missouri to California was a hard and often treacherous journey. And that’s if you were healthy and fit. But sickness and injury were commonplace on the trail. In this video we look at some interesting anecdotes of practicing medicine on the trail, with stories of Dr. Marcus Whitman, Edwin Bryant, Dr. John Townsend (Stephens-Townsend-Murphy party) and others. We'll also examine som...
On the Trail - Episode 6 - Getting to the Other Side
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The 2,000-mile to California in the early 1840s was fraught with danger. If the deserts or mountains didn’t present enough danger, there were always rivers. Lots of rivers… In this video we look at the perils of crossing rivers on the long journey west, and the different methods the pioneers used - ferries, floating wagons, swimming livestock across, etc.
On the Trail - Episode 5 - Cutoffs Aren't Always Bad
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We’ve all heard of the Donner party and their ordeal in the Sierra Nevada mountains in 1846. As young Virginia Reed would write “never take no cutoffs and hurry along as fast as you can.” But not all cutoffs were bad. In this video we look at the Sublette (Greenwood/Hitchcock) Cutoff that the Stephens-Townsend-Murphy party took in 1844, and how it became to be known as “The Parting of the Ways.”
California Bound - Opening the West - 1840-1846 - Saratoga Historical Foundation
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Docent Robert Keahey of the Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum presents the epic journeys of the early California-bound pioneers. Before the Donner-Party and the Forty-Niners of the Gold Rush, there were several wagon trains that blazed the trail to California. Starting with the early western landscape and the drivers that motivated the pioneers to go west, the presentation covers the development o...
On the Trail - Episode 4 - A Day in the Life
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On the Trail - Episode 4 - A Day in the Life
On the Trail - Episode 3 - A Rough Start
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On the Trail - Episode 3 - A Rough Start
The Stephens-Townsend-Murphy Party of 1844
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The Stephens-Townsend-Murphy Party of 1844
On the Trail - Episode 2 - Over the Top
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On the Trail - Episode 2 - Over the Top
On the Trail - Episode 1 - A Rock of "All" Ages
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On the Trail - Episode 1 - A Rock of "All" Ages
California Bound - Opening the West - 1840-1846
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California Bound - Opening the West - 1840-1846
Wow, as someone who had no experience of the school, I'm warmed and encouraged by this talk.
Excellent.
Excellent video. I knew that General Vallejo was in favor of California becoming independent of Mexico and eventually part of the United States. I didn't realize he was a delegate to the California Convention. I liked the way you listed items and then fleshed them out verbally. Incidentally.... "Sierra" is a collective. It is short for "Sierra Nevada" or "snow covered saw" in Spanish. Saying "Sierras" is like saying "feets" or "sheeps." Also... Where is the Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum? You didn't mention where it is or how to visit it.
Thanks for your valuable feedback. Your point is well-taken! I am trying to break the "Sierras" habit! Glad you enjoyed the video!
@@sunnyvaleheritageparkmuseum I really did learn a lot. My wife and I traveled the Oregon Trail from Ogallala, Nebraska to Oregon City. When we got to the spit of the Oregon and California trails at Raft River Crossing I told the docent that my ancestors didn't want to be "sod busters" and took crossed the river to go to the riches of California. He replied "No, they just couldn't read the sign." He was a character.
I lived in San Carlos and sometimes shopped at the old Orchard Supply & Hardware store on Mathilda. I didn't know about the Heritage Park Museum. That was 40 years ago. Maybe the museum wasn't built then.
@@jimprice1959 The original museum was in Murphy Park. The current museum opened in 2008 and is modeled after the Murphy's "Bay View" house, which stood from 1850-1961. Thanks again for watching the video and your kind comments!
Another amazing video Sunnyvale Heritage Museum. Thank you for preserving our History. I really hope one day I can make the trip to your Museum!!!
Thanks so much for your comments! I do hope you can make it by the museum - it is really a wonderful showcase of not only the history of the pioneers, but also the development of Santa Clara Valley and Sunnyvale.
Having been to Independence Rock myself...your video is so informative and well done. Thank you for all you do to preserve History :)
Thanks! I haven't been to Independence Rock, but hope to get there someday. Appreciate your feedback on the videos - there are more to come so stay tuned!
A real fork in the road
Decisions, decisions!