Dixon Landing Road, and Dixon Road, its continuation east of Highway 880, were named for Matthew Dixon, who came west for the gold rush, and in 1861 bought 600 acres of land, on both sides of the Santa Clara/Alameda county line, for his farm. The area was then known as Harrisburg. He built his house [...]
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At our last meeting, on Wednesday, March 9, Trista Raezer, Archivist for the Santa Clara County Archives, showed us the rich resources housed at the new county archives, including such things as cattle brand registration and voting ballots of the past, as well as marriage, birth, death,, property, political, and other records. As part of [...]
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By Steve Munzel, Historical Society President In 1990, Shapell Industries granted The Milpitas Historical Society $100,000 to be used to restore the Alviso Adobe. In 1992, the Society used some of the money to buy a tarp to put over the leaky roof of the adobe. In 2008, the Society used more of the money [...]
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The April 13, 2011, meeting of the Milpitas Historical Society will feature Kathleen Orlenko, a professional conservator, who will demonstrate how to protect and preserve your family documents and photographs as well as different ways to store your family treasures. The meeting will be held at 7 pm in the Community Room of the Milpitas [...]
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