Milpitas Street Name Stories: French Court

French Court is a little cul-de-sac off of Dempsey Road near the Highway 680 interchange with Montague and Landess that you’ve probably never even seen unless you live in that area. However, it is named for a very early local pioneer who ran the first hotel in Milpitas. Alfred French arrived in the Santa Clara [...]

Milpitas – How did it get it’s name?

Kraig Bunnell’s theory of the naming of  Milpitas. He also talks about the origins of other names in our city.

Got Milpitas in your Attic?

As we announced at our last meeting, the Historical Society has been given the opportunity to display Milpitas history items in the glass cases in the lobby of our City Hall. We are hoping to find bits of Milpitas history that you can loan us (or donate if you prefer) that we can display there [...]

Foothills Tour June 26

The Milpitas Historical Society will be hosting a Foothills Tour on Saturday, June 26th. If you wish to attend this tour please contact Barbara Bowman at 942-1492.