The Milpitas Historical Society held its annual dinner to celebrate the installation of its new officers and board of directors on Thursday evening, February 16, 2017 at the Summitpointe Golf Club Restaurant.
Kelly & Diane Silva
Richard Senkewicz & Rose Marie Beebe
President Mark Tiernan Welcomes Guests
Board President Mark Tiernan welcomed the guests, including our new mayor, Richard Tran, Vice-Mayor Marsha Grilli, Recreation Service Manager Rene Lorentzen, former City Council member Debbie Indihar Giordano, Water District Chairman Richard Santos and of course, a good group of our regular members.
Our special guests were Kelly and Diane Silva, who were honored and thanked for their kindness and help to the Society in opening their Apricot Ranch to us for the Community Tour for many years.
Also, Home Depot Managers David Webster and Jessika Talaugon, were presented with Certificates of Appreciation for their generosity in donating to the Society materials for repairing and upgrading the historic Frontier Days Rolling Jail.
“Brave Local Pioneer Women” by Professors Rose Marie Beebe and and Richard Senkewicz
The evening was topped off by a presentation about “Brave Local Pioneer Women” by Rose Marie Beebe, Professor of Spanish at Santa Clara University and Richard Senkewicz, Professor of History at Santa Clara University, who are joint authors of several books about early California history.
They told us about the lives of several early California women whose stories had been collected in the 19th century at the request of Hubert Howe Bancroft, founder of U.C. Berkeley’s distinguished library.
Bancroft commissioned writers who spoke Spanish to interview early California settlers, both men and women, in order to record a history of the state as told by the people who were there to see it. These stories were fascinating and well told and were deeply appreciated by all the guests.
Milpitas Historical Society Board 2017
The new board (see photo above) includes (left to right) Historian Joanne Souza, Hospitality Chair Marilyn Simpkins, Membership Chair Mary Ann Udoutch, Vice President and Newsletter Editor Catherine Pelizzari, Archives and Landmarks Chairs Kraig Bunnell, Public Relations and Special Events Chairs Harriett McGuire, Secretary Linda Arbaugh, President Mark Tiernan, Treasurer Joseph Ehardt and Mayor Richard Tran. Due to family obligations, Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources Commission Liaison Representative Steve Munzel could not be present.
Slate of Officers and Directors for 2017
Officers
- President: Mark Tiernan
- Vice President: Catherine Pelizzari
- Secretary: Linda Arbaugh
- Treasurer: Joe Ehardt
Directors
- Archives: Kraig Bunnell
- Historian: Joanne Souza
- Hospitality: Marilyn Simpkins
- Landmarks: Kraig Bunnell
- Membership: Mary Ann Udoutch
- Public Relations: Harriett McGuire
- Publications: Catherine Pelizzari
- Special Events: Harriett McGuire
- Parks Recreation, and Cultural Resources Commission Liaison: Steve Munzel
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