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The Milpitas Muse, April 2019 includes the following articles: One of California’s Earliest Innovators We hope you can join us for the upcoming Historical Society meeting on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at 7 pm at the Milpitas Library, for a presentation by local author Robin Chapman about one of California's... read more →

We hope you can join us for the upcoming Historical Society meeting on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at 7:00 pm at the Milpitas Library, for an interesting presentation by author and historian Jim Smith about about one of America's earliest and most famous amusement parks, Playland at the Beach. The... read more →

The Milpitas Muse for January 2019 includes the following articles: January 10 Meeting The History of the Grant Ranch Park and House: We hope you can join us for the upcoming Historical Society meeting on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at 7:00 pm at the Milpitas Library, for Lisa Pappanastos's presentation... read more →

We hope you can join us for the upcoming Historical Society meeting on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at the Milpitas Library, for our program about an undiscovered treasure of local history, San Jose's Ashworth-Remillard house.  The Milpitas Muse, November 2018 includes the following articles: Our Next Meeting’s Program on an Undiscovered Treasure... read more →

The Milpitas Muse, October 2018 includes the following articles: Our Next Meeting, Wednesday, October 10, 2018: “Lake of the Sky” Our Yard Sale This Fall Watch Out! The Milpitas Monster is Coming! Milpitas Historical Society Board Meetings Our Society’s Contact Information Click the Download button to view PDF Click the... read more →

We hope you can join us for the upcoming Historical Society meeting on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at the Milpitas Library at 7 pm, for a fascinating presentation by Jim Wall, current president of the Museum of American Heritage in Palo Alto, about Thomas Edison and Nikolai Tesla, two scientists... read more →

We also hope you can join us for the upcoming Historical Society meeting on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at the Milpitas Library, for a presentation by Jeanne MacVicar about the often-forgotten Orphan Train movement, the largest migration of children in our country's history, and her own family's connection to it. ... read more →

We hope you can join us for the upcoming Historical Society meeting on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at the Milpitas Library, for Tobin Gilman's presentation on the subject of his latest book, The McGlincy Killings in Campbell, California, An 1896 Unsolved Mystery, which tells the story of the worst crime... read more →

We hope you can join us for the upcoming Historical Society meeting on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 7pm at the Milpitas Library, for a presentation by John McMillan, the San Jose Fire Museum's president, and a  San Jose Fire Department veteran, about the history of the Department, the Fire... read more →