The Milpitas Muse, May 2019 includes the following articles: May 8 Meeting: Another One of Those Innovators! Historical Society meeting on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at the Milpitas Library, for Gloria Hom's talk about her grandfather, Thomas Foon Chew, who came to this country as a child and grew up... read more →
Apr
30
Apr
03
The Milpitas Historical Society faces a new challenge after being notified that it must remove all of its historical items from the Entrance 4 display area at the Great Mall by April 19. The Society’s Board is currently... read more →
Apr
03
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 →
Mar
04
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 →
Mar
04
The Milpitas Historical Society held its annual celebration of the installation of its new officers and board of directors once again this year at the Summitpointe Golf Club Restaurant on Thursday, February 21, 2019. Milpitas Historical Society’s 2019 Board After Board President Bill Hare welcomed all the guests, Milpitas Mayor... read more →
Jan
03
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 →
Nov
02
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 →
Sep
30
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 →
Aug
29
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 →
Jun
04
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 →