San Mateo County History Museum
The San Mateo County History Museum is located in downtown Redwood City, California. Housed inside the former San Mateo County Courthouse built in 1910, the museum showcases the rich history of San Mateo County and the surrounding area. Operations and funding for the museum are by the San Mateo County Historical Association (SMHA).[1] The current location of this museum opened on February 6, 1999,[2] however from 1963 until 1998 the museum was located at the College of San Mateo.[2]
Two other museums are operated by the SMHA including the Woodside Store and the Sánchez Adobe Park.[3]
Exhibitions
A list of select exhbitions from the San Mateo County History Museum
- 2016 – Experience the West: Sunset Cover Art,[4] highlighting the history of Sunset magazine covers
- 2016 – Fight the Bite, history of 100 years of fighting mosquitoes on the San Francisco Bay Area Peninsula[5]
- 2016 – Highlights the Charles Parsons' Ships of the World exhibition,[5] 24 model ships hand-crafted and presentation about the history of maritime activities in San Mateo County like boat building in South San Francisco and shipping in Redwood City[6]
- 2016 – Let's Play Ball, rare baseball memorabilia from San Mateo County[7]
- 1999– Grizzlies: The California King, about San Mateo County's grizzly bear history[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Exploring San Mateo County History Museum". Redwood Creek Inn. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- 1 2 3 "Grand opening events". The Almanac News. 1999. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ↑ "Key information on historical museum". The Almanac News. 1999-02-03. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ↑ "Museum gotta see ‘um". San Mateo Daily Journal. 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- 1 2 "Things To Do". Mercury News. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ↑ "Discovering our maritime history at the San Mateo County History Museum". San Mateo Daily Journal. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ↑ "Major League Baseball treasures found in San Mateo County museum". Mercury News. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
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Coordinates: 37°29′13″N 122°13′47″W / 37.4870°N 122.2297°W
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