Museum of San Carlos History

SATURDAY, (Tomorrow, December 19th) please put on a Holiday sweater and come on down to Laurel Street. Purchase a hot beverage and stroll down to the Museum of San Carlos History with your shopping list. Ho! Ho! Ho! HUGE PERK: Free delivery to your front door with every purchase if you are unable to shop in person. SanCarlosOpoly - the perfect board game for ‘family game night’ Walking Tour Guide - we are all doing more walking these days. Discover the houses of his...torical significance in The City of Good Living. (Perfect for the dog walker in the family. Gives them some destinations to explore with their canine buddy!) A Little Journey to San Carlos - The City of Human Friendliness by historian Fred H. Drake. ($15) The 26 chapters in this interesting book of local history are taken from a series of articles published in the San Carlos Enquirer. Holiday Ornaments - is the year 2002 important to your own San Carlos story? Note cards - a thoughtful handwritten message is always appreciated by your family & friends! Posters - for the walls of your she shed or man cave San Carlos DVD - for the evening when nothing on Netflix seems interesting. Just add popcorn! Postcards & Notecards - add some stamps & you have a great stocking stuffer! Send an email to [email protected] to discuss your shopping list! Free delivery to your front door! See more

"Hello Peninsula People! Are you shopping for unique holiday gifts & stocking stuffers? Are you making your list and checking it twice? The Museum of San Carlos History is one of many nearby Laurel Street destinations for you! Let the Museum of San Carlos History help you make Holiday shopping easier. We have gifts for both the Naughty & the Nice.... The Villagers (docents) of the Museum are moving our gift shop outside for a pop-up shop in front of the Museum. (533 Laurel Street) each of the 4 Saturdays before Christmas STARTING TOMORROW (WHAT???), Saturday, November 28th, December 5th, 12th and 19th! Free Gift Wrap included! Holiday shopping lists can also be sent to [email protected] Free Delivery included! Can the Villagers make it any easier?!?! The Villagers have a Holiday sales goal: we want our great treasurer to make a bank deposit that includes a comma! So, tomorrow, put on a Holiday sweater and come on down to Laurel Street. Purchase a hot beverage and stroll down to the Museum of San Carlos History with your shopping list. Jolly elves will be there to greet you! Come by, even just to say Hi! Ho! Ho! Ho! "

The Museum of San Carlos History is excited to discover your Grandparents’ stories about growing up and living in San Carlos. For this fun history project, Grandparents can also be your Grand-neighbor, a Grand-Aunt, a Grand-Uncle or a Grand-friend of the family. Please spend some time with this Grand person asking questions about their cherished memories of San Carlos in the 30s/40s/50s//60s/70s/80s. What did they do on the weekend with their friends? Where was... the cool hangout? What made their neighborhood special? What are their fond recollections of school? What questions about interesting San Carlos topics will you ask?!?! Please send a recap of that conversation via email to the Museum of San Carlos History. [[email protected]] Submissions can include a short video, a written essay, a slide show of photographs, a PowerPoint deckbe as creative as you want. While there really are no rules, we do ask that videos not include images of children under 18 years old. Also, videos should be under 5 minutes in length. Submit multiple videos about different topics, if necessary. Please submit your story of San Carlos history throughout the month of September. [[email protected]] The Villagers, the docents of the Museum, will enjoy watching and reading all submissions. The Villagers will determine an interesting and appropriate way to incorporate these stories into the Museum’s history displays. Happy Grandparents Day! Looking forward to more GRAND stories of San Carlos history! Have fun! See more

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It’s never too early to start your Holiday shopping! While the Museum of San Carlos History is closed, their gift shop is ‘open’. Huge Perk: Free delivery to your front door with every purchase! SanCarlosOpoly - the perfect board game for ‘family game night’ Walking Tour Guide - we are all doing more walking these days. Discover the houses of historical significance in The City of Good Living. Holiday Ornaments - are the years 2002, 2003, 2005 or 2007 important to your ow...n San Carlos story? Note cards - a thoughtful handwritten message is always appreciated by your family & friends! Posters - for the walls of your she shed or man cave San Carlos DVD - for the evening when nothing on Netflix seems interesting. Just add popcorn! Send an email to [email protected] to discuss your shopping list! Free delivery to your front door! See more

We've added the slide show of all of the pictures we received from San Carlos residents showing how they shelter in place. Visit our website at sancarloshistorymuseum.org and check it out.

Hello San Carlos - As we currently shelter in place to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus, we are creating tomorrow’s history. The Museum of San Carlos History wants to document in photographs what shelter in place looks like for it’s residents.... Next weekend, May 9th and May 10th, the Museum encourages all of San Carlos to pose for individual city-wide photographs to chronicle their own unique shelter in place experience. (Note: You might become the social distancing photographer for your neighbor as they pose.) Please send your photograph to [email protected] Include in your email: name of your San Carlos neighborhood a thoughtful one word description of your mood The Museum will put together a slideshow of the photographs. Please share this photography invitation with your neighbors. All San Carlos is encouraged to participate. (This is a great opportunity to check in with our neighbors.) Thank you! https://sancarloshistorymuseum.org/ Stay Strong San Carlos Practice Social Distancing Kindness Matters Wash Your Hands

Looking for a San Carlos themed gift this holiday season. Come by the Museum. The museum is usually closed in December, but on December 7th, from 1:00 - 4:00 pm you have a chance to purchase books, games and ornaments. This is your chance to pick up great gifts for that special person.