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Upcoming Exhibit Announcement: San Mateo County Parks Centennial
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 - 10:00 AM
to Tuesday, August 13, 2024 - 4:00 PM
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM See all dates and Times
On April 16, the San Mateo County History Museum will open a new exhibit entitled: San Mateo County Parks Celebrate 50 Years at Wunderlich Park & 100 Years at Memorial Park, helping the County Parks Department acknowledge its centennial. The exhibit will feature historic photos of the above-mentioned parks and images of their respective landscapes before they became parks.
A photo of walls being built by Chinese immigrants in the 1870s at what is now Wunderlich Park, along with a shot of Folger Stable in 1905 will join others for Wunderlich, while photos of Boy Scouts at Memorial Park in the 1920s and a Work Progress Administration photo from 1935 showing the construction of park buildings will highlight those for Memorial.
This exhibit will open in the Museum’s Rotunda on April 16 and will remain on display until August 13, 2024.
For more information go to www.historysmc.org. Image: Students building a replica Chinese rock wall, 2018. San Mateo County Historical Association.
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