Wednesday, July 26th, 2006
A presentation by Paul Krug, President of the Iron Man Museum in Sunnyvale. Founded in San Francisco in 1856, the Joshua Hendy Iron Works produced mining equipment used all over the world, from Alaska to Africa. The Iron Works also produced a wide variety of heavy machinery and metal castings. Following the destruction of Hendy’s San Francisco shops in the earthquake and fire of 1906, the company acquired property in Sunnyvale and rebuilt. The “Iron Men of Hendy” assumed critical roles in the war efforts of both World War I and World War II. Westinghouse purchased the Iron Works in 1947 and continued to build a wide variety of heavy industrial and defense products, becoming the corporation’s Marine Division in 1965. The plant was sold by Westinghouse in 1996 and is now operated as Northrup Grumman Marine Systems.
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Monday, July 24th, 2006
Michele Detwiler sings “Una Voce Poco Fa” from Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, and General Manager Larry Hancock at Opera San Jose introduces each of the season’s operas.
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Monday, July 17th, 2006
Lillian Pang and her family bought their Eichler home in Sunnyvale in 1960. Join her for a tour!
This story was made possible through a Library Services & Technology grant from the California State Library. The goal of the Sunnyvale Voices project was to record and provide access to the early history of Sunnyvale as told by Sunnyvale residents. A compilation video of all stories recorded for this project, titled “Sunnyvale Voices: From Settlers to Silicon,” is available for checkout in the Library collection.
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Monday, July 10th, 2006
A resident for more than 80 years, Ann Zarko shares a slice of apricot history with listeners.
This story was made possible through a Library Services & Technology grant from the California State Library. The goal of the Sunnyvale Voices project was to record and provide access to the early history of Sunnyvale as told by Sunnyvale residents. A compilation video of all stories recorded for this project, titled “Sunnyvale Voices: From Settlers to Silicon,” is available for checkout in the Library collection.
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