The list of the previous presentations.

Please click the headings of the events to read the presentations.

40th Anniversary of Los Altos Hills Historical Society
Adobe Creek Lodge History,
by John Ralston
Saturday, November 9, 2013 at the Adobe Creek Lodge, Los Altos Hills

Lost Orchards
by Robin Chapman
Sunday, July 7, 2013 at the Los Altos Hills Town Hall

Mammoth in the Artichokes and Paleo-Indian Developments
The Presentation by Mark Hylkema
Sunday, June 9, 2013 at the Los Altos Hills Town Hall

The Pandemonium Aviaries Guided Tour
At a special discount rate
Saturday, May 11, 2013 at the Los Altos Hills Pandemonium Aviary

The Pink Horse Ranch, Past and Present
The Presentation by John Ralston
Sunday, February 24, 2013 at the Los Altos Hills Town Hall

The History of NASA Ames: The Freedom to Learn
The Presentation by John (Jack) Boyd
Sunday, October 7, 2012 at the Los Altos Hills Town Hall

Announcement of the event on Friday, June 8, 2012
Annual dinner with live performance of "Legacy of Isadora Duncan" by Diablo Dance Theater at the Palo Alto University Club, 3277 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, California

Announcement of the event on Saturday, April 21, 2012
Invitation for the tour of the Filoli Estate - an outstanding showcase of early twentieth-century architecture and garden design.

Announcement of the event on Sunday, February 26, 2012
Part 1 -- Hale Ranch. Presented by Richard Johnson
Part 2 -- From Russian Hill to Los Altos Hills, the Catton House. Presented by John Ralston
Sunday, February 26, 2012 at the Los Altos Hills Town Hall

Holiday gathering at the Rengstorff House, Mountain View
At our holiday meeting, a docent dressed in elegant period costume will greet the guests. You are invited to stroll through the house and its English gardens.
Saturday, December 3, 2011 at Rengstorff House.

The Not-so-mysterious Sarah Winchester
ThePresentation by Mary Jo Ignoffo, De Anza College history professor
Sunday, October 2, 2011 at the Los Altos Hills Town Hall

Edward (Ned) Eichler
The First Annual Dinner on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at the Palo Alto University Club

Spring gathering at the Fremont and Cora Older House, Saratoga, California.
Meeting with Historian John Ralston on Sunday, April 10, 2011.

Two Lost Landmarks
Meeting with Historian John Ralston on Sunday, February 27, 2011. An airfield in Los Altos Hills and The Winbigler chateau.

Julia Morgan's Cohorts
Meeting with Inge Schaefer Horton Bay, a retired city planner with a strong background in architecture who now devotes her time to the research of women architects and preservation issues in San Francisco.
Sunday, October 3, 2010

My House Is Historic. Can I Remodel It?
Meeting with Martin Bernstein, Bay Area architect
Sunday, June 27, 2010

Adobe Creek Lodge Story
Meeting with Historian John Ralston
Sunday, April 25, 2010

A Recollection of Wallace Stegner
By Kenneth Fields, a Professor of Creative Writing at Stanford University
Sunday, February 21, 2010

Holiday meeting at the Duveneck House, Hidden Villa
Marc Sidel, the Hidden Villa Associate Director of Development presents a tour of the Duveneck House
December 6, 2009

From Del Monte Corporation to Griffin House in Los Altos Hills
Meeting with the Friends of the Griffin House: Jonathan Baer, Steve Aced and George Espinola, Sunday, September 20, 2009

A President's son with a background settles in Los Altos Hills
Meeting with Historian John Ralston, Sunday, June 28, 2009

Stonebrook Court - Lantarnam Hall: Residence, School, Residence Again
Meeting with Historian John Ralston, Sunday, April 26, 2009

Juana Briones of Nineteenth-Century California
Meeting with author Jeanne Farr McDonnell
, Sunday, February 22, 2009

William MacGregor Cranston - Son, Husband, Father, Businessman
Presented at the LAHHS meeting by historian John Ralston, December 2007

 

 


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