HSJ Celebration: "San José Roots: Celebrating Our Heritage"

Join History San José’ (HSJ) in celebrating local history!

Enjoy free outdoor entertainment from local performers: History San José’s Portraits of the Past, Julo, Los Arribeños, and Los Lupeños de San José.

Meet your local councilmembers and Mayor Sam Licardo.

Explore local history with History San José’s Collection Department and Community Partners:  Tamien Nation, African American Heritage House, California Pioneers of Santa Clara County, La Raza Historical Society of Santa Clara Valley, and the Chinese Historical & Cultural Project.

Visit the Gonzalez/Peralta Adobe & Fallon House.

Engage in fun activities for $5: Create a Corn Husk Doll, Dress up in Period Clothes, Make a Hand Dipped Candle, and Rope a Bull!

PROGRAM SCHEDULE:
11:00 am | Welcome by History San José & Tamien Nation, Open Houses, and Family Activities
11:20 am | Californio History Presentation
11:40 am | N’Dee (Apache) Poem
11:45 am | Dignitaries Speak
12:05 pm | Californio Fandango (Los Arribeños)
12:45 pm | Cupcakes
1:00 pm | Mexican Folklorico (Los Lupeños)
1:35 pm | African Drumming (Julo)
2:10 pm | History San José’s Portraits of the Past
2:30 pm | Jim Zetterquist Book Talk & Signing

ADMISSION:
Free | General
$5 | Activities Band

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