Resources
A curated set of links, media, and articles for exploring local and regional history.
Local History Museums, Societies, & Organizations
Santa Clara County History Facilities (https://californialocal.com/localnews/santa-clara/ca/topic/show/history/facilities/)
California History Center (http://www.deanza.edu/califhistory/)
History San Jose (https://historysanjose.org/)
Sunnyvale Heritage Park (https://heritageparkmuseum.org/)
Saratoga Historical Foundation (https://www.saratogahistory.com/)
Mountain View Historical Association (https://www.mountainviewhistorical.org/)
Campbell Historical Museum (https://www.campbellmuseums.com/)
Los Altos Hills Historical Society (https://www.losaltoshillshistory.org/)
Los Altos History Museum (https://www.losaltoshistory.org/)
De Saisset Museum (https://www.scu.edu/desaisset/)
Japanese American Museum of San Jose (https://www.jamsj.org/)
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum (https://egyptianmuseum.org/)
Regional Research Resources
A Guide to Researching the History of a House; City of Cupertino (http://www.cupertino.org/); Cupertino Chamber of Commerce; Cupertino Library (https://sccld.org/locations/cupertino/); Santa Clara County Library; Santa Clara County Library District; Silicon Valley Librarian; Santa Clara County Archives Research and Collections Resources; Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/); California As I Saw It (Library of Congress eyewitness accounts, Gold Rush to turn of the 20th century); California Pioneers; California Pioneers Film Archive; Fremont Older Open Space Preserve History; History Matters; The Gold Rush (PBS); The West (PBS, Ken Burns companion); Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
Native American History Research Resources
Index of Native American Resources on the Web; First Nations Histories; NativeWeb.
Asian American History Research Resources
Moving Days: The Japanese American Experience in the Santa Clara Valley, 1942-2012; Chinese and California: 1850-1925 (Library of Congress).
Local Publications
Cupertino Scene Newsletter.
Media Resources (embedded videos)
Better Part TV - Cupertino Historical Society + Museum (KMVT15 Community Media feature on the "Christmas in Cupertino" exhibit and the Society's history and programs); Cupertino Historical Sites (Eagle project video by Michael Masri, Troop 476); Cupertino Winemakers (coverage of "Salute! A Toast to Cupertino Winemakers - Past & Present," featuring R & W Vineyards, Naumann Vineyards, Vidovich Vineyards, and Ridge Vineyards along Montebello Road); A Brief History of Apple (20-minute video presented by Crystal Tai); The Lost Railroad Tunnels of the Santa Cruz Mountains (March 26, 2022 Speaker Series presentation by local historian Brian Liddicoat).
Articles about CHSM
Cupertino Museum Displays Local History by Divya Nelakonda, Lynbrook High School, 2017 - PDF: images/resources/cupertino-museum-displays-local-history-nelakonda.pdf (also at https://lhsepic.com/1390/news/cupertino-museum-displays-local-history/)
Historical Society Opens Its 'Christmas In Cupertino' Exhibit by Kristi Myllenbeck, 2016 (https://www.mercurynews.com/2016/12/02/historical-society-opens-its-christmas-in-cupertino-exhibit/)
Happy Big SIX-OH, Cupertino! - video featuring a 60-line poem written and read by Crystal Tai
An Early Celebration Of Cupertino's 60th Birthday by Crystal Tai, 2015 - PDF: images/resources/early-celebration-cupertino-60th-birthday-tai.pdf (also at https://patch.com/california/cupertino/early-celebration-cupertinos-60th-birthday-0)
The 'Cutest Little Museum' Gains A Volunteer by L.A. Chung, 2013 - PDF: images/resources/cutest-little-museum-gains-volunteer-chung.pdf (also at https://patch.com/california/cupertino/the-cutest-little-museum-gains-a-volunteer)
Cupertino History Museum Celebrates City's Multiculturalism with an International Night by Crystal Tai, 2013 - PDF: images/resources/international-night-features-multiculturalism-tai.pdf (also at https://patch.com/california/cupertino/international-night-features-multiculturalism-in-cupertino)