Sunnyvale Historical Society and Museum Association

Each year more than 1,000 third graders from local schools spend a morning at the museum where they are guided through Sunnyvale's history. Trained Sunnyvale Historical Society docents give a background presentation on Sunnyvale's history, show a video on the Murphy Family's 1844 trek to California, and lead tours through the museum. The children use artifacts form that period, including kitchen items, water pump, wash tub, ringer, clothing, and old fashioned toys, all of which help them to better understand life in Sunnyvale's past.