PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA - HISTORY AND GENEALOGY RESEARCH

The Valley of Heart's Delight
History and Genealogy Research for Palo Alto, California
Santa Clara County History Site

PALO ALTO-
South Palo Alto was once the original village of Mayfield

Mayfield 1904 Directory

Palo Alto City Directory 1895-1896

Mayfield was part of the original
FREMONT TOWNSHIP

FOLLOW THE JUAN BRIONES de MIRANDA HOME PRESERVATION STORY

EAST PALO ALTO IS IN SAN MATEO COUNTY- READ IT's HISORY HERE

READ ONLINE:

"Palo Alto: The First 100 Years" is a special project of the Palo Alto Weekly, an official sponsor of Palo Alto Centennial 1994.
It was originally published on April 13, 1994.

This image may be the "Herring Box" school-

"The first Mayfield School was in a little log cabin on Birch Street between Sherman and Grant streets. Nicknamed "The Herring Box," it was replaced in 1867 with Sherman School, a two-story barnlike building."
Would like to further document this, if you have any information please contact me- Carolyn

HISTORY OF MAYFIELD

THE PIERS RANCH-----GONE

GAMBLE HOUSE HISOTRY
GAMBLE HOUSE official Website

HISTORY OF PALO ALTO POLICE DEPARTMENT

PALO ALTO TRAIN STATION

HISTORY OF THE PALO ALTO PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM

Museum of American Heritage-varied structures of architectural interest

EXPERIENCING THE 1906 EARTHQUAKE AT PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA

HISTORY OF THE PENINSULA COMMUTER TRAINS TO SAN FRANCISCO

GONE- But not forgotten
Rickey's Studio Inn, Dinah's Shack, Stickney's ,St. Michael's Alley, Peninsula Creamery, Prime Rib Inn, L'Omlette (Lommies),

HAGE's Music Store- photo
(did you ever see Fred Hage play in one man band rig?)

GENEALOGY RESOURCES

PALO ALTO SOCIAL DIRECTORY- 1899 link

BLUE BOOK DIRECTORIES- 1921, 1924

Who's Who Among Palo Alto Women- 1922

1926 Palo Alto City Directory - link

Obituaries from the Palo Alto Library link

MAYFIELD -1890 Great Register of Voters A-L
MAYFIELD -1890 Great Register of Voters M-Z

ORGANIZATIONS

Elks Lodge

Masonic Lodge- Roller # 346

Museum of American Heritage

Publications for Sale by the Palo Alto Historical Association

Palo Alto Historical Association Photograph Collection

Sigrid Undset Lodge #32-Daughters of Norway

Stanford Historical Society

PALO ALTO BIOGRAPHIES-
(to view all Santa Clara County Biographies click here)

ALLEN, William Benjam- Founder of Palo Alto Hardware

ANDERSON, Steve- Stanford Stock Farm

BALCOMB, Jean - Palo Alto Engineering and Construction Company, 584 Emerson St.

BALSBAUGH, EPRHAIM- Stone Mason./Cement Contractor

BOULWARE, Milton A, (son of John Wesley Boulware of Palo Alto)

CARLSON, Charles O- Plumber, High Street, 1904

CASAURANG, Peter and Jean- Bakery, Mayfield

CORCORAN, Francis L. , Superintendent of Palo Alto Ranch

COUCH, Thomas

CUTHERBERTSON, Sydeney M.- City Clerk of Mayfield

DELYON, Eugene= Footwear, Mayfiled

DORNBERBER, Lamber

DORNBERGER, Victor- Educator of Mayfield

DUBS, Michel

ELLET, Alfred Washington- Vice-President Stanford Bank

GIBSON, L. W. - Blacksmith

HANSEN, HANS P & sons- Plumbing

HAPGOOD, Frank- Mortician-Roller and Hapgood

KASSON, Frank- Newspaper Publisher- Palo Alto Live Oak, Daily Times

LACOSTE, G. - French Laundry

LAUMEISTER, Gustave- Builder

LeSUER, Frank- Varsity Theater

LEWIS, John Francis-Superintendent of Winery and Vineyard at the Palo Alto Ranch

McLACHLAN, Duncan P- Municipal Electric Plant, Superintendent

MILLER, Frank J.- Miller's Grocery, University Avenue

MONIER, L A- Liberty Cash Market

MUIR, Ray- Mayfield Cash Market

NICHOLS, Thomas Benton- Editor of the Mayfield news

NICHOLS,.Walter Hammond- Educator

ORR, Horatio W. - Real Estate Sales

PORTER, Rev. A. W. Noel- Father of Mayor Noel Porter (1955-1960)

PARKINSON, J. F. - Father of Palo Alto

PHILLIPS, Dr. La Forest E.- Surgeon of Palo Alto

RICKEY's Studio Inn- John Herman Rickey

ROLLER, J W- Mortician (Roller and Hapgood)

SAMPSON, Leslie E. - of Mathews & Co Grocery

SCHMIDT, H. C .- Palo Alto's First Motion Picture House

THIEl, Charles- Chatterton Bakery

TOWNE, Peter- frist livery business in Mayfield

VANDERVOORTs, Irving P, John, Sydney -= Palo Alto Transfer and Storage
Sid and Laurene Vandervoort held some great Luau's back in the 1950's!

WALLIS, Hon. Joseph S- Mayfield

WEEKS, Charles---Poultry Farmer, Runnymede

WOOD, Dallas- Editor/Publisher of the Daily Palo Alto Times

ZICKENDRATH, Ernest C.- Veterinary Hospital

Other Santa Clara County Biographies

THE VARSITY THEATER -

THE VARSITY IS NOW A BOOK STORE

HISTORICAL SITES

PALO ALTO STANFORD HERITAGE-
Supporting the preservation of the historic architecture, neighborhoods,
and character of the greater Palo Alto-Stanford area

NEIGHBORHOODS OF PALO ALTO
Map of Palo Alto neighborhoods

Barron Park
Barron Park - Neighborhood
Barron Park Neighborhood Association Newsletter-history of Barron Park

Charleston Meadows

College Terrace
College Terrace Neighbor Website
History of College Terrace and old Mayfield by Berge Clark

Community Center
Crescent Park
Downtown North
Evergreen Park
Fairmeadow
Green Acres I and II
Homer Avenue- take the tour
Leland Manor, Embarcadero Oaks, Garland Drive
Meadow Park

Midtown
Midtown Residents Newsletters

Miranda Green
Old Palo Alto
Palo Alto Hills
Palo Alto Orchards
Professorville
South of Midtown
Stanford Hills
Tennyson Avenue Tour
Triple El
University South
Ventura

PRIVATE SCHOOLS of PALO ALTO
History of Castilleja School-1922