THE BURLINGAME HISTORICAL SOCIETY FALL 2012, ISSUE #132

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THE RECORD Next Quarterly Meeting:

“Burlingame: True Crime”

Tuesday, October 30, 20127 p.m in the Lane Room

Burlingame Public Library

more on page 3

Also in this Issue:Anson Burlingame Talk . . .

page 3New Acquisitions . . .

page 2Did You Know?

page 2In Memoriam & New

Members . . . page 3

President’s Message . . . page 4

Our Founding Families

There are no opening or closing times for the Burlingame Historical Society’s newest exhibit, “Peninsula Royalty: The Founding Families of Burlingame and Hillsborough, California.” This web exhibit, showcasing stories, photos, letters and maps from our three founding families, can be accessed at any time on your home laptop or i-pad. The site features many never-before-seen treasures, most of which have been recently donated by Jeannie Howard Siegman, the great-great-granddaughter of W.D.M. and Agnes Howard. For example, the Howard Family Co!ection includes three letters written from the 30-year-old San Francisco merchant W.D.M. Howard to his 16-year-old fiancé during their three-week courtship during July of 1849. One can also listen to The Pioneer March, a song specifically written for W.D.M. Howard, the first president of The Society of California Pioneers. The site’s “Virtual Museum” includes a pen and ink drawing of architect George H. Howard’s huge formal garden dubbed “Versailles” – the axis of which is now Roehampton Road in Hillsborough. The Mills family section shows an image of a 143-carat emerald necklace, specially designed for D.O. Mills’s granddaughter by Cartier. In the Easton section, one can read the dramatic story of Adeline and Ansel Eastons’ honeymoon shipwreck. The Burlingame Historical Society hopes that the 24-7 worldwide access to web exhibits, such as this one, will be another way to entertain and educate the public about our fascinating local history. See our website link or go directly to http://burlingamefoundingfamilies.wordpress.com/

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New Acquisitions Thanks to Ron Bulatoff for 2 promotional pencils of Michael Bulatoff Painting; Russ Cohen for letters, 2 photos and BHS related ephemera pertaining to Susan Stewart, who lived at 1424 Bernal in the 1930s, for business ephemera related to Ruth Herman who ran a Highland Avenue Antique Shop during the 1950s and 60s, for a 1934 BHS yearbook of Dee Woolorton, a “Burlingame Ballads” booklet of poems by Wheaton Hale Brewer, c.1920, a “Mystic Madness” BHS Grad Nite program, 1964, a student concert program of the Music Teachers’ Association, held at the Burlingame Woman’s Club, May 1939, F. Arthur Johnson piano recital booklets, undated, a Cross and Crown Certificate of Alma White, 1910, a BHS graduation program, 1934, a souvenir folder of several Burlingame sites, c.1940, a 1923-1973 Burlingame High School 50th Anniversary booklet, several wooden hangers from Burlingame businesses, and a “Severn Lodge Dairy-Burlingame” quart glass milk bottle; to the Homeowners’ Board of 1244 Bellevue Avenue for original Charles Peter Weeks Peninsula Theatre (later Fox) blueprints (interior and roof) found in the storage unit of the Bellevue complex; to Graeme Whifler, son of local architect William Whifler, for digital photo albums of the Whifler/Foeppel and Flagstad families between 1870-1974, including photos of 1540 and 1544 Drake Avenue; Wendy McArdle for scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings related to Burlingame, as well as oral history information she’s collected about various Burlingame residents, circa 1980s; to Jim Kelly for a red Kaufmann’s Camera pocket-sized photo-booklet from Kaufmann’s Cameras at 1352 Broadway, c.1957, and 2 digital photos of a large tree in front of BHS that was hit by lightening, c.1976; to K.K. Johnson for the book she wrote and illustrated: "Burlingame Adventures: The Kohl Mansion Kaper, with Davey Krockat and Kristofur Katlumbus," 2012; and to Deb and Len Flaherty for a promotional street map from Bekins Moving Co., 1955.

Did you know?Food and drink are never allowed in the Society’s Martha Rosman May archives. An exception was made, however, in August, when we surprised our matriarch with cake and flowers in honor of her birthday. Thank you, Martha, for your many years of selfless devotion. You have kept our archives in tip top shape. (And, yes, Martha, we made sure sure that we removed all the crumbs!)

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Just in time for Halloween, retired Burlingame Police Chief Jack Van Etten and retired Police Commander John Parkin will recount a few of Burlingame’s most intriguing crimes that took place during their tenure in the last decades of the 20th century.

Please join us for what will surely be a memorable evening. (Lane Room of the Main Library).

Gates Family

PAINT BURLINGAME 2012

Barbara Christine Hoekenga - Life memberMany thanks to Copenhagen Bakery for the plentiful donation of delicious pastries for our Quarterly Open House event at the station in August. The Society greatly appreciates the generous financial support of Jeannie Howard Siegman towards the newly-launched “Founding Families” digital exhibit (see #ont page) and that of Jim and Sally Meakin for their generous donation. Kent Lauder has helped us, yet again, with our plumbing issues -- thank you, Kent! Special thanks to Rodney Vigil at Plasti-Print Inc., for continuing to provide us with high quality, low cost prints for our numerous museum displays.

In Memoriam# # # # # Welcome New Members! Louise Wade • Stanley ‘Buck’ Vistica

“Burlingame: True Crime” Tuesday, October 30, 7 p.m.

$500 Sponsor level:Art Attack!Broadway GrillBurlingamer LLCJody Campion with Alain PinelThe Studio Shop

Thanks to our generous sponsors

$100 Sponsor level:Burlingame Optical

•In Kind Sponsors: Sapore Italiano, Mollie Stone’s, Alana’s Cafe, Tea Cakes, Dennis Mayer - Ace Studio, Paper Caper, Garden Gate Events - Liz Horton, Joe Napoliello, Nancy Call Torres, Ellen Howard, and artwork judge, Will Maller

SAVE THE DATE FOR UPCOMING TALK ON ANSON BURLINGAME:On Tuesday, December 4, David Chai will present “Anson Burlingame: His Legacy in US-China Relations” beginning at 7 p.m. in the Lane Room. Dr. Chai is the President of “Chinese American Heroes.” He and his team have done extensive research on Burlingame’s contributions to US-China relations. Don’t miss this event!

Many Thanks to

SAM MALOUF

for the generous use of his building at 1426 Burlingame Avenue for a reception and

temporary gallery

President’s Message

Despite soaring temperatures, Bay Area plein air painters of all ages turned out for the 4th Annual Paint Burlingame Event on September 30th and created beautiful pieces of artwork that reflect numerous facets of our city. Community members purchased several pieces of work on the spot. (We’ve included a few in this newsletter). A very special

thank you goes to VP Russ Cohen for his hard work and devotion to this event.

Last, but not least, a big Thank You to Board member and author Joanne Garrison, for the enormous amount of research she has undertaken for the better part of a year, in order to create a truly engaging and extensive web exhibit (see pg. 1) together with the technical expertise of Christine Hoekenga. No doubt this body of work will bring public awareness to the considerable contributions of the pioneer families that founded and shaped the fine cities of Burlingame and Hillsborough.

CalendarQuarterly Meeting:

Burlingame: True Crime

TUES. October 30th, 7 p.m.

In the Lane Room of Main Library

Library Talk:

Burlingame: His Legacy in US-China Relations

Tuesday, December 4th, 7 p.m.

Presented by Dr. David Chai in Lane Room

Museum Open:

1st Sun. of each month, 1-4 p.m.

Nov. 4, Dec. 2, Jan 6

Docents Needed! No experience required. Please call 340-9960 to volunteer.

Remember our book in your holiday gift lists!

Every purchase helps finance us!

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Current Officers 2011:President - Jennifer Pfaff VP - Technology & Membership Diane Condon-WirglerVP - Museum Russ CohenTreasurer - Cathy BaylockSecretary - Rosalie McCloudLiving Histories - Cathy FoxhovenCorresponding Secretary - Mary PackardNewsletter - Joanne Garrison

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