The Palo Alto Historical Association holds general meetings seven times a year. They are held the first Sunday of the month (October-December, February-May) at 2 p.m. at the Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. The meetings include a speaker or speakers on local history. The programs are free and open to the public.

The general meetings are videotaped. The videotapes are available at the Main Library. To check one out, see Historian Steve Staiger at the History Desk at the Main Library (Tuesday evenings 6 to 9 p.m. or Thursday afternoons 2 to 5 p.m.).

The next general meeting is:

Sunday, May 4, 2008
Time: 2 p.m.
Lucie Stern Community Center
1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto

Program:  History of Mayfield

Speaker:  Gail Woolley

May Tall Tree (PDF 716K)

Future general meetings:

The annual dinner will be Tuesday, June 3rd, at the Sheraton, Palo Alto.  The speaker will be Michael Malone, author of Bill and Dave:  How Hewlett and Packard Built the World's Greatest Company.

Annual Dinner Information and Reservation Form

Lucie Stern Community Center
Early photo of the Lucie Stern Community Center, where the Palo Alto Historical Association holds its general meetings and board meetings. The community center was a gift to the city by Lucie Stern, Palo Alto's fairy godmother.