Gilded in Mountain View: More than 80 people attended our November 2 history event at the MV #library. Author Nancy Unger (pictured) gave a talk titled “More than Orchards: MV in the Gilded Age 1880-1920” that delved into the economic, political and societal forces of those decades.

Saluting our veterans: On this #VeteransDay, we acknowledge the men and women, locally and across the country, who served our country honorably in the armed forces’ various branches. Mountain View will honor its own #veterans at a ceremony in Eagle Park, 650 Franklin St., 11:00am.

We’re thankful for family, friends, health, peace, and Mountain View history! The MVHA would like to wish everyone near and far a happy #Thanksgiving. This early-1900s greeting card, from a collection in the Mountain View Public Library’s History Center, captures that sentiment.

Recognize the historic downtown in this picture? Yupp, that’s Mountain View’s Castro St. back in the ‘50s, festooned in holiday decorations. Residents of a certain, uhh, “vintage” might identify some of the old businesses then. In any case, #HappyHolidays from the MVHA to you!

Farewell, 2025, & welcome, 2026! The MVHA celebrates Mountain View’s rich #history, of course, but we also look forward to an equally rich future for our fair city. This colorful image, from an early-1900s postcard, captures our wish to all for the coming year: #HappyNewYear2026!

Bits, bytes and bountiful #technology! Today is #NationalTechnologyDay honoring engineering achievements like those from the Advanced Technology Laboratories that operated at 369 Whisman Rd. in Mountain View until the 1960s. It served as an R&D facility for local manufacturers.

On this #LawEnforcementAppreciationDay, let’s pause to salute the @MoutainViewPD. Established in 1902 and operating initially out of one room in Mountain View’s then City Hall, the MVPD has grown along with the city and continues to #ServeAndProtect its residents. Thank you, MVPD!

Show of hands: Who DOESN'T like #IceCream? Didn’t think so! Today is #StrawberryIceCreamDay, so go ahead and enjoy a scoop or two, just as these folks likely enjoyed back in the 1930s at the Silver Seal Creamery on Castro St. in Mountain View.

Ciao, Mountain View! Join us for "Italians of Mountain View: Families, Founders and Friendships" -- a presentation by the MVHA about our city's rich #ItalianHeritage, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2:00pm, at the Mountain View Public Library. Register (required) here: mvhistory.eventbrite.com

Super in Mountain View: With the #SuperBowl right around the corner – almost literally; it’s just two cities away! – let’s highlight another super #football team: the 1921 Mountain View High School squad that went 4-2 that year. They ended the season by beating San Jose High, 34-0!

Start shooting those arrows, Cupid; tomorrow's #ValentinesDay! Lovers for centuries have expressed their affection for one another in a variety of ways. Cards like this (saved in the archives of the History Center in the Mountain View public library) were common in the early 1900s.

There’s a first time for everything! If you haven’t taken one of our expert-led walking tours of Mountain View’s historic downtown, now’s your chance: The first MVHA #WalkingTour of 2026 takes place Sunday, Feb. 22, 2:00pm. Reservations required, so go to MVHistory.Eventbrite.com.

Attention nostalgic Mountain View Weather residents: Today is #NationalRetroDay! Whatever past era you recall most fondly, today’s the day to recognize it. Say, for example, the ‘50s -- pictured is Castro St. in 1959. Keen eyes will pick out part of what was the Mountain View Theater.

#History, then and now: 2026 marks 250 years since the #DeclarationOfIndependence was signed. Fifty years ago, Bicentennial events were held across the U.S., while in Mountain View a #VolunteerCommittee planned huge celebrations. This year, the MVHA will highlight stories from them.

A rose by any other name... Today is #PlantAFlowerDay – & Mountain View residents for decades had plenty of flower options: The Ferry-Morse Seed Company’s western HQ was at Evelyn Ave. & Whisman Rd. from 1951 to 1985, during which it was the world’s largest flower & vegetable mill.

Put a spring in your step as you step into spring! Join the MVHA for the season's first #WalkingTour of Mountain View’s historic downtown next Sunday, March 22, 2:00pm. The expert-led walking tour begins at Centennial Plaza and requires reservations -- go to MVHistory.Eventbrite.com.

They were told, “Go fly a kite.” – so they did! Mountain View in 1976 hosted a yearlong series of programs & activities to mark the #AmericanBicentennial, including a kite-flying contest on March 20 of that year. Kites flown by kids & adults were judged in a variety of categories.

Spring has sprung – and so has Mountain View’s volunteering spirit! We look forward to participating in the city’s Spring Volunteer Fair, April 18. Mountain View for generations has thrived not just on #innovation but on #volunteerism. See you at the fair! @MountainViewRecreation

It’s April: The sun’s back, the air’s fresh and our walking shoes could use an outing! So, join the MVHA for our next expert-led #WalkingTour of downtown Mountain View, Sunday, April 26, 2:00pm. The tour starts at Centennial Plaza. Reservations are required: MVHistory.Eventbrite.com.

What’s in a name? Plenty! Join us Sunday, May 3, 2:00pm, when Robert Cox and Melanie Kaye of the MVHA share the origins and #historical significance of Mountain View’s many well-traveled avenues: Community Room, Mountain View Public Library. Register at mountainview.libcal.com/event/16461707