Annual Campaign

Looking Ahead

Funds raised from the Annual Campaign account for 33% of our annual budget. With it we can continue keeping our Museum, Woodside Store and Sánchez Adobe open to the public. We can sustain our hands-on school programs at all our locations and the Folger Stable. We can maintain our irreplaceable collections, stage enriching history activities for the whole family, create changing displays at our Museum, publish our journal, La Peninsula, and act, in a general way, as the San Francisco Peninsula’s historian.

Coming Soon!
In 2026 our nation will be observing its 250th year. Our San Mateo County Historical Association will be recognizing this great milestone by adding three new venues to its San Mateo County History Museum.

• The completion of the 15,000-square-foot Taube Family Carriage House and Automobile Gallery which will include a permanent exhibition floor displaying our prestigious collection of horse-drawn vehicles, a changing exhibits floor which will allow us to showcase vehicle collections from throughout California, and a rooftop special events space.
• The opening of the 1863 Lathrop House which was moved to our block in 2019. It will sit opposite the Carriage House on the Marshall Street side of a Museum block. Rooms in the House will be furnished to reflect the lives of the different 19th century families who lived in it. Education programs will link the history of the mansion to the Carriage House.
•The installation of the Peninsula Natural History Gallery which will unveil the History Museum’s rich collection of paleontological specimens, including a replica skull of the Giant Short-Faced Bear and the remains of the extremely rare Paleoparadoxia.
This is a bright future, but we need your support to help get us there!

Gifts to the Annual Fund can be made by check or credit card, and may be paid in a lump sum or in installments. Company matching gift programs double your gift value. See if your company has such a program. For information on making a stock gift or a contribution from your Required Minimum Distribution, e-mail us at development@historysmc.org.

Suggested Levels of Giving

Contributors to 2025 Annual Campaign

SMCHA gives thanks to all of our contributors to the 2025 Annual Campaign. With your generous support, we are able to continue our mission and expand our service to the community.

Leadership Council

Chairman’s Roundtable

Bear Gulch Foundation

Diana Edmonds

Ruth Gupta

G.W. Williams Foundation

Hoefer Family Foundation

Ellen Jamieson

Olivia Martinez

Toni Oyster

Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Adolph Rosekrans

Taube Philanthropies

Joe Welch and Family

Christine Williams

President’s Roundtable

Keith Bautista

Audrey Bojack

Bobbie and Joe Carcione

The Christensen Family Foundation

Eric and Donna Colson

Concar Enterprises

Corey, Luzaich, de Ghetaldi & Riddle LLP

Bonnie and Tracy De Leuw

The Charles D. and Frances K. Field Fund

Ken Fisher

G.W. Williams Foundation

Bill Kenney

Kathy and Jamie Kopf

Susan Kay Lang

Karen and John LaTorra

Ed Littlefield

Dr. Lynn McLellan

Bill Nicolet

Donna Petersen

Michael Rantz

Sammut Family Foundation

Chet Sandberg

Mary Alice Scott

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

The San Francisco Peninsula

Thelma Doelger Charitable Trust

Wall and Ceiling Alliance

Golden Circle of Friends

David Amann

Tom Ames

Karen Seiko Arimoto Peterson

Wade Aubry

Dani Gasparini and Alyn Beals

Kaia Eakin and Bryan Beck

Chris Beth

Borel Estate Company

Terri and Bill Butler

Chonita and Michael Cleary

Andy Coltart

Patti Cooley

Lisa and Kevin Cullinane

Sonja Davidow

Richard DeLuna

Shawn DeLuna

Dostart Development Company

Melissa and Tim Draper

Dee and Rich Eva

Ellie Ferrari

Cheryl and Greg Galli

Gonsalves and Stronck Construction Company

Di Hafner

Trip Hawkins

Alan Henderson

Heritage Bank of Commerce

Margaret Ho

Elizabeth Hulsey

Ray Iverson

Mark Jamison

Kaiser Permanente

Doreen and Richard Kopf

Bill and Jean Lane Endowment Fund

Suzanne Legallet

Joan Levy

Linda and Sid Liebes

Anna Mahnke

Joy and Rick Mayerson

Karen McCown

Kirk McGowan

Bob Mullen

Christina Ongerth

Julie Pardini

Laura Peterhans

Suzanne and Charley Phelps

Mary and David Phillips

Barbara and Jerry Pierce

Plumbers & HVACR Mechanics Local 467 & Apprenticeship Training Center

Port of Redwood City

Kristie and Mitch Postel

Redwood City Arts Commission

Jim Ruane

Patrick Ryan

San Mateo County Trial Attorneys

Paulette and John Savage

Al Schwoerer

Rosemarie and John Shield

John Shroyer

Virginia Siegman

Therese Smith

Nancy Stanton

Bill Stronck

Barbara and Thomas Stucker

Colleen Tate

Top Oil Products Company

Paula Uccelli

Laura Watanuki

Patricia Way

Bill Wessell

Carolyn Worthington

George Yerby

Historian

Jeannie and Steve Barulich

John Bauer

Shelley Black

Carmen Blair

Betsy Bogel

Russ Bordonaro

Marcy Davey

Bette Jo Fairclough

Charles Henderson

Mark Johnson

Charles Kavangh

Alexandra Gillen and Hartmut Koeppen

Nancy Lund

Margaret and Jamis MacNiven

Lori and Dennis McBride

Alice Ames Morison

Vincent Muzzi

Patricia and Ken Pellizari

Larry Peterman

Connie Ring

Cristina Roces

Marke Rogge

Maureen and Mark Sanders

Diane Talbert

Maxine Terner

Jason Ting

Winnie and Jeffrey Ting

Mary and George Uccelli

Marie Violet

Keith Virnoche

Rube Warren

Jennifer and Douglas Wise

Tricia Young

Catherine and Steve Zelencik

Benefactor

Jesus Aranda

Frank Bartaldo

Blazin

Paul Carella

Don Cecil

Linda and John Chamberlain

Ronald Collins

Howard Crittenden

Barry Daniels

John Dobyns

Meredith and Blair Dunn

C Shelley Emerson

Claudia Ferguson

Finones Csongradi Family Fund

Meg Finones

Tara Fowler

Krissy and Scott Haslam

Bob Hauesslein

Hope Musical Theatre

Diane Howard

John Hutar

Cliff Jernigan

Gary Johnson

Mike King

Christine and Jeff Krolik

Deanna Liotta

Frances Liston

Michael Lohnberg

Donna Losey

Mayers Jewelers

Dan Quigg

Carolyn and John Root

Misa Sakaguchi

Cynthia Schreurs

Susan Smith

Patricia Walsh

Gina Weiss

Friend

Peter Allen

Virginia Andersen

Crispin and Mae Ang

Marieta Gilda Angtuaco

Micayla Barnwell

Hope Barrett

Judy Barton

Donna Kay Benner

Michelle Blake

Marsha BonDurant

Janet and Milton Borgens

Heidi Brown

Kathleen Brown

Maureen Buck

Karen Busch

Jacqueline Cabezas

Carolyn Rudolph

Chu Chang and Moon Lim

Cleary Maintenance and Security

Sally Confer

Carol Cross

Warren Dale

Gaye De Benedetti

Kerry and Rick DeBenedetti

Joan DeBrine

Dees-Hennessey

Mary Ann Draeger

Terri Echelbarger

Jo Anne Egenes

Joe Escusar

Dan Evans

Becket Feierbach

Jeanne and David Feight

Ronald Fick

Kevin Fitzpatrick

Nick Flegel

Bonnie Fox

Elianne Frankel-Popell

Thomas Friebel

Andrew Frisch

James Garcia

Nicholas Garcia

Ralph Garcia

John Garthoeffner

Sandra and Thomas Genochio

Mike Giari

Robert Gibb

Lauren Goodrich

Susan Greene

Kathy and Ken Hayes

Gloria and Art Heinrich

Bruce Hill and Rich McMillan

Albert Horn

Marie Hotz

Janice Hough

Kelly Ilnicki

Judy Inouye

Gitte Jensen

Vidya and Steve Kagan

Jean Katz

Helen Kennedy

Kathy and Bill Korbholz

Dennis Kruger

Marquis Kuhn

Georgi La Berge

Mary Larwood

Jane Lebkowski

Albert Lee

Carol and Ron Loiacono

Dennis Lund

Claire Mack

Richard Mainz

Charles Martin

Gayle Martin

Nicole Mcdevitt

Sophia Mcdevitt

Marcia Mclaren

Ed Miller

Amanda Miller Bell

Alexander Moldanado

Anna Moody

Jennifer Nix

Jerald O’Brien

Julianne and William O’Callahan

Diana and Steve Okamoto

Sharon and Steve Ondry

Mike O’Neill

Jeanne and Rod Panos

Akio Patrick

Karen Patrick

Tina Patrick

Naomi Patridge

Sylvia Payne

Clara Perez

Brian Perkins

Janet Petsche

Linda Petsche

Jennifer and Juerger Pfaff

Diana Plank

Wendy Porter

Sandra Pugh

Jose Ramirez

Kathermine Raymundo

Diana Reddy

Elinore Robey

Kenneth Rolandelli

Becky Rudd

Alexie and Lea Santos

Robert Savoie

Paul Scannell

John Schuck

Sequoia Stamp Club

Drew Shell

Carla Sillin

Kathy and Adrian Smith

Kathleen Smith

Mesha Spivey

Levon Stepanian

Barbara Tallent

Jane Taylor

Barbara Tener

Carl Touhey

Carolyn Tuft

Karen van Putten

Prissy and Duane Vazquez

Kasia  and Brett Webber

Nancy Wiget

Barbara and Carl Wind

Diana and Terry Witzel

Jean Woolfitt

Supporter

Jon Abad

MJ Abbott

Terry Anderlini

Adrian Antonio

Iris Avidan

Gisela Bailin

Lisa Camera

Nancy Cameron

Nina Cornil

Erika Crowley

Millie Darville

Amelito Derecho

Carol Dudick-Nicholas

John Ebnet

Myra Formoso

Catherine Fraser

Kathleen Garay

Michael Garrett

Joanne Garrison

Robert Givens

Genda Gunderson

Ramon Hollander

Ida Holmes

Samuel Holmes

Linda Irizarry

Diana James-Cairns

April Kitagawa

Kent Kitagawa

Barbara and William Kitagawa

Kelsey Kitagawa Le

Joe Krauss

Patricia Lee

Len Lehmann

Robert Losey

Thalia and Stephen Lubin

Karen and Manuel Lucas

Lizzie Marquez

Lisa Martin

Monica McDivit

Lilli Milton

Jhon and Faith Miranda

Beth Mostovoy

Karen Muela

Grace Murai

Jeanette Muzac

Jose Nadal

Barbara Newmann

Frank Pagliaro

Connor Patrick

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Taylor Patrick

Louise Paustenbach

Christina Paxton

Leslie Pedrin

Skip Pirman

Janet Rae-Dupree

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Naomi Reynolds

Renette Robillard

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Becky Schulz

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Paule Tenchavez

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Karie Thomson

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