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 [email protected].

Suggested Levels of Giving

Contributors to 2024 Annual Campaign

SMCHA gives thanks to all of our contributors to the 2023 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

Keith Bautista

Bear Gulch Foundation

The Christensen Family Foundation

Danford Fisher Hannig Foundation

The Charles D and Frances K Field Fund

Rupert and Maryellie Johnson

Susan Kay Lang

Olivia Garcia Martinez

Monterra Credit Union

Toni Oyster

Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Taube Philanthropies

G.W. Williams Foundation

Grace Williams

President’s Roundtable

Anonymous

Audrey Bojack

Joe Carcione

Chonita Cleary

Donna and Eric Colson

Concar Enterprises

Corey, Luzaich, de Ghetaldi & Riddle LLP

Bill and Phyllis Draper

FHS Limerick

Ken Fisher

Florence Dorothy Brown Fund

Fan and Jeff Herbst

Karen and John LaTorra

Littlefield Farm

Karen McCown

Sandra Behling McLellan

Kristie and Mitch Postel

Michael Rantz

Sammut Family Foundation

Tod Spieker

Wall and Ceiling Alliance

Joe Welch and Family

Abbey Floor and Carpet

Golden Circle of Friends

David Amann

Tom Ames

Anonymous

Karen Seiko Arimoto Peterson

Brian Ayer and Jason Seifer

Linda and John Bauer

Kaia Eakin and Bryan Beck

Bohannon Foundation

Norm Book

Russ Bordonaro

Borel Estate Company

Laurel Brinkman

The Callisto Family

Patti Cooley

Marcey Davey

Tracy De Leuw

Shawn DeLuna

Dostart Development Company

Dee and Rich Eva

Ellie Ferrari

Dani Gasparini

Gonsalves and Stronck

Trip Hawkins

Heritage Bank of Commerce

Margaret Ho

House of Values

Elizabeth Hulsey

International Fire Services

Kaiser Permanente

Kathy Kopf

Suzanne Legallet

Joan Levy

Linda and Sid Liebes, Jr.

Rick Mayerson

Janine and Jon Miller

Janet Moody

Bob Mullen

Nick’s Restaurant

Bill Nicolet

Christina Ongerth

Donna Petersen

Suzanne and Charley Phelps

Mary and David Phillips

Barbara and Jerry Pierce

Catherine and Michael Podell

Bill and Connie Ring

Cristina Roces and Blake Sullivan

Adolph Rosekrans

RWC International

Patrick Ryan

Chet Sandberg

Al Schwoerer

Jane and John Shroyer

Virginia Siegman

Therese Smith

Bill Stronck

Thomas and Kathryn Stucker

Colleen Tate

Top Oil Products Company

Paula Uccelli

Keith Virnoche

Steve and Patricia Way

Kathryn Williams

W.L. Butler Construction

Historian

Chris Beth

Shelly Black

Carmen Blair

Cleary Maintenance and Security

Barry Day

Carol Dobberpuhl

Shelly Emerson

Firebreak Arms

Hartmut Koeppen and Alexandra Gillen

Good City Company

Charles Henderson

Mark Johnson

Charles Kavanagh

Mary and David Larwood

Margaret and Jamis MacNiven

Alice Ames Morison

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Tina Patrick

Patricia and Ken Pellizzari

Mark Rogge and David Moy

Jim Ruane

Maureen and Mark Sanders

John Savage

Jason Ting

Jeffrey Ting

Marie Violet

James Wagner

Rube Warren

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Jennifer Acheson

Frank Bartaldo

Donna and Robert Benner

Bob Heusslein

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Tara Fowler

Scott Haslam

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Frances Liston

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Karyl Matsumoto

Dennis McBride

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Larry Peterman

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Dave Pine

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Mary Ann Teixeira

Mary Uccelli

Patricia Walsh

David Wessel

Bill Wessell

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Judy Barton

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Joyce Bianchini

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Janet and Milton Borgens

Robert Brady

Heidi Brown

Kathleen Brown

Maureen Buck

Linda Byers

Marsha Campbell

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Anne Ly Crump Garay

Warren Dale

Barry Daniels

Rick and Kerry DeBenedetti

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Mary Ann Draeger

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Leda Federle

Kevin Fitzpatrick

Bonnie Fox

Thomas Friebel

Andrew Frisch

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Ralph Garcia

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Mike Giari

Lauren Goodrich

Susan Green

Gena Gunderson

Diane Hafner

Francisca Larios Hansen

Art Heinrich

Trynie Hermary

Bruce Hill

Karen Hillhouse

Nina and Keith Kadera

Lori Kastrop

Dan and Kristin Kim

Kathy Klebe

Barbara Lambrechts

Mary Larwood

Lee Cheerful Giving Fund

Lori Longo

Bob Luttiken

Claire Mack

Lisha Mainz

James Marquez

Gayle Martin

James Mason

Anna and Duncan Moody

Kraig Kurvcz and Beth Mostovoy

David Negherbon

North American Realtors

William O’Callahan

Mike O’Neill

Roger Oser

Jeanne and Rod Panos

Karen Patrick

Sylvia Payne

Clara Perez

Marianne Petroni

Jennifer and Juergen Pfaff

Nancy Radcliffe

Michael Raymundo

Katherine Rice

Carrie Ridge

Cheryl Ritchie

Ken Rolandelli

Misa Sakuguchi

San Mateo Lock Works

Paul Scannell

Don Shoecraft

Carla Sillin

Mark Simon

Christina Straub

Takahashi Market

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Edward Tang

Gina Weiss

Bill Wessell

Diane Wilsey

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Hugh Zhang

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