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COLMA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION 1993

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IJanuary, February, March 2010 Newsletter #88

A MESSAGE FROM YOUR BOARD MEMBERS

A BIG Happy New Year to you all! We are starting the new yearwith a bang! Our semaphore is gone, getting ready for a new coat ofpaint and cabinet. Christy Vault took our semaphore down onJanuary 10th to get it ready for the replacement cabinet from NilesCanyon. No more rust holes! The Town of Colma was extremelyworried about someone getting hurt. They had placed a white picketfence around the semaphore to keep all away from it. Now we justhave to be patient for all the work needed to be done for thereplacement cabinet and reattachment of the signal to the cabinet.Bob Christenson has taken on this project as a labor of love. Wewill never be able to repay him for this work. It would have beenthousands of dollars to complete this job if we had had to hire acontractor to do it all, let alone flndmg a contractor that was evencapable of doing it right! Thank you, Bob Christenson and all ofyour crew. You are special!

Another milestone reached as our Kiosk is in the works. ArnoldChampagne, master carpenter has started on our display unit and itmight be finished by the end of February. It depends a lot on whenthe 8 cabinets that were ordered for it will be finished and shippedto us from a company called Dallas Midwest. They cost over $3,000.-special made, back to back. The total cost of the kiosk will be.around $11,000.

SPECIAL DATES

Feb. 2, Tue.. 2:00 p.m.CHA board-meeting.1500Hillside Blvd Colma

Feb. 13, Sat. 5:00 p.m,DC/Colma Hist. GuildFundraiser DinnerColma Community Ctr.Call 650 755-7188

Feb. 14, Sun. 2:00 p.m.CHA t" quarterly meeting1500Hillside Blvd. Museum

Feb. 21, Sun. 2:00 p.m.Cypress Lawn Collectibles,Show & tell ane appraisals2nd fl. 1370EI Camino Real650 550-8811

Mar. 20, Sat. 12 noonCHA Tea 650757-1676

First Quarterly Meeting:

We will have a short business meeting to tell you what was accomplished in 2009and what is planned for 2010. The main part of the program is going back in the pastand learning about one of our former residents who made headlines on a regularbasis. His name was Gordon Stone. A photographer! This is what his wife told usabout him.

He was a newspaperman who loved his work, anxious to go every day! DuringWWII, he spent three years at sea in the Merchant Marine. When the war was overhe found work at the San Francisco Examiner, then the flagship newspaper of theHearst Publishing empire. Gordon became a photographer and remained working atthe Examiner for 43 years until he retired in 1989.He photographed so many excitingstories, fires, campus riots, political happenings, close ups of celebrities and so muchmore!

In his 43 yrs. of work, he received many awards for his famous shots, most times hewas first on the scene. One was when he took the only photograph of Sarah JaneMoore when she tried to assaninate President Ford. For this he was nominated forthe Pulitzer Prize. Although he did not win it, that famous photo was used all over theworld.

He and his wife Shirley spent 51 happy years together here in Colma. He died in1998. Come hear his story and see his works displayed here at the museum Sunday,Feb. 14th.It is a history not only of the man but of events we have all lived through!

Photo taken at a Senior Xmas partyIn the early 1990's.

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Our board-member Judy Hnilo has finally been rewarded for all herhard work in recycling efforts. She has won $5,000for herself and$15,000.for her chosen charity, The Homeless Cat Network. ThisDo-Gooder Award from the Purina Co. was due to her efforts ofraising $20,000. in ten years of recycling and donating the proceedsto animal rescue organizations. We are all proud of you Judy. If any-]one would like to help Judy continue this effort, please leave your re-Icyclables here at the museum. 1

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Getting ready for our fund raiser Tea.

Our annual fundraiser tea will be on Sat. March 20th at the Colma CommunityCenter. We have already a promise from 17 ladies to host a theme table. Althoughsome have not decided on their theme yet, we know they will all be spectacular.There will be beautiful and fun settings for all to view! The seventeen hostesses so farare Marie Brizuela, Joanne del Rosario; "Asian~ Ginnie Ervin, "Tea Time At TheSea", Co-hosts, Diane Ferrari & Kathy Lagomarsino, Helen Fisicaro "Lucious &Refreshing", Kathleen Garrett, Mary Hatfield "Easter", Pat Hatfield "Birds of aFeather", Dorothy Hillman "Flower Garden, Judy Hnilo "Bugs or Safari", SusannaHnilo "Lady Bugs", Irena & Jennifer Matijas from Home Sweet Home, Sue Hudson"Victorian", Marilyn Olcese "An Italian Tea", Teresa Proano, Georgette Sarles,Nancy Ciardella Thompson "Spring". We would like to have the maximum 18 tables,so anyone who would like to be a part of this extravaganza, please call 650 757-1676.Invitations will be going out in late February. There will be an orientation meetingfor our hostesses on Monday evening, Feb.Sth at 7:00 p.m.

New display

Our lady manikin, we have named her Stella is almost ready for her position to betaken on the bench in our train depot. Her clothes were donated by Connie O'Leary.She represents the turn of century (1900) when there were hundreds of passengersboarding the Colma train, going to or from San Francisco or San Jose or just one ofour cemeteries. Stella was named after Stella Jensen who lived here on F Street andSan Bruno Ave. (Now named Hillside Blvd.) Her husband was Mattrup Jensen,Olivet's first Superintendent and also Lawndale's (Colma's) first mayor. They weremarried in 1900 and his first job was with Cypress Lawn. We are waiting for her hairand makeup to be done by Georgette Sarles. She now resides in our office lookinglike she is ready to take part in all our activities. Stella was an educational leader andshe served 42 years as a school board trustee and in many other positions.

MATTRUP, JAY, STELLA, ROBERT IN 1903

Deed of Gifts Received -- Thank you all!

Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery found in their archives an 1871 map (2 ft. x 2 ft. 8 in.)that they have donated to us. This map is two sided and shows on one side the AbbeyHomestead Association, which takes in the area east of Hillside Blvd., it was calledSan Bruno Ave. then. It displays the southeast end of Colma to the northeast end onGambetta St. now in Daly City. The other side is a map of Sunnyvale HomesteadAssociation, which covers the Daly City area near the Cow Palace. We are looking fora way to photocopy this and for someone to possibly restore the sections that havehad moisture damage.

We also received 2 maps from Glen Romero, whoworked in one of the offices of this building, 1500Hillside. She was here when it was closed down andsaved two maps that were in the safe that wouldhave been thrown away. One is the architecturalplans of 1500 Hillside (our present museum) anda map showing the part of Greenlawn Cemeterythat has the Odd Fellows grave site. That is thesection between Best Buy and the Home Depoton the south side of the Metro Center and ColmaBlvd. We had a copy made of this and gave theoriginal to Greenlawn Cemetery.

Mattrup Jensen's grandson, William Jensen, came in and gave us Mattrup's deskplate from Olivet Cemetery, circa 1945. It reads "M. Jensen" and has a perpetualcalendar on the back.

Ronald Doyle has donated 12 VHS tapes about history. They coverthe Revolutionary, Civil War, WWII, Native American Indiansand gun-fighters of the old west. Ron also gave us a book, "TheEncyclopedia of World Costume"

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Susanna Hnilo purchased a book for us that we needed titled "Insulators, A Historyand Guide to North American Glass Pin type Insulators".

Directors

Patricia Hatfield PresidentDorothy Bechtol Vice PresidentRichard Rocchetta - SecretaryDorothy Hillman TreasurerFrank Maffei Railroad ConsultantRonald Doyle Sat. & Sun. docentAlice Letcavage Sunday docentJudy Hnilo Tour guideEd Graham Wed. docent

ChairpersonsDorothy Bechtol RefreshmentsAmber Castagnola EditorDiana Colvin MembershipDavid Hatfield Jr. HandymanMaureen O'Connor TeaConnie O'Leary Web SiteMichael Rocchetta Computer consultant

And moreMuseum Hours

Monday ClosedTuesday thru Sunday 10 am to 3 pm

Quarterly Meetings

1st Annual meeting, Second Sundayin February 2 pm

2nd meeting, Last Tuesdayin April 7 pm

3rd is our Birthday CelebrationJuly 26 2 pm

4th meeting Last Tuesday inOctober 7 pm

THANK YOU TO THOSE WHOSERVED IN 2009!

Some served as docents in our museums,or gave tours and some helped at thefund raiser events. These are all personswho gave hours of their time to help in somany ways. Many thanks!

Dorothy BechtolMarie BrizuelaFrances BullardAmber CastagnolaDianne ChiappariJudith ChristensenDiana ColvinJoanne del RosarioRonald DoyleGinnie ErvinDiana FerrariDennis FisicaroHelen FisicaroJimmy FisicaroDave GarrettKathleen GarrettEd GrahamMary HatfieldDave Hatfield Sr.Dave Hatfield Jr.Pat HatfieldDorothy HillmanJudy HniloSusanna HniloSue HudsonDenise KellyKathy LagomarsinoAlice LetcavageFrank MaffeiIrena & Jenifer MatijasPat Mont omer

Jr. NordgrenMaureen O'ConnorTeresa ProanoMichael RocchettaRichard RocchettaGeorgette SarlesCarol TanziNancy ThompsonCharlotte Tjong

I hope we have notforgotten anybody(Please forgive usif we have.)

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OPENING OF THE PACIFIC TELEPHONE BUILDING ON WASHINGTON STREET (EARLY 1950s)Standing L to R: Milt Lanza, Paul Sanguinetti, Les Balestra, Mike Lanza, Chris Christiano, Ricco Benedetti,Joe Button, Joe Schultz, Ray Giusti .Kneeling L to R: Ken Gallehon, George Disperati, Martin Cortesi, Lady (Unkno~n), George Bertucci, JoeLuciani

Colma Historical Association1500 Hillside Blvd.Colma, CA 94014

Yon Are Invited:

To the Colma Historical Association's1st quarterly meeting on Feb. 14t\ 2010

Day: SundayTime: 2:00 p.m.Where: 1500 Hillside Blvd. ColmaAgenda: View Famous Photo's from the past