The Menlo Park Historical Association
is a group of volunteers dedicated to preserving the history of
Menlo Park. Activities focus on protecting historic buildings,
objects, photographs, and records. New
memberships are welcome.
First headquartered at 555 Ravenswood
Ave. in the historic Gate Lodge built by Milton Latham in 1872,
the Association was established in 1974. A non-profit corporation,
The Menlo Park Historical Association is involved in creating
a historical collection of photographs and recording oral histories
of our earliest resident families.
Some of the materials available to visitors:
Polk (a.k.a. city) directories for
Menlo Park from most of the 1900s
Haines (a.k.a. reverse, criss-cross)
directories for San Mateo County into the 1970s
Clipping files with an index and computer
listing
Special collections including photographs
and oral histories
Journals such as the California Historical
Society Quarterly
Other publications of historical material
Other sources for genealogical information:
Family History Center
1105 Valparaiso Avenue, Menlo Park (650) 325-9711
Sutro Library
480 Winston Drive, San Francisco (415) 731-4477
