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Where did the street names go? Can a Queen Anne be saved? What is a modillion?

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2023

Fall 2023
Fall 2023 Newsletter
In This Issue:

Fall Walking Tours
President's Letter
Boyce Ashby Addition
Charles Sumner
Caendar

Spring 2023
Spring 2023 Link
In This Issue:

PAST Celebrates Birge Clark
PAST Lifetie Achievement Award
Birge Clark Walking Tours
Tour Schedule
Award Winning Website
Meet Our New Board Members
420 Maple Street
President's Letter
Calendar

2022

Fall 2022
Fall 2022

In This Issue:

PAST Celebrates Birge Clark
Roger Kohler Lifetime Achievement Award
Birge Clark Centennial Walking Tours
Birge Clark and Professorvilee Tour Schedule
Award Winning PAST Website
New Board Members: Laura Roberts and Philip Roberts
420 Maple Street
President's Letter
Calendar

Spring 2022
Sprint 2022

In This Issue:

PAST / PAHA Joint Zoom Meeting
Mayfield Walking Tour
Spring Tour Schedule
1921 Centennial Houses
Remembering Antonio's Nut House
Calendar

2021

Fall 2021
Fall 2021 Cover

In This Issue:

November Program
Nick Marinaro
Reds and Greens
Tour Schedule
Centennial Homes
Barron Park Tour

2020

Because of Covid-19, no newsletters were published.

 

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2019

Fall 2019
Fall 2019

In This Issue:

Walking Tours
President's Letter
New Tour
1919 Preservation Award
Historic Resources board
Mayor with the Manor
Calendar

 

Spring 2019
spring

In This Issue:

Walking Tour Schedule
Preservation Month
125th Anniversary
1325 Cowper
History of Rock
1917 Centennial Plaques
Stroner Family Search

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2018

Summer 2018
Summer 2018

In This Issue:

Walking Tours & CPF Conference
President's Letter
Centennial Homes
1918 Preservation Awards
William Staller's Apartments
Julia Morgan's Hostess House
Calendar

Spring 2018
spring 2018

In This Issue:

Awards, Plaques & Walking Tours
President's Letter
CPF Conference May 17–20
Eichler Guidelines
1917—Preservation Awards
1917 Centennial Plaques
Meet Bo Crane
Calendar / Palo Alto's 125th



2017

Spring 2017
spring 2017



In This Issue:

Awards, Plaques & Walking Tours
A Timeline of Preservation
Nuts & Bolts Recap
1917—The Year That Was
Help the Woman's Club
PAST's 30th Anniversary
What Happened in 1987

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2016

Fall 2016
2016 Fall

In This Issue:

Walking Tours        
Woman's Club
Membership
Anniversaries
Preservation Awards
Centennial Houses
Calendar  

Spring 2016
2016 spring

In This Issue:

Preservation Month       
Walking Tours  
 Meet Our Board
Woman's Club Event
Historic Preservation at 45
Pattern & Style
PAST Easements Program 
Calendar

2015

Fall 2015
fall 2015

In This Issue:

Preservation Awards        
Hale Street Pump House
Is My House a Stedman?
Meet Our Board
Do's & Dont's  
PAST's PAST/PAST's Future
Mystery Solved
Calendar

Spring 2015:
2015 PASTY News

In This Issue:

Walking Tours  
Centennial Homes
Member Event
Frank Delos Wolfe
Meet Our Board 
PAST's PAST/PAST's Future
Lost Street Names
Calendar


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2014

Fall 2014
fall 2014 cover

In This Issue:

Walking Tours
Researching Your Home

Homemade History
Historic Preservation in Palo Alto
PAST's Past/PAST's Future
Support response
Calendar and Opportunities

 

Spring 2014
spring 2014

In This Issue:

Preservation Month       
President's Message  
Juana Briones Update
Donation form
Calif. Preservation Foundation
Website

2013

Summer 2013
Summer

In This Issue:

Juana Briones
President's Message
Hamilton Avenue Post Office
Preservation Month Recap
Preservation Award Honorees
Calendar

Winter 2013
Winter 2013 Newsletter

In This Issue:

President's Message        
Holiday House Tour Photos
Calendar of Events
Membership List

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2012

Fall 2012

In This Issue:

Holiday House Tour     
 President's Message
Website up-date    
Los Arboles Sign Project
Membership/Ticket Order Blank
Calendar of Events

Summer 2012
Summer 2012
In This Issue:

Holiday House Tour: Save the Date!
President's Message
Website Up-Date
Preservation Week Recap
Centennial Houses
Preservation Awards
New Board Members
Professorville Design Guidelines Committee
Public Projects Advocacy
Calendar

Spring 2012
Spring 2012
In This Issue:

Preservation Month Events
President's Message
PAST's Past
Holiday House Tour Photos
Membership List
Website News
Financial Report Calendar of Events

 

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2011

Fall 2011
Fall 2011 Newsletter
In This Issue:

Holiday House Tour     
President's Message   
Preservation Easements
Preservation Week Honorees
1912 House Search
Professorville Design Guidelines
Website News      
Pump House Up-Date
Calendar of Events

Winter 2011
Winter 2011 Cover

In This Issue:

Save the Date    
President's Message      
Holiday House Tour Photo Gallery        
Membership List
Calendar of Events

 

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2010

Fall 2010
Fall 2010 Cover
In This Issue:

Holiday House Tour      
President’s Message      
Palo Alto History Museum      
Centennial Homes    
Preservation Award Winners
Hangar 1 Up-date            
Ticket/Membership Order Form
Calendar of Events          

 

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2009

Summer 2009
Summer 2009 Newsletter cover

In This Issue:

2009 Holiday House Tour     
President's Column
1909 Centennial Homes
Preservation Design Awards
Sunset Magazine 
New Board Member Spotlight
Historic Inventory Document
Calendar of Event

Winter 2009  
Winter 2009 Newsletter cover
In This Issue:

Palo Alto High School Master Plan     
President's Column
Stanford House Tour
Holiday House Tour Wrap-Up
College Terrace Library Planning
New Board Member Spotlight
Calendar of Events
Insert: Stanford House Tour

 

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2008

Fall 2008
Fall 2008 Newsletter
In This Issue:

Holiday House Tour 2008    
President's Column
Treasurer's Report
Recent Major Demolition
New Board Member Spotlight
Dues/Order Blank
Calendar of Events

 

Summer 2008
Summer 2008 PAST Newsletter
In This Issue:

2008 Preservation Awards
President's Column
Shades of Green
Preservation Awards
1908 Homes
Website News
College Terrace Library Planning
Calendar of Events

 

Winter 2008
Winter 2008 PAST Newsletter
In This Issue:

2007 Holiday House Tour Wrap     
President's Column
Treasurer's Report
Stanford Historic House and Garden Tour
Membership List
Calendar of Events

 

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2007

Fall 2007
Fall 2007 PAST newsletter
In This Issue:

Holiday House Tour 
President's Column
Briones Photograph Discovered
Growing Up in History
Membership List
Treasurer's Report
Calendar of Events


Summer 2007
Summer 2007 PAST Newsletter
In This Issue:

Juana Briones House Safe
President's Column
Robert Brandeis Photograph Collection
Preservation Awards
Centennial Houses
Outgoing Board Members: Natalie Wells, Carolyn George
Calendar of Events

 

Spring 2007
Spring 2007 PAST Newsletter
In This Issue:

Williams House Celebration
President's Message
Palo Alto's Flagpole
Holiday House Tour Photos
Membership List
Calendar of Events

 

Winter 2007
Winter 2007 PAST Newsletter
In This Issue:

2008 Preservation Awards     
President's Column
Shades of Green
Preservation Awards
1908 Homes
Website News
College Terrace Library Planning
Calendar of Events

 

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2006

Fall 2006
Fall 2006
In This Issue:

Holiday House Tour 
President's Message
New Board Members
What About the Bottom Line?
Williams House Turns 100
Membership Form
Calendar of Events


Summer 2006
Summer 2006
In This Issue:

Preservation Month
President's Message
Membership Reminder
Preservation Month Photo Gallery
Griffin House Status
Historic Register Properties
Want Ads
Calendar of Events

Spring 2006
Spring 2006
In This Issue:

Preservation Month 
The Caroline Chronicles
Preservation Month Schedule
Mayoral Proclamation
Centennial Houses
Do's and Don'ts
San Juan Hill House Tour
Edgewood Plaza Update
Calendar of Events

Winter 2006
Winter 2006 PAST Newsletter
In This Issue:

Advocacy 
Preservation Month 
Docent Request 
The Caroline Chronicles
Palo Alto History Museum
Cul-de-sacriledge
Holiday House Tour
Membership
Calendar of Events

 

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2005

Fall 2005
Fall 2005 PAST Newsletter
In This Issue:

Holiday House Tour
The Caroline Chronicles
Renew Your Membership
CPF Workshops
Eichlers on National Register
Membership /Ticket Order Form
Calendar of Events


Summer 2005
Summer 2005 Newletter

In This Issue:

Preservation Award Winners
Endangered Peninsula Properties
The Caroline Chronicles
Endangered Peninsula Properties
Membership Recognition
Preservation Award Highlights
Rosedale Gardens
Centennial Homes
Design Awards
Announcements
Calendar of Events

 

 

Spring 2005
Spring 2005 PAST Newsletter
In This Issue:

Preservation Month
The Caroline Chronicles
Heritage Oak Imperiled
Substandard Properties Action
Membership Recognition
Stanford House and Garden Tour
British Modernism Lecture
Preservation Conference
Calendar of Events

Winter 2005
Winter 2005 PAST Newsletter
In This Issue:

Homer Avenue
The Caroline Chronicles
1905 House Search
Juana Briones Foundation
San Juan Hill Holiday House Tour Highlights
Membership
Suggestions Welcome
Calendar of Events

 

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2004

Fall 2004
Fall 2004 PAST Newsletter Newsletter

In This Issue:

Holiday House Tour
The Caroline Chronicles
Allied Arts Is Back
HHT Highlights
HP Garage to Be Restored
1904 Tidbits
Membership/Ticket Order Form
Calendar of Events

Summer 2004
Summer 2004 PAST Newsletter

In This Issue:

Preservation Awards
Board Takes Action
Preservation Week
Award Winners
HRB
he Caroline Chronicles
Staying Cool the Old House Way
Calendar of Events

Spring 2004
sprint 2004 PAST Newsletter
In This Issue:

Preservation Week
President's Corner
PAST's Past
Palo Alto History Museum
Edgewood Plaza/Green Gables
Greer Estate Barn
Centennial Houses
Calendar of Events

Winter 2004
Winter 2007 Cover

In This Issue:

Researching Your House
President's Corner
Palo Alto History Museum
Holiday House Tour Photos
Membership Report
Edgewood
Board Member Highlight
Calendar of Events

 

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2003

 

Fall 2003
Fall 2003 PAST Newsletter
In This Issue:

Holiday House Tour
President's Corner
History Museum
Allied arts Progress
1903 Tidbits
Tax Incentive Workshop
PAST's Past
Park Theater
Anne Houghteling
Membership Blank
Calendar of Events

Summer 2003
Summer 2003 Newletter

In This Issue:

Preservation Awards
President's Corner
History Museum Project
Preservation Week Photos
Sunbonnet House
Briones Presidio Home
Bonnie Blythe
Calendar of Events


Spring 2003
Spring 2003 PAST Newsletter
In This Issue:

Preservatiion Week
President's Corner
Membership List cont.
Preservation Week Schedule
Farewell to 300 Santa Rita
Allied Arts
Juana Briones House
Family Service Laundry
Docent Tours
Stanford Historical Society
Jim Culpepper
Calendar of Events

Winter 2003

Winter 2003 PAST Newsletter

In This Issue:

On the Houses
A New Direction
Before and After Award Winner
1903 Tidbits
HHT Wrap
Membership List
1001 Forest Then and Now
Calendar of Events

 

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2002

 

Fall 2002
2002 Fall PAST Newsletter
In This Issue:

Holiday House Tour
President's Corner
Joseph Eichler/Edgewood Plaza
Roth Building
Emily Renzel
Web Sites
Membership Blank
Calendar of Events

Summer 2002
Summer 2002 PAST Newsletter cover

In This Issue:

Preservation Awards
President's Corner
Preservation Awards
Preservation Week Photos
Pedro de Lemos
Roth Building
Calendar of Events

Spring 2002
Spring 2002 PAST Newsletter

In This Issue:

Preservation Week
President's Corner
National Trust Message
Gustav Laumeister
1005 University
Birge Clark
Calendar of Events

Winter 2002
Winter 2002 Newsletter
In This Issue:

Architectural Sampler
President's Corner
Preservation Week
HHT Wrap with Photos
Lucie Stern Center
Juana Briones
Award Winning Kitchen
Calendar of Events

 

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2001

Fall 2001
Fall 2001 PAST Newsletter
In This Issue:

HHT
President's Corner
WWI Hostess House
Sash Window Repair
Polly and Jake
HHT — Professorville
730 Bryant
WWI Hostess House
Membership Blank
Calendar of Events

Summer 2001
Summer 2001 PAST Newsletter
In This Issue:

Juana Briones House
President's Corner
Demolition Update
El Escarpado Circle Photos
Snyder Rancho
Outgoing Board Members Old House Resources
Preservation Ordinance Calendar of Events

Spring 2001
Spring 2001 PAST Newsletter
In This Issue:

Preservation Week
President's Message
200 Homer
Resources
Homer Ave. Tour
Membership List
Demolition Up-date
HHT Up-Date
Preservation Week
Centennial Homes
Calendar of Events

 

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1990

August 1990—First Newsletter
first newsletter
In This Issue:

Our First Newsletter
Last Chance to Save Queen Anne
Weekly Historic Walking Tours
Call for Docents
What Is PAST Doing?
New Officers
Research Volunteers Wanted
Lost Street Names
Coming Events
The PAST Newsletter Asks

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