"But thanks to History San Jose's hands-on education programs, more than 12,000 students every year get to experience what it's like to live as an early California pioneer, to visit a bank branch that existed long before debit cards and tap-to-play and understand the painstaking work that went into taking a bushel of cherries from the tree into a can."
"Terrell Elementary School students listen to Eric Pfanhl museum educator inside the Santa Ana School, a former one-room schoolhouse originally located in Hollister, which is now located at History San Jose, to educate children on how classes were held in the 1890s, during a school tour of the park in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)"
"History San Jose is perhaps best-known as the repository and caretakers of the city's long history. It's warehouse is filled with items that chart the evolution of San Jose from a small, agricultural hub to a city of nearly 1 million people that is home to some of Silicon Valley's most well-known tech companies."
Elementary students in Silicon Valley often lack direct experience with the region's agricultural past and pre-digital daily life. History San Jose provides hands-on education programs that engage more than 12,000 students each year in activities such as pioneer living, visiting historic bank branches, and learning the careful labor behind fruit harvesting and canning. School groups tour reconstructed or relocated historic buildings, including a one-room schoolhouse, to experience 19th-century classroom routines. History San Jose also maintains a warehouse of artifacts that document San Jose's transformation from an agricultural hub to a major city within Silicon Valley, and operates multiple historic sites near downtown.
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