

"The first Mayfield School was in a little log cabin on Birch Street between Sherman and Grant streets. Nicknamed "The Herring Box," it was replaced in 1867 with Sherman School, a two-story barnlike building."
Would like to further document this, if you have any information please contact me- Carolyn

GENEALOGY
RESOURCES
PALO
ALTO SOCIAL DIRECTORY- 1899 link
BLUE BOOK
DIRECTORIES- 1921, 1924
Who's Who Among
Palo Alto Women- 1922
1926
Palo Alto City Directory - link
Obituaries
from the Palo Alto Library link
MAYFIELD -1890
Great Register of Voters A-L
MAYFIELD -1890 Great Register of Voters M-Z
ORGANIZATIONS
Publications for
Sale by
the Palo Alto Historical Association
Palo Alto
Historical Association Photograph Collection
Sigrid Undset Lodge #32-Daughters of Norway
PALO ALTO BIOGRAPHIES-
(to view all
Santa Clara County Biographies click here)
ALLEN, William Benjam- Founder of
Palo Alto Hardware
ANDERSON,
Steve- Stanford Stock Farm
BALCOMB,
Jean - Palo Alto
Engineering and Construction Company, 584 Emerson St.
BALSBAUGH, EPRHAIM- Stone Mason./Cement Contractor
BOULWARE,
Milton A, (son of John Wesley Boulware of Palo Alto)
CAMP, John M. Sherman Clay & Company's piano store, University Avenue
CARLSON,
Charles O- Plumber, High
Street, 1904
CASAURANG,
Peter and Jean- Bakery,
Mayfield
CORCORAN,
Francis L. ,
Superintendent of Palo Alto Ranch
CUTHERBERTSON,
Sydeney M.- City
Clerk of Mayfield
DELYON,
Eugene= Footwear, Mayfiled
DORNBERGER,
Victor- Educator of Mayfield
ELLET,
Alfred Washington-
Vice-President Stanford Bank
HAPGOOD, Frank-
Mortician-Roller and Hapgood
KASSON,
Frank- Newspaper Publisher-
Palo Alto Live Oak, Daily Times
LACOSTE,
G. - French Laundry
LAUMEISTER, Gustave- Builder
LeSUER,
Frank- Varsity Theater
LILJENSTEIN, Gustav- The California
Resturant -Emerson Street
LEWIS,
John Francis-Superintendent of
Winery and Vineyard at the Palo Alto Ranch
MATHEWS, A
H- Grocery Business
McLACHLAN,
Duncan P-
Municipal Electric Plant, Superintendent
MILLER,
Frank J.- Miller's Grocery,
University Avenue
MONIER, L
A- Liberty Cash Market
MUIR, Ray-
Mayfield Cash Market
NEILSEN,
Anton- University Creamery
NICHOLS,
Thomas Benton- Editor of the Mayfield news
NICHOLS,.Walter Hammond- Educator
ORR, Horatio
W. - Real Estate Sales
PORTER,
Rev. A. W. Noel- Father
of Mayor of Palo Alto, Noel Porter (1955-1960)
PARKINSON, J. F. - Father of Palo Alto
PHILLIPS,
Dr. La Forest E.- Surgeon of Palo Alto
RICKEY's
Studio Inn- John Herman
Rickey
ROLLER,
J W- Mortician (Roller
and Hapgood)
SAMPSON,
Leslie E. - of Mathews & Co Grocery
SCHMIDT,
H. C.- Palo Alto's First Motion
Picture House
THIEl,
Charles- Chatterton Bakery
TOWNE,
Peter- frist livery business
in Mayfield
VANDERVOORTs,
Irving P, John,
Sydney -= Palo Alto
Transfer and Storage
Sid and Laurene Vandervoort held some great Luau's back in the 1950's!
WALLIS,
Hon. Joseph S- Mayfield
WEEKS,
Charles---Poultry Farmer,
Runnymede
WOOD,
Dallas- Editor/Publisher
of the Daily Palo Alto Times
ZICKENDRATH,
Ernest C.-
Veterinary Hospital
THE VARSITY IS
NOW
A BOOK STORE
PALO
ALTO STANFORD HERITAGE-
Supporting the
preservation of the historic architecture, neighborhoods,
and character of the greater Palo Alto-Stanford area
NEIGHBORHOODS OF PALO
ALTO
Map
of Palo Alto neighborhoods
Barron
Park
Barron Park -
Neighborhood
Barron Park
Neighborhood Association Newsletter-history of Barron Park
College
Terrace
College Terrace Neighbor
Website
History of College Terrace
and old Mayfield by Birge Clark
Community
Center
Crescent
Park
Downtown
North
Evergreen
Park
Fairmeadow
Green
Acres
I and II
Homer Avenue- take
the tour
Leland Manor, Embarcadero Oaks,
Garland Drive
Meadow
Park
Midtown
Midtown
Residents Newsletters
Miranda
Green
Old
Palo Alto
Palo
Alto Hills
Palo
Alto Orchards
Professorville
South
of Midtown
Stanford
Hills
Tennyson Avenue
Tour
Triple
El
University
South
Ventura
PRIVATE SCHOOLS of PALO ALTO
History of Castilleja School-1922
Official
Castilleja
Girls School website founded
1907 still in operation
Palo
Alto Military Academy 1919 - 1972
MISS
HARKER:S SCHOOL FOR GIRLS-1902-1959
THE
HARKER DAY SCHOOL 1959-1972
Verna
Jean Boarding School - seeking
historical information on this
school
PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CLASS
PHOTOS
(scan your class picture and I can put it on line)
BARRON PARK ELEMENTARY - 1953- Mrs. Larson's 4th Grade Class Photo
BARRON PARK ELEMENTARY , 1954- Mr. Ford's 5th Grade Class Photo
BARRON PARK ELEMENTARY, 1955, Mr. Kemp's 6th Grade Class Photo
GUNN HIGH SCHOOL - CLASS OF 1982 Photo
HOOVER ELEMENTARY- FIRST GRADE 1951- Mrs. Clark's Class Photo
HOOVER ELEMENTARY - SECOND GRADE 1952-
Miss Wunderlich's Class Photo
MAYFIELD
GRAMMAR SCHOOL CLASS PHOTO OF 1922
WALTER HAYS
ELEMENTARY- Kindergarten 1950-
Mrs. Davies Class Photo
WALTER HAYS ELEMENTARY- THIRD GRADE 1953-Miss Topham's Class Photo
WALTER HAYS ELEMENTARY- FOURTH GRADE 1954- Mrs. Bromley's Class Photo
WALTER HAYS ELEMENTARY- FIFTH GRADE 1955- Miss Mettler's Class Photo
WALTER HAYS ELEMENTARY- SIXTH GRADE 1956- Miss Mettler's Class photo
CHURCHES
OF PALO ALTO
The
History of the Catholic Community of Palo Alto
First Lutheran
CEMETERY: Alta Mesa
RETURN TO SANTA
CLARA -VALLEY OF THE HEART's DELIGHT
UPDATED July 2009