San Mateo County History Museum Saturday, Jan 12, 2019 at 1 p.m.

Article Source: San Mateo County Historical Association

Event: Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 1 p.m.

The San Mateo County History Museum, at 2200 Broadway in Redwood City, will present historian Barbara Wilcox who will conduct an illustrated discussion entitled Wings Over Redwood City: Origins of San Mateo County Aviation on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 1:00 p.m.

Wilcox will acquaint the audience with the little-known story of San Mateo County’s earliest aviation days, how Redwood City lost out to Mills Field - - today’s San Francisco International Airport - - and how locals can explore that history today.

This talk is part of the Museum’s “Courthouse Docket” program sponsored by the Cypress Lawn Heritage Foundation.

It will be free with the price of admission to the Museum ($6 for adults, $4 for seniors and students) and will take place in the Museum’s historic “Courtroom A.”

Go to www.historysmc.org/courthousedocket for more information.

ABOVE Photo: Victor “Speed” Johnson, who taught hundreds of people to fly at small airfields including Redwood City and Beresford Field in San Mateo. Photo courtesy Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos.

Sarah Phelps
Development Associate
San Mateo County Historical Association
2200 Broadway, Redwood City, CA 94063
Ph: 650.299.0104, ext. 224 | Fax: 650.299.0141
sarah@historysmc.org | www.historysmc.org

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Photo Credit: Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos.

Source Credit: San Mateo County CA History Museum

Web Site: www.historysmc.org

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