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History Meets Happy Hour At Campbell's Ainsley House!

"History Happy Hour" is a great place to meet people and learn something new.

The Ainsley House is excited to announce History Happy Hour, a lecture series at the Ainsley House.

Join us to learn more about a wide variety of topics from Design, WWII Japanese Internment, Climate Change, Interurban railroad and the McGlincy Murders and more.

History Happy Hour is a great place to meet new people and learn something new!

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Programs are held each month February through October from 5:30-7:30pm.

Registration is required as seating is limited (36 people max). $15/person admission price will include: snacks and two drink tickets, plus entry into the lower level of the Ainsley House.

Please note that these programs will be for ages 21 and over.

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Registration can be taken online at: www.cityofcampbell.com/museum, at the Campbell Recreation Office (1 W. Campbell Ave Rm C-31, 95008), or by phone at (408) 866-2104.

February 27th, 2015 kicks off our first History Happy Hour. Bryan Zmijewski, Founder of Zurb, will be speaking about Why Design Matters.

Future History Happy Hours:

March 27: Joseph Yasutake: The Japanese American Experience in WWII

April 24: Dr. Eugene Cordero: Our Changing Climate

May 8, 2015: Historian Ray Cosyn: The interurban Railroad
June 26, 2015: April Halberstadt: Abolitionist Jon Brown, and How His Descendants Ended up in Saratoga
July 31, 2015: Author, Douglas MacGowan: A Silent Man, the McGlincy Murders
August 2015: TBD
September 2015: TBD
October 2015: TBD

ABOUT THE CAMPBELL HISTORICAL MUSEUM & AINSLEY HOUSE

The mission of the Campbell Historical Museum & Ainsley House is to interpret the history of the Campbell area from its pioneer beginnings through today, and to relate that history within the broader context of the Santa Clara Valley and encompassing region.

The museums are open Thursday – Sunday, noon – 4 p.m. with the last Ainsley House tour at 3:15 p.m. Admission to the Historical Museum is $2. Admission to the Ainsley House is $6, $5 for seniors.

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