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Pam Bliss
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In the News
December 14th, 2011
The Farrington Historical Foundation is now accepting grant applications for the spring, 2012 grant cycle. To qualify for a Farrington grant, applicant organizations must be 501(c)(3) non-profits headquartered in or serving Santa Clara County, California. All fields of interest will be considered, but emphasis will be given to organizations involved historic preservation, environmental conservation, the arts, and cultural activities.
The deadline for submitting the complete grant application...
December 9th, 2011
October 30, 2011 was an exciting day at Farrington Historical Foundation headquarters in San Jose. It marked the completion of a four month-long project to renovate the 100-year old barn on the Farrington estate, rescuing the historic structure from decay and ensuring that it will last at least another century.
The barn was once a center of activity on the Kirk-Farrington Ranch, a 1,000-acre fruit orchard in what is now San Jose’s Dry Creek Road neighborhood. Though its date of construction...
August 3rd, 2009
The South Bay Guitar Society has been putting the “all” in “concert hall.” From a multi-purpose room to a veterans’ hospital to the lounge of a retirement home, the society has turned these spots into stages for professional classical guitar concerts.The San Jose-based group books top guitarists from around the world for its regular season of concerts. For the past year and a half, it has been sharing that line-up of international artists with new audiences that have included veterans...
August 3rd, 2009
The Farrington Historical Foundation is a proud sponsor of the Humane Society of Silicon Valley. In keeping with Dorothy Farrington’s bequest, the Foundation has supported the animal rescue and adoption work of this organization for many years. The Doggie Day Care room in the Humane Society’s Animal Community Center is named in honor of the Foundation and Mrs. Farrington.In March, thousands of animal lovers and their canine companions turned out in droves to see our much-anticipated...