Interred: June 3, 1965
Florence, was educated as a teacher with an avocation in historical research on the Santa Clara Valley.
She served as chair of the history and landmarks committee of the Saratoga Foothill Club and was instrumental in forming the Saratoga Historical Foundation in 1960.
Her legacy to the Saratoga community was her book "Saratoga's First Hundred Years", published in 1967.
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The Saratoga Historical Foundation (SHF) was established in November, 1962 by Florence Russell Cunningham. It had its origins in the History Committee of the Foothill Club. Miss Cunningham, a school teacher, was vitally interested in local history and chaired the History Committee.
She was also an avid collector of Saratoga memorabilia which she donated to the Museum. At her death, she willed her collection and the money from her estate to establish a Museum for Saratoga.
Her dream of a Museum for Saratoga became a reality in 1976. The American Bicentennial Celebration provided an opportunity to relocate and renovate a historic Saratoga structure for use as a Museum. The Swanee store and the Jarboe-McWilliams House were moved to their present sites and dedicated for use as a Museum in 1976.
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Ebenezer M. Cunningham and his wife Amanda had previously lived in Suisun Valley in Solano County.
They were charter members of the Methodist Church in Saratoga and active in building the community.
Mr. Cunningham was a trustee of Madronia Cemetery and instrumental in the formation of a cemetery district.
His son, Charles, wrote a complete history of Madronia Cemetery in 1961 and is also remembered for his early participation in founding the Men's Club in 1921 which then aided young boys in Saratoga. The Cunningham daughter,
Florence, was educated as a teacher with an avocation in historical research on the Santa Clara Valley. She served as chair of the history and landmarks committee of the Saratoga Foothill Club and was instrumental in forming the Saratoga Historical Foundation in 1960.
Her legacy to the Saratoga community was her book Saratoga's First Hundred Years, published in 1967.
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Aunt of Aunt of Charlotte Maud Cunningham Finkel
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Florence, was educated as a teacher with an avocation in historical research on the Santa Clara Valley.
She served as chair of the history and landmarks committee of the Saratoga Foothill Club and was instrumental in forming the Saratoga Historical Foundation in 1960.
Her legacy to the Saratoga community was her book "Saratoga's First Hundred Years", published in 1967.
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The Saratoga Historical Foundation (SHF) was established in November, 1962 by Florence Russell Cunningham. It had its origins in the History Committee of the Foothill Club. Miss Cunningham, a school teacher, was vitally interested in local history and chaired the History Committee.
She was also an avid collector of Saratoga memorabilia which she donated to the Museum. At her death, she willed her collection and the money from her estate to establish a Museum for Saratoga.
Her dream of a Museum for Saratoga became a reality in 1976. The American Bicentennial Celebration provided an opportunity to relocate and renovate a historic Saratoga structure for use as a Museum. The Swanee store and the Jarboe-McWilliams House were moved to their present sites and dedicated for use as a Museum in 1976.
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Ebenezer M. Cunningham and his wife Amanda had previously lived in Suisun Valley in Solano County.
They were charter members of the Methodist Church in Saratoga and active in building the community.
Mr. Cunningham was a trustee of Madronia Cemetery and instrumental in the formation of a cemetery district.
His son, Charles, wrote a complete history of Madronia Cemetery in 1961 and is also remembered for his early participation in founding the Men's Club in 1921 which then aided young boys in Saratoga. The Cunningham daughter,
Florence, was educated as a teacher with an avocation in historical research on the Santa Clara Valley. She served as chair of the history and landmarks committee of the Saratoga Foothill Club and was instrumental in forming the Saratoga Historical Foundation in 1960.
Her legacy to the Saratoga community was her book Saratoga's First Hundred Years, published in 1967.
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Aunt of Aunt of Charlotte Maud Cunningham Finkel
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Interred: June 3, 1965
Florence, was educated as a teacher with an avocation in historical research on the Santa Clara Valley.
She served as chair of the history and landmarks committee of the Saratoga Foothill Club and was instrumental in forming the Saratoga Historical Foundation in 1960.
Her legacy to the Saratoga community was her book "Saratoga's First Hundred Years", published in 1967.
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The Saratoga Historical Foundation (SHF) was established in November, 1962 by Florence Russell Cunningham. It had its origins in the History Committee of the Foothill Club. Miss Cunningham, a school teacher, was vitally interested in local history and chaired the History Committee.
She was also an avid collector of Saratoga memorabilia which she donated to the Museum. At her death, she willed her collection and the money from her estate to establish a Museum for Saratoga.
Her dream of a Museum for Saratoga became a reality in 1976. The American Bicentennial Celebration provided an opportunity to relocate and renovate a historic Saratoga structure for use as a Museum. The Swanee store and the Jarboe-McWilliams House were moved to their present sites and dedicated for use as a Museum in 1976.
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Ebenezer M. Cunningham and his wife Amanda had previously lived in Suisun Valley in Solano County.
They were charter members of the Methodist Church in Saratoga and active in building the community.
Mr. Cunningham was a trustee of Madronia Cemetery and instrumental in the formation of a cemetery district.
His son, Charles, wrote a complete history of Madronia Cemetery in 1961 and is also remembered for his early participation in founding the Men's Club in 1921 which then aided young boys in Saratoga. The Cunningham daughter,
Florence, was educated as a teacher with an avocation in historical research on the Santa Clara Valley. She served as chair of the history and landmarks committee of the Saratoga Foothill Club and was instrumental in forming the Saratoga Historical Foundation in 1960.
Her legacy to the Saratoga community was her book Saratoga's First Hundred Years, published in 1967.
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Aunt of Aunt of Charlotte Maud Cunningham Finkel
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Florence, was educated as a teacher with an avocation in historical research on the Santa Clara Valley.
She served as chair of the history and landmarks committee of the Saratoga Foothill Club and was instrumental in forming the Saratoga Historical Foundation in 1960.
Her legacy to the Saratoga community was her book "Saratoga's First Hundred Years", published in 1967.
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The Saratoga Historical Foundation (SHF) was established in November, 1962 by Florence Russell Cunningham. It had its origins in the History Committee of the Foothill Club. Miss Cunningham, a school teacher, was vitally interested in local history and chaired the History Committee.
She was also an avid collector of Saratoga memorabilia which she donated to the Museum. At her death, she willed her collection and the money from her estate to establish a Museum for Saratoga.
Her dream of a Museum for Saratoga became a reality in 1976. The American Bicentennial Celebration provided an opportunity to relocate and renovate a historic Saratoga structure for use as a Museum. The Swanee store and the Jarboe-McWilliams House were moved to their present sites and dedicated for use as a Museum in 1976.
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Ebenezer M. Cunningham and his wife Amanda had previously lived in Suisun Valley in Solano County.
They were charter members of the Methodist Church in Saratoga and active in building the community.
Mr. Cunningham was a trustee of Madronia Cemetery and instrumental in the formation of a cemetery district.
His son, Charles, wrote a complete history of Madronia Cemetery in 1961 and is also remembered for his early participation in founding the Men's Club in 1921 which then aided young boys in Saratoga. The Cunningham daughter,
Florence, was educated as a teacher with an avocation in historical research on the Santa Clara Valley. She served as chair of the history and landmarks committee of the Saratoga Foothill Club and was instrumental in forming the Saratoga Historical Foundation in 1960.
Her legacy to the Saratoga community was her book Saratoga's First Hundred Years, published in 1967.
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Aunt of Aunt of Charlotte Maud Cunningham Finkel
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