Registration is required. This hybrid event will be presented in-person and online via Zoom. Register below to receive the Zoom information on the morning of the event.

El Camino Real. The Royal Road. The San Francisco-San Jose Road. Highway 101. Highway 82. No matter what it has been called, the El Camino Real is a story of colonization, conversion, coercion, connections, and commerce.

Stretching from San Diego to San Francisco, the roadway has a long history. You are invited to learn more about El Camino, its route across the state, and the local landmarks that have marked our community. This historical talk will be presented by IdaRose Sylvester and Pamela Baird. 

Format: This event will be presented in-person at Mountain View Public Library AND it will be livestreamed via Zoom. The recording of the Zoom session will be made available after the event. 

IdaRose Sylvester is a community entrepreneur, focused on enhancing the lives of those she serves. She has founded a successful consulting practice, Silicon Valley Link, and the award winning nonprofit, Appetite for Good, which served thousands of meals to our community members in need during the pandemic, and helped save dozens of local restaurants. She serves on the Mountain View Human Relations Commission, and is a board member of both the Community Services Agency and Mountain View Historical Association. She is also a mediator with the Mountain View Mediation Program, and a leader in her neighborhood association. IdaRose has lived in Mountain View for 25 years, and while her favorite pastime is supporting the community she loves, she also loves the outdoors, her garden, pets, family and friends. 

Pamela Baird has called Mountain View her home for over 25 years. For over thirty years she owned a business that focused on marketing and servicing the kitchen & bath industry. After she transitioned the business in a different direction, she had time to become more involved in our community. She has served on the board of Friends of Deer Hollow Farm and the League of Women Voters. After serving on the Planning Commission, she became a member of the Downtown Committee and was recently reappointed to another term. She has enjoyed being the president of the board of the Mountain View Historical Association for the past four years. Pamela enjoys exercising, cooking and the arts.
 

This event is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Mountain View Library.