The exhibit tells the stories of self-reliant women who lived in this area during the first decades of statehood. The stalwart pioneers are represented in the museum exhibit through photographs, books, period dresses, shoes, hats, poems, and, of course, a pincushion.
Pincushions to Politics: Women in Nineteenth Century Santa Cruz County
by Carolyn Swift - former Director, Capitola Historical Museum
Mrs. Frank Lewis had good reason to despise snow, or at least want to live as far away from it as possible.
The show provides a view of the coast as it appeared on postcards since 1900, tracing the growth and popularity of this region's best-loved attractions, from Santa's Village and The Lost World in Scotts Valley to the seaside beach resorts of the Boardwalk, the scenery of Twin Lakes, the resort amenities of Capitola and Aptos, and the days of the Apple Annual in Watsonville.
A history of postcard collecting explains how it became one of the nation's most popular hobbies by 1904.
