Local History
The Santa Cruz City/County Public Library. More than ninety articles on Santa Cruz County history. Many are illustrated with historical photographs. You can search the files, e.g., for articles that refer to Capitola -- Click on Search: Local History
Scotts Valley History Web
Historical topics. Historical photographs. From Scotts Valley Historical Society
The Capitola Historical Museum preserves and promotes the history of Capitola through creating exhibitions, maintaining a collection of historic photographs and artifacts, conducting oral histories, and participating in special events. We are always looking for museum volunteer Museum Docents to help keep the doors open!
The purpose of this volunteer position is to support the operation of the museum and promote museum activities. Our volunteers are the face of the museum and ambassadors to the community. Museum volunteers can contribute in several ways.