- Bolles third-graders present "Fifty Nifty United States" March 6, 2010Did you know that bubble gum was invented in Pennsylvania, Kool Aid was created in Nebraska and the Otis elevator in Vermont? Students at The Bolles School do. Third-graders at the San Jose school learned these and other facts while staging their annual play. "All the plays reflect something they are learning in the classroom at the time," said Joh […]Times-Union
- Doing Dishes creates unique artistic opportunities in Mandarin, Murray Hill March 6, 2010Painting pots was a stress reliever for Katie Yallaly, while she was working as a child abuse investigator. Today, it's her full-time job as owner and operator of Doing Dishes, a paint-your-own-pottery studio with locations in Mandarin and Murray Hill. She and her husband, Brian, run the two studios - the San Jose location, which opened in June 2004 and […]Times-Union
- MANDARIN COPS: Shoplifter caught after store employee bitten and punched March 6, 2010A 32-year-old woman was arrested on multiple charges after a loss-prevention officer at Marshalls told police she punched him in the face several times and bit him on the arm after he saw her conceal children's clothing in her purse. The shoplifting incident occurred at the store at 10993 San Jose Blvd. at 5 p.m. Sunday. The suspect was arrested on char […]Times-Union
Posts Tagged ‘Writing Your Neighborhood History’
Calling All Writers!
May 21st, 2008 | 
Author: For those who love history or are just curious about this area that you live in we are asking for volunteers to write a little history of the Mandarin area. Now it can be a history of just your neighborhood as well. There are plenty of interesting facts and history about all parts of Mandarin that we have yet to discover. Find out when your neighborhood was built, see if you can find the person who has lived there the longest and interview them for your story. Old and new pictures of your neighborhood would be great as well. Here are two resources that can help you get started. One of course is the public library but you will probably want to go to the one on Kori Road as that is the first library in Mandarin and will probably have some great material and possibly some pictures that you can copy. The second source is the Mandarin Newspaper. They may have some articles on the history of Mandarin or have some research available and pictures. Remember to cite your sources and give credit to where you get your information. If you take your own pictures, of course, we want to give you credit as well.
This is a great exercise for kids as well as adults and all entries will be posted. So, get out there and discover your history!
cheers!
Jolene
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