Juana Briones Historical Marker Dedication

By NWHP admin on November 6th, 2007

Thursday, November 1, was a beautiful afternoon for the “Day of the Dead” celebration and dedication of the Official State Historical Marker for Juana Briones and her Rancho Purissima Concepcion. Those of you who missed this event can get a measure of the joy of the music, dance and speech, by viewing the photos posted at these two locations:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10963764@N02/tags/juanabriones/

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/11/02/18457718.php

Jorge Prado’s excellent Mariachi band provided exciting music, while The Folklorico
Dancers of Castro Elementary School in Mountain View inspired the Raging
Grannies and other “old folks” to join in the dancing. Thanks to Tony Cisneros for
securing the Mariachi band and to Rebecca Griner for bringing the young dancers.

The preservation of Juana’s house, which is located a few hundred feet
up the hill from the marker, remains a goal of all friends of Juana. Ralph Britton
representing Palo Alto/Stanford Heritage
(PAST) announced that their
organization has dedicated $5000 toward the court case challenging the
demolition order that was granted last spring.

These are matching funds, so it is necessary for all those committed to the
cause to make donations by the end of this year. Send your checks to
PAST Heritage, P.O. Box 308, Palo Alto, CA 94302. Make a note that the
donation is For Juana and your contribution will be doubled.

Clark and Kathy Akatiff

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