First Mayor's House

10/25/2024

Everything is ready for tomorrow night's Family Fun Night at the First Mayor's House in Salinas. The treats will be tasty, the games are fun, the House is spooky and the crafts are imaginative. Friday and Saturday nights 6-8 p.m. Fun for ALL AGES! Please join us! Proceeds support our Educational Programs.

10/08/2024

The First Mayor's House is having a halloween family fun event on Friday, Oct 25 and Sat, Oct 26. See the details below and join us if you can! Bring the kids and grandkids.

Pre-Halloween
Family Fun Event

First Mayor’s House- Salinas
(to the right of the Salinas Amtrak Station)

Friday, October 25 and Saturday,October 26
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Scary House (not Haunted)
Crafts Station
Corn Hole
Trick or Treat Stations
S’mores Station
Games and fun to all ages.
�$2 - children under 8, $5 over 8
OR $10 per family.

Proceeds support educational outreach to the students of Salinas.

09/14/2022

We are open and ready to receive third and fourth graders who missed out on visiting us during COVID. We have a few spaces left during our fall semester. Contact us at [email protected] for find out more.

08/07/2022

The First Mayor's House is happy to welcome teachers and students for fall field trips starting Thursday, September 15 through Veteran's Day. We will be open on Thursday and Friday with tours beginning at 9:30 a.m. To reserve your date, email us at [email protected] or text 831 214-8661. We look forward to seeing you again!

08/28/2021

Teachers and Parents,
We are opening for student visits starting September 9! It will be a soft opening with only one class at a time. Visit our website for all the details. www.firstmayorshouse.org.

08/07/2021

The Salinas First Mayor’s House
Open September-December
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays

Would you like to learn about Salinas history and share it with adult and student visitors?

Come to an information/training meeting
Sat. August 28- 10:00am-12:00pm

Volunteer opportunities include
-Lead House tours and share a glimpse of life in Salinas in the 1870’s
-Work with small groups of elementary students at stations that teach Salinas history, old fashioned tools, outdoor chores, historic games
-Learn about the medicinal garden and its uses
-Share the Harvey/Baker families’ photos, books, artifacts with the public
(Individual trainings are also available, as needed)
All current Covid safety protocols will be followed

Need more information or have questions?
Visit our website at www.firstmayorshouse.org
Text or call our Volunteer Coordinator at (831-320-4628)
Or Education Coordinator at (831-214-8661)
Send an email to [email protected]

08/14/2020

ATTENTION TEACHERS!!
No field trips this year? No problem!
The Salinas First Mayor’s House has created an online platform for our programs, including a virtual field trip!
firstmayorshouse.wixsite.com
-Visit the Salinas First Mayor’s House website for teacher and student resources, video stories, history talks, and the House tour ‘ These make perfect links for student use during distance learning!
-Learn about Salinas history and the groups who contributed to the development of our community.
-Access “Tell Me Grandpa”, a story of Salinas history through the eyes of I.J. Harvey, our first mayor, and his granddaughter, Florence Baker. (audio/visual and pdf versions)
-Utilize lessons ideas aligned to CCSS for ELA, ELD, History, Social Studies.
QUESTIONS?? Call/text Mary Randall (831)214-8661 or Mary Jane Choate (831)320-4628 or email [email protected].
~This curriculum works with third through fifth grade history/social studies. Many third graders missed their visit last spring, but fourth grade teachers can easily integrate the materials into the history of California or for fifth grade to the Westward Movement.

07/20/2020

We look forward to seeing you all as soon as the TAMC project at the Train Station Plaza is completed and the COVID restrictions are lifted. We are currently creating a LOT of online materials for students and teachers to enjoy this fall.

08/08/2018

Hope to see both local and out of town visitors during the Rail Extension ground breaking.

03/12/2018

We will celebrate the 150th birthday of the House in October! Come visit us during this special year. First Saturdays, 10-3; Founders' Day and by request.

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