Books are available at
the New
Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum, 21350 Almaden Road,
New Almaden, CA.
The book is published by Arcadia
Publishing as part of the Images of America Series and can be
ordered from them.
The book is also available at Barnes
and Noble and Amazon.com.
See the Almaden
Times article on the book.
See the Almaden
Resident article on the book.
The next book presentation and signing will be at the Almaden
Community Center 6455 Camden Avenue, San Jose, on Jul 27, 2006 at
12:30 pm, in conjunction with the Almaden Community Center Senior Lunch
Program.
From
the Mercury News:
SAN JOSE
New book showcases images and
history of New Almaden
After spending much of their adult lives uncovering and
recording the faces and names from New Almaden's past, history
enthusiasts Mike Boulland and Art Boudreault have turned their work
into a book, ``New Almaden.'' The authors will be available to sign
copies at the New Almaden Mining Museum and the Almaden Community
Center this month.
Book signings are scheduled for Wednesday from 6 to 9
p.m. at the New Almaden Mining Museum and July 27 [corrected,
original article had July 26] from noon to 1 p.m.
at the Almaden Library and Community Center.
The Images of America series, by Arcadia Publishing,
showcases photos and images from various communities, such as New
Almaden, to illustrate the events and people who made historic
contributions to the area.
While many of the photos for New Almaden came from the
New Almaden Mining Museum archives, members of the community
contributed as well.
When creating the book, the authors organized the
chapters as a walking tour through New Almaden, starting with Almaden
Road, then around Bertram Road.
Boudreault, an Almaden resident and volunteer at the
museum, said readers can carry the book with them as they walk through
the small neighborhood.
While the book also touches on the mining operations in
the hills of what is now Quicksilver County Park, the authors wanted to
show readers the community life that existed in the mining town.
``We made sure there were a lot of people in the
pictures, and we found out who those people were,'' Boudreault said.
With the large number of photos, Boulland and Boudreault
were able to select many high-quality images with vivid descriptions.
``We made sure we used as much room as they allowed for
the captions,'' Boudreault said. ``If we couldn't say much about the
picture, we didn't put it in.''
-- Silicon Valley Community Newspapers
Return to the NAQCPA homepage.
Return to the Almaden
Quicksilver County Park pages.
Photographs and webpage by
Ronald Horii, 7/13/06
