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Pioneer Day 2014, Rossi Retort Dedication
Since
1983, NAQCPA has
held their
annual Pioneer Day celebration in Almaden Quicksilver County Park, in
partnership with the County Parks Department. The original purpose of
Pioneer Day was to be a get-together to share stories with former New
Almaden miners and people who remembered the mines. While that is still
the case, it has also been associated with the dedication of historic
sites, interpretive signs, or projects in the park. Most of these were
NAQCPA projects, or NAQCPA members were involved with them.
- NAQCPA Newsletter stories about past Pioneer Days (copied from archived newsletters up to 2004).
- List
of Pioneer Days and their locations.
- Self-running slideshows (Windows only):
- Pioneer
Day, Senador Mine Trail dedication, 10/11/03 (19.5 MB)
- Pioneer Day, Casa Grande 150th anniversary and Blacksmith Shop dedication, 10/9/04 (34 MB)
- Pioneer Day, Senador Mine Site, Almaden Quicksilver, 10/11/03 (Facebook album)
- See the pictures from Pioneer Day in Almaden Quicksilver's Spanishtown, Saturday October 14, 2006.
- Pictures from Pioneer Day, October 13, 2007, New Almaden Community Center, Santa Isabel Shafthouse Dedication.
- Almaden Times Weekly article on Pioneer Day, 10/13/07
- Pictures from Pioneer Day 10/11/08, Wood Road
- Pioneer Day, English Camp Map House, 10/10/09
- Almaden Times Weekly article on Pioneer Day, 10/10/09
- Pioneer Day: Reopening of the Casa Grande, 11/13/10
- Pioneer Day: Hacienda Mining Display Outdoor Museum, 10/8/11
- Pioneer Day, Almaden Quicksilver 10/13/12, Incline Railroad Sign Dedication
- Pioneer Day, Almaden Quicksilver 10/12/13, Hacienda Mining Display Outdoor Museum and Cornish Miners
- Pioneer Day, Rossi Retort Dedication at the Rotary Furnace Site, Spanishtown, 10/11/14
- Pioneer Day, Dedication of the Hacienda Bell Tower, 10/10/15 (Facebook album version)
- Pioneer Day, Casa Grande Pathway and Memorial Bench Dedication, October 8, 2016 (Facebook album version)
- Pioneer Day, NAQCPA's 35th Anniversary Celebration at the Hacienda Mining Display, 10/14/17 (Facebook album)
- Pioneer Day, Almaden Quicksilver County Park, 10/17/18 (Facebook album)
- Pioneer Day, Almaden Quicksilver, Casa Grande, 10/12/19 (Facebook album)
- Pioneer Day Returns, Casa Grande 10/8/22, 11 am: poster
- Pioneer Day, Casa Grande, Almaden Quicksilver County Park 10/8/22 (Facebook)
- Pioneer Day 10/8/22 Videos (Facebook)
- 1896 New Almaden Voter Registry (Facebook). High-resolutions versions of the registry pages: Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4
- Photo Albums on Display at Pioneer Day, 10/8/22 (Facebook)
- Saved live Facebook posts from Pioneer Day, 10/14/23: Pioneer Day today at the Casa Grande, which opened last week, There were photo albums with lots of pictures on display at Pioneer Day yesterday,
- Pioneer Day, Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum, 10/14/23
- Pioneer Day Videos, 10/14/23
New Almaden Days
The Santa Clara County Horsemen's Association at the Jump-In Parade, 9/13/14
For more than 34 years, the
community of
New Almaden has held their New Almaden Day community celebration,
kicked off by the Jump-In parade. It's an informal parade around the
town, where anyone can jump in and join. Afterwards, there is a
carnival held at the New Almaden Community Club, featuring games,
prizes, food, and entertainment. The last New Almaden Day and
Jump-In Parade before the pandemic was held on Saturday September 14,
2019. It was canceled in 2020
and 2021 due to the pandemic. It came back on September 10,
2022. Last year, it was held on September 9, 2023. This year, it will be held on
September 14, 2024, starting at
11:00 am at the New Almaden Community Club.
- Pictures from New Almaden Coummunity Day 9/8/07: Jump-In Parade on Bertram Road, Jump-In Parade on Almaden Road, Dedication of Pat Tillman Memorial, and the BBQ and Games at the New Almaden Community Center.
- New Almaden Community Day Sept. 13, 2008: Jump-In Parade, BBQ and Games.
- Almaden Times Weekly article on New Almaden Day, 9/12/09
- New Almaden Jump-In Parade 9/11/10
- Almaden Times Weekly article on the Jump-In Parade, Sept. 12-23 issue
- New Almaden Community Day, Jump-In Parade 9/8/12
- New Almaden Community Day 9/13/14: Jump-In Parade, Carnival at the New Almaden Community Center
- Almaden Times Weekly article on the Jump-In Parade, see Sept. 19-Oct. 2, 2014 issue, page 4.
- Facebook: New Almaden Day Jump-In Parade, 9/12/15
- Facebook: New Almaden Day Carnival, 9/12/15
- Facebook: New Almaden Day Jump-In Parade, 9/10/16
- Facebook: New Almaden Day Carnival, 9/10/16
- Facebook: New Almaden Day: Jump-In Parade, 9/9/17, Part 1, Part 2, Carnival
- Facebook: New Almaden Day: Jump-In Parade, 9/8/18: parade preparations, the parade going north on Almaden Road, the parade returning south on Almaden Road, and the carnival after the parade at the Community Center.
- Facebook: New Almaden Day 9/14/19: Jump-In Parade, Carnival
- Facebook: New Almaden Day Jump-In Parade, 9/9/23, New Almaden Day Jump-In Parade video, 9/9/23, New Almaden Day Carnival, 9/9/23
For more
information about the organization and activities, send us an email
at naqcpa.newalmaden@gmail.com.
For questions about the website, contact our webmaster,
Ron Horii.
Updated 6/12/24.