{"id":12,"date":"2019-03-14T22:44:44","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T22:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aptoshistory.org\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-05-12T10:56:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:56:04","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aptoshistory.org\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/aptoshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4-17-26FlagsAHM-1-1024x792.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aptoshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4-17-26FlagsAHM-1-1024x792.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/aptoshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4-17-26FlagsAHM-1-300x232.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/aptoshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4-17-26FlagsAHM-1-768x594.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aptoshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4-17-26FlagsAHM-1-600x464.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/aptoshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4-17-26FlagsAHM-1.jpeg 1243w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color\">The Aptos History Museum has beautiful displays now located in the Aptos Branch Library located at 7695 Soquel Dr. Aptos. Please feel free to drop by and take a look. If you would like to schedule a tour for your class please call us at 831-688-9514.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Aptos History Museum\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/817746569?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>&#8220;Visit the Aptos History Museum&#8221; video by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amotion.video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amotion, LLC<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aptoshistory.org\/?page_id=753\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/aptoshistory.org\/?page_id=753\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Click Here for a 3D Virtual Tour<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The Aptos History Museum began in the 1980s when Carolyn Swift, the curator of the Capitola Museum, gave a photograph of the Aptos Railroad Station to John Hibble. John was a history buff who, along with his wife Karen, were (and continue to be) directors of the Aptos Chamber of Commerce which was then located in Redwood Village. John&#8217;s photo collection began to grow, other historical items were donated by community members, and this growing collection was displayed at the Chamber of Commerce. When the Aptos Chamber moved to its current location on Old Dominion Court, the collection expanded somewhat and was displayed within the Chamber office, but most of John&#8217;s collection remained in storage. <br><br>In 2005, additional office space in the Chamber building became available, and Karen Hibble determined that the Aptos History Museum deserved to have its own larger facility and become a real museum. She and John appealed to the community, and an advisory committee was formed. The new space was repainted and made ready, and new display cases were built. John&#8217;s now sizable collection was retrieved from storage and dusted off, and a crew of volunteers worked for many months to set up and organize the new museum. The Aptos History Museum opened its expanded facility on May 24, 2006, and it has since garnered enthusiastic reviews and numerous citations of merit. Most notably, the Museum received the Aptos Community Achievement Award in 2006.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/aptoshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Aptos-History-flyer-for-Grand-Opening-1-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aptoshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Aptos-History-flyer-for-Grand-Opening-1-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/aptoshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Aptos-History-flyer-for-Grand-Opening-1-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/aptoshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Aptos-History-flyer-for-Grand-Opening-1-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/aptoshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Aptos-History-flyer-for-Grand-Opening-1-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/aptoshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Aptos-History-flyer-for-Grand-Opening-1-600x849.png 600w, https:\/\/aptoshistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Aptos-History-flyer-for-Grand-Opening-1.png 1414w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The perfect present for a child. The Aptos History Coloring Book has 17 engaging pages to color with stories about the amazing place that we call Aptos. The drawings are by graphic artist Heidi Heath Garwood, and the proceeds help fund the Aptos History Museum. The coloring books are available for $20 at the Aptos Chamber of Commerce, 9515 Soquel Drive, Suite 101. (831) 688-1467.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0?ui=2&amp;ik=7d9593b7fc&amp;attid=0.1&amp;permmsgid=msg-f:1847268255503013445&amp;th=19a2d0b0ee1cd645&amp;view=fimg&amp;fur=ip&amp;permmsgid=msg-f:1847268255503013445&amp;sz=s0-l75-ft&amp;attbid=ANGjdJ-ZqdWBYEornc38mvrbgGGMXSNw2xfT50o6_8Ze1gE0egSVuuGvvd6dmW1QpPI6oSph0eiivoDsMcKUicRmVTbaoq45HzFXHFD2DN814ysaj4RJ_Cd7MZNxHbs&amp;disp=emb&amp;zw\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"1087\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Aptos History Museum has beautiful displays now located in the Aptos Branch Library located at 7695 Soquel Dr. Aptos. Please feel free to drop by and take a look. If you would like to schedule a tour for your class please call us at 831-688-9514. 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