Florence Roop acquired ownership of Gilroy Hot Springs in 1932, when she was an 18 year old senior at Gilroy High School. It was still during the Depression, and she had little business experience but she loved the place! With the help of good friends, she put a lot of hard work, money, and love into…
At the picnic, many visitors were in awe with the beauty of this place. The memorial service for Henry Kato, held under the trees, was beautiful and appropriately located given the many years he had dedicated to this site. Many other people have an attachment to this place and it just won’t fade with time….
Announcing our 8th Annual Public Event at GYHS – “Peace, Health, & Happiness” Looking through newspaper, book, and first person letters and biographies consistently shows that visitors, employees, and owners of Gilroy Hot Springs found it to be a place of peace, health, and happiness. Yes, there were a few exceptions, like the lovelorn gal…
One Day Only – Kitaji Bibles & display at the Gilroy Historic Museum Address: 195 5th St, Gilroy, CA (corner of 5th Street and Church Street) Come see the historic Kitaji Bibles before they are donated to the Hoover Archives at Stanford University! Said to be the most significant artifact associated to Gilroy Yamato Hot Springs…
We’re working on an interpretive project that will showcase the Japanese of Gilroy Yamato Hot Springs Who were they? Why did they come to GYHS? What did they do for GYHS? Among the people are H.K. Sakata, S Enomoto, Nagao Sakurai, Fujio “Fred” Matsuyama, Captain Masuo Kitaji, Henry Kato, K. Yamada, and the Flower Growers…
May 20th 2017 9 am to 4:30 pm Learn about women who visited or worked here. Enjoy docent and staff tours, displays, activities for the family, entertainment. Bring your friends! Bring a picnic & friends (pack-in/pack-out); parking on site. Cost for the event is $15.00 per person / under 12 free with adult For reservations…
We cleared weeds on the roadway and tour path in preparation for the annual events. We also removed dirt besides the Ladies’ Bath to deter further deterioration to the building. A limited number of volunteers were allowed (10 new, plus the veteran GYHS team), and we’re looking forward to more opportunities to work with these…
The volunteers noticed cracks in the recently repaired pavement.
Avixi donates fall arrest lanyards and harnesses to the restoration team Marie Hunter, founder and CEO of Avixi, had this to share along with her company’s gift: Donating this safety equipment to the restoration team is the least we could to keep these very dedicated volunteers safe.