SUMMER, 2025
Park is now open for the casual visitor
Museum is open, Fridays, June 13, 21,27 July11, 18,15, August 1,8
FREE TOUR OF PARK, 10:30 -12 NOON
MUSEUM OPEN 1-3:30 PM
Free parking, no admission

LOOKING FOR HIGH SCHOOL DOCENTS TO HELP ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON
INTERESTED?  CONTACT 
Susana Esqueda (susyesqueda@msnucleus.org) to arrange a meeting

High School Volunteers Needed

Calling all high school volunteers interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the local history of Fremont! Volunteering opportunities will open at the California Nursery Historical Park, located on Niles Blvd/Nursery Ave, Fremont, CA 94536. Volunteers will be able to choose from an array of engaging tasks, including caring for our gardens, assisting in the museum, and providing informational sessions for museum guests. While contributing their time, students will simultaneously learn about the historical, agricultural, and economic significance of the California Nursery, once considered the second largest nursery in the country.  This opportunity will allow students to expand their knowledge of critical history of not only Fremont, but the entire Bay Area, highlighting the dynamic timeline of this unique landmark. Volunteering will be available the following dates in 2025, from 1PM to 3:30 PM: June 13, June 21, June 27, July 11, July 18, July 25, August 1, and August 8.

 Walking Tour 10-11:30 am (geared for older children, adults)meet in Office Museum (doors open at 9:45) FREE

Interested in learning more about local history? Join Math Science Nucleus at the California Nursery Historical Park (located on 36501 Niles Blvd, Fremont, CA 94536) for an engaging and enriching walking tour exploring the vast cultural, agricultural, and economic history of the California Nursery. The timeline of the California Nursery Historical Park traces the rich and layered history of the land—from its Indigenous roots with the Muwekma Ohlone, through Spanish missions, agricultural innovation, and the nursery industry prominence, to its preservation as a public historical site. In this tour, we will explore each chapter of this history in more detail, discovering how the land and its people helped shape the region’s cultural and horticultural legacy. We will visit existing historical sites located throughout the property, several of which date back to the 1800s, unveiling the rich - yet often overlooked – history of not only the California Nursery, but the Bay Area as well. Participants will grow a deeper understanding and appreciation of their local history, as well as the critical necessity of keeping history alive. One daily tour will be offered on the following dates, from 10AM to 11:30AM: June 13, June 21, June 27, July 11, July 18, July 25, August 1, and August 8.

Museum Self Guided Tour (geared for older children, adult) FREE

Want to explore more of the artifacts and the rich history of the California Nursery Historical Park? Visit our museum, located at the California Nursery Company Office (within the California Nursery Historical Park on 36501 Niles Blvd, Fremont, CA 94536), to view the vast display of artifacts and collections narrating the various chapters of history within the California Nursery. We offer a comprehensive collection detailing how the land and its people shaped the region’s cultural and agricultural legacy, with artifacts ranging from the Spanish missionization, to the Rancho period, through the growth and prominence of the nursery industry in the twentieth century. In the museum, visitors can have a more personal experience engaging with the historical relevance of this site, ultimately growing a deeper understanding and appreciation for local history. The museum will open on the following dates, from 1PM to 3:30PM: June 13, June 21, June 27, July 11, July 18, July 25, August 1, and August 8.

California Nursery Office Museum and Vallejo Adobe
Guided Tour Now Available (about 2 hours)
if you cannot make Friday we can book a tour on other days
contact Susana Esqueda  (susyesqueda@msnucleus.org)

Schedule a Guided Tours of Park:  Want to have a guided tour.  You now can book a tour on your time. Hours:  please email susyesqueda@msnucleus.org to book a program (send dates and time) Tour Information: Meet in the Office Museum.  Learn about extravagant historic bulb shows, explore the historic rose garden and see some of the cultivars that made the cut. We will even discover a living fossil, the Dawn Redwood. Walk about on a guided tour through this 22 acre park through a unique Boxed-Tree Forest, an Experimental Orchard, and the Avenue of Palms. Tour the Vallejo Adobe, the California Nursery Office, and Packing Shed. You will learn about Jose de Jesus Vallejo, Jonas Clark, John Rock,  William Landers, Luther Burbank, Johannes and Federick Reimers, and the famous Roeding Family who influenced the history of agriculture in this state.   Cost:  $12 per person minimum of 20 people or $240.00 (max 30 people) (contact msn@msnucleus.org  or 510 790-6284  Vallejo Adobe grounds will be open, have a picnic and think about the Muwekma Ohlone and Vaqueros that lived in this area.  Rose Garden area will also be open and you can walk on the 20+ acres. Video of area can help you understand the significance (continuous viewing at museum). The California Nursery Historical Park is an important historical sites in California and helps tell the story of the transformation of our state into the agricultural powerhouse it is today.  Did you know by the late 1800s the California Nursery was world famous and that fruits and trees developed at the Nursery were shipped all over the world?  Did you know that the innovative entrepreneurs of the Nursery did meticulous research that provided us with many of the fruit, nuts and decorative plants we enjoy today?    The Math Science Nucleus (MSN), a local non profit, devoted to science education has been instrumental in protecting these precious archives and buildings and developing programming for students and the public and is ideally suited to further develop and protect the Nursery.   Current exhibits include California Nursery's role in the Panama Pacific International Exposition (1915); Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE) (1939 and 1940); the people that made the California Nursery grow into the largest nursery along the West Coast in the 1940's; and some of the early agricultural equipment used in the fields to produce the finest trees that were exported around the world.

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