resources were used to help build San Francisco. Journey to Work: Pioneering Patters of Growth tells the story of how transportation transformed San Mateo County from frontier to suburb. Living the California Dream uses an "object theater" to trace the evolution of the California Dream of suburban life using lighting effects on artifacts and video projection to add movement and drama. Land of Opportunity: The Immigrant Experience in San Mateo County tells the story of immigrants in the County, including arrivals, discrimination experiences, and maintaining previous cultural traditions. Maverick's features the history of the San Mateo County coast, the science of the 40' Maverick's wave, surfing videos, and a "waverider" where visitors can simulate surfing the waves of Maverick's. San Mateo County History Makers: Entrepreneurs Who Changed the World features local business minds who have invented, revolutionized and developed unique enterprises that have impacted the lives of people around the world. Select temporary exhibitions 2019 – Our Story (February 18 - October 27, 2019), a two-part exhibit. Transformation of a Courthouse highlights the changes to the "Old Courthouse" location over 160 years, including images of the four courthouse buildings. 20 Years in Redwood City highlights activities at the History Museum in the 20 years since it opened at the “Old Courthouse” in 1999. 2016 – Experience the West: Sunset Cover Art, highlighting the history of Sunset magazine covers 2016 – Fight the Bite, history of 100 years of fighting mosquitoes on the San Francisco Bay Area Peninsula 2016 – Highlights the Charles Parsons' Ships of the World exhibition, 24 model ships hand-crafted and presentation about the history of maritime activities in San Mateo County like boat building in South San Francisco and shipping in Redwood City 2016 – Let's Play Ball, rare baseball memorabilia from San Mateo County 1999 – Grizzlies: The California King, about San Mateo County's grizzly bear history Other Historic Sites The Association began managing its other two historic sites in 1979. The Woodside Store and Sánchez Adobe were, and still are, San Mateo County Parks, but after the passage of Proposition 13, which resulted in severe cuts to the parks' budget, the Historical Association was enlisted to keep them open to the public. Since that time, the Historical Association has developed outdoor education programs for school groups at the sites. Woodside Store The Woodside Store was constructed in 1854 by pioneer dentist Robert Orville Tripp and