The Willow Glen Trestle Conservancy and the San José Parks Foundation applied for a grant from Santa Clara County’s Historic Grant Program on August 27, 2019.

It is a competitive grant program, and we hope to hear by December whether we will be funded.

applicant: San José Parks Foundation for Willow Glen Trestle

title: Researching and Documenting the History of the Willow Glen Trestle

100 word description:

We will research and document the history of the historic Willow Glen Trestle: the roughly 100 year history of the trestle itself, the 35-year history of the community’s efforts to save the trestle and incorporate it into the regional trail network, and the six-year efforts of the City of San José to replace the trestle with a catalog-order prefab steel bridge. The results would be publicized, and the final document would be donated to a local historic archives.

application:

· narrative

· maps

· photos

· budget

· timeline

· Subject Matter Expert (SME) Letters:

· Marilyn Messina

· Marvin & Bonnie Bamburg

· Steve Cohen

· Community Support Letters:

· Barbara Marshman