The Livermore Heritage Guild's HistoryMobile promotes a unique sense of Livermore by educating residents and visitors about the history of our city. The HistoryMobile exterior murals display the established way of life of the Livermore Valley. Inside, docents talk about the beginnings of Livermore, even before it was a city, all the way up to the present day.
The HistoryMobile visits third grades in all Livermore elementary schools and appears at local events such as the Farmer’s Market, Ravenswood, parades, festivals, and wine events. The goal is to educate the community and instill a sense of pride in our Livermore heritage.
Driving the HistoryMobile today is Jay Morris
Here is the Heritage Guild's 1919 Ford Model-T Chemical Fire Truck
This tiny vehicle is Livermore’s first motorized fire truck. The Chief of Livermore’s Volunteer Fire Department, who was a mechanic in a garage on 2nd St, built this vehicle on a Ford Model-T automobile frame. It has been restored to operating condition by a small team of Heritage Guild volunteers led by Charles McFann.
Tim Sage is today’s driver and his passenger is Christine Thompson.
This 1920 Seagrave Fire Engine was Livermore’s first commercially built fire engine, purchased for the enormous price of $11,000, shortly after St. Michael’s Church burned to the ground in 1916.
The Seagrave is being driven by Tom Bramell & Irv Stowers.
Passengers on the Seagrave include: Bruce & Hans Shore; Jane Nebo & Anna Hutchson; Sean Sheffield.
And here is the Heritage Guild's 1944 Mack Fire Engine, driven today by Jeff Kaskey and Ron Chaffee.
Riding in the Fire Truck are members of the Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center and Crawdad Republic who will be performing at the Bankhead Theater on June 16th.
Making music are Bankhead Executive Director Scott Kenison, and Dave Haberman of "Crawdad Republic."
Accompanying the Heritage Guild is David "Stilts" Volponi, a native of Livermore, whose family settled here in the early 1890's. David took his first steps on stilts on Sherry Ct. here in Livermore in 1971, and has performed in over 1400 places worldwide.
The Hagemann Farm Hay Wagon is the final vehicle representing the Heritage Guild. This is a drayage wagon used as a hay wagon here in the valley and is pulled by a 1953 Case VA series tractor. The tractor is being driven by Russ Bearrows.
These vehicles can be seen on weekends at the Hagemann Farm on Olivina Avenue.
Passengers on the Hay Wagon include Patty Stowers, Margaret Sorensen, and John & Mary Jo Matheson.
