Cindy Ransick
SMVHS curator
“I love museums, I’ve always loved museums, and I’m fascinated by old stuff, things that predate me.”
Daphne Fletcher
HPN Books publisher, SMVHS project manager
“I’m a major history buff, but as a publisher, this is the greatest job I could possibly have. Santa Maria is the epitome of small town America, the American Dream, and I just fell in love with this place.”
Dave Cross
SMVHS vice president
“Because it is important for the community to remember its roots.”
JoAnn McBride
retired teacher, SMVHS volunteer
“It’s just fascinating, to find out all the ins and outs of everything and how it happened, and what’s still happening. There’s never a dull moment.”
This article appears in Sep 24 – Oct 1, 2015.





