By Clyde Noel

Town Crier Correspondent

You can only lick an ice cream cone so long before you want to see what’s inside the Los Altos History Museum.

Last Saturday, visitors were treated to Dryer’s Grand Lite ice cream spooned into a sugar cone and then took a tour of the museum..

By 3 p.m., more than 70 people came to explore the rich history of Los Altos and how it transformed into the high-tech infrastructure that is called Silicon Valley today.

Every time the Hamachi family of Mountain View come to the library, they visit the History Museum.

“It’s different than we expected and we love it,” said Gordon Hamachi. “We came from West Covina and that was a farming community too, but it’s not like this. Here the kids (Kelly and Leslie go to Springer School) are intrigued, and they can relate.” Mother Amy Hamachi said she enjoys the rotating exhibits on the first floor.

Nancy Myers of Menlo Park collects historical stamps to put in her Bay Area History House Museum book. She has been several of museums including Ardenwood Farms, Redwood City, Mountain View and Cupertino Museums.

“This is well done. I like the touch screens and the ease of using them. It’s different and comprehensive and the model of the early city is great.” said Myers.

Don McDonald has been associated with the history house for 10 years as a docent.

“I’m a history buff and specialize in the Northwest Los Altos Area. As I take people around they all want to see the trains,” McDonald said.

Museum director Madelyn Crawford kept filling ice cream cones all afternoon.

“People are shocked when they see how beautiful the building is. When people go upstairs where it’s more interactive, they marvel at the complexity of the history of Los Altos.” Crawford said. “It’s surprising how many books we sell on local history and local authors.”

At the end of the day there was no “I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream. The kids were too busy playing with the miniature heavy machinery moving wooden blocks from one place to another.