Celebrating 25 years of preserving history, the Escalon Historical Society Museum opened its doors for a silver anniversary party on Saturday, May 3. Current society president Barb Willis welcomed the crowd that included several charter members, and attendees had time to look over a variety of displays that chronicled the start of the historical society in 1989 and included some significant milestones along the way. Those ranged from purchase of the historic caboose that now sits in the city’s main Street Park and the purchase of the old Bengston’s storefront for use as the society’s museum.