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May 3, 20133 min read
It’s All Fun and Games at the Presidio!
by Brittany Avila Visitors making their own ring and pin at El Presidio SHP. Photo by Mallory Gonzalez. When I began working for SBTHP my...
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Apr 26, 20131 min read
New photos from Founding Day and Early California Day!
Click on over to our Flickr page everyone; we’ve uploaded a photo bonanza for you! Thank you Santa Barbara for another successful...
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Apr 12, 20132 min read
JunÃpero Serra in Mexico exhibit extended through June!
SBTHP is pleased to announce that this beautiful exhibit of photography by Jeffrey Becom and drawings by Richard Perry, which was curated...
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Apr 5, 20132 min read
The New Director of State Parks Visits El Presidio SHP!
Michael Imwalle, Richard Rozzelle, Anthony Jackson, Susan Jackson, Jarrell Jackman and John Poucher at the entrance to El Cuartel at El...
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Mar 29, 20134 min read
Cooking with a Pinch of History: Lamb Shanks with Claret
by Brittany Avila I found this particular recipe in California Mission Recipes and decided on it solely for the self-serving purpose that...
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Mar 15, 20133 min read
Oral Histories With Two Old Friends Now Available on SBTHP Collections Online
by Mika Thornberg and Brittany Vanisko Brittany and Mika at work at the Presidio Research Center. Photo by Anne Petersen. Hello Everyone!...
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Mar 8, 20131 min read
Cate School Volunteers help Brighten the Day with Whitewashing at El Presidio de Santa Barbara SHP
by Michael Imwalle On Thursday January 30, 2013 fifteen energetic volunteers from Cate School assisted SBTHP Maintenance Supervisor...
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Mar 1, 20131 min read
Docent Training Begins Soon!
We would not be able to host the many free, educational programs SBTHP puts on throughout the year without help from our dedicated...
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Feb 22, 20132 min read
California Mission Studies Association Conference in Santa Barbara!
by Anne Petersen On February 15-17, 2013, the California Mission Studies Association (CMSA) held their annual conference in Santa...
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Feb 8, 20133 min read
Cooking With a Pinch of History: Fried Fish
by Brittany Avila Brittany Avila, left, with Anne Petersen, preparing a historical meal in the Presidio Cocina at a recent living history...
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Feb 1, 20132 min read
JunÃpero Serra in Mexico Exhibit Opens at Casa de la Guerra
by Anne Petersen Anne Petersen and SBTHP Office Manager Brittany Avila installing the Junipero Serra in Mexico exhibit at Casa de la...
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Jan 25, 20132 min read
Artist Specializing in Depictions of Early California Visits the Presidio.
by Anne Petersen SBTHP archaeologist Michael Imwalle presenting a lance point from the collections of El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State...
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Jan 4, 20132 min read
A Favorite Volunteer Returns to SBTHP
by Josh Figueroa Josh Figueroa on campus at Lewis and Clark College, Fall 2012. When I came home from my freshman year at Lewis & Clark...
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Dec 28, 20122 min read
Books! Books! Books for Sale at the Presidio!
by Stephanie Byrd Weekend book sale at the Presidio Visitor Center at 123 East Canon Perdido Street. We hope to see you soon! Photo by...
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Dec 21, 20122 min read
12-12-12- at the Santa Barbara Presidio Chapel
by Jarrell C. Jackman Father John Yanek at the Presidio Chapel, December 12, 2012. Photo by Jarrell C. Jackman, The Spanish colonists in...
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Dec 14, 20123 min read
SBTHP’s Epic Olive Odyssey of 2012
by Michael H. Imwalle In 1996 the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation (SBTHP) purchased the Santa Inés Mission Mills property...
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Dec 7, 20121 min read
Encouraging our Fledgling Winter Garden.
The Presidio Heritage Garden is experiencing a seasonal transition. If you haven’t visited recently, this would be a nice time to stop...
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Nov 30, 20122 min read
Margarita Villa’s Legacy
by Suzi Calderon Bellman Suzi Bellman holding a clipping from the Margarita Villa Collection. Suzi carefully rehoused the collection into...
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Nov 23, 20122 min read
New Oral History With Julia Forbes Uploaded by Research Center Volunteer Emma Engstrom
Emma Engstrom at the Presidio Research Center. Emma uses a audio editing software to make clips form digital files based on her notes...
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Nov 16, 20122 min read
A Day to Honor Our Veterans
by Brittany Avila Brittany Avila with one of the cadets from the Oxnard High Air Force JROTC. The cadet was very sick that day, but stuck...
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