by Mike Imwalle Fired clay tiles were introduced as a building material at the Santa Barbara Presidio early in its development. Floor...

by Anne Petersen Monica Orozco, Anne Petersen and Stephanie Byrd with the new compact shelving until at the Santa Barbara Mission Archive...

by Anne Petersen Kathi Brewster (left) with Barbara Lindemann on the day of the interview at the Presidio Research Center. Photo by Anne...

by Karen Schultz Anderson & Meredith Brockriede Docents Paul Coyne and Elizabeth Poucher, along with Weekend Interpreter Jen Wold, on a...

by Mike Imwalle When SBTHP purchased the Santa Inés Mission Mills property in from Harry Knill 1994 the organization knew it was getting...

May is National Preservation Month, a time to celebrate our cherished historic places.  Here in California, our Office of Historic...

Last evening we held a very special event in celebration of the Presidio Gardens. Several wonderful volunteers and staff took our guests...

Weeding the wheat field. Photo by Mike Imwalle. We are Kiara, Aiyanna, and Zinnia, students from The Anacapa School, and the current...

On Friday April 20, 2012, SBTHP welcomed 200 local third and fourth graders to El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park for a day...

by Amanda Gonzalez When I see the Casa de la Guerra, I spy something more than meets the eye. What do you see? Interpretive activities...

by Michael Imwalle, Robert Hoover, and Anne Petersen Drawing of the St. Vibiana medal made at the time of excavation. In 1994, a small...

by Mike Imwalle Top: Crew from Modern Concrete pouring concrete for the upper bond beam and the gabled cap. Bottom: Finished concrete cap...

Beatrix Medinger, Wendy Lehman, Susan Noble and Mike Imwalle at Casa de la Guerra. Photo by Anne Petersen. We recently had the pleasure...

by Mike Imwalle Interior of the Pico Adobe masked and ready for painting, March 13, 2012. Photo by Mike Imwalle. Sorry, I could not...

By Karen Schultz Anderson Did you have a chance to visit the Santa Barbara Presidio on the evening of March 1st when it was ablaze with...

For generations, travelers and locals alike have drawn inspiration from the historic structures and cultural landscapes left behind by...

by Anne Petersen Anyone can use History Pin, and it’s free.  You can find the website here.  Just go to the map and enter the zip code of...

by Mike Imwalle SBTHP Restoration Specialist Eduardo Vallin Garcia and SBTHP Archaeologist Mike Imwalle patching the adobe wall of the...

We had a wonderful event last night at El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park— our first living history program by candlelight....