by Karen Schultz Anderson The Presidio Comandante has just stepped away from his desk, but he'll be back on March 1 between 5-8pm to...

by Laina Malm-Levine Things are moving right along with the collections inventory project at Jimmy’s Oriental Gardens. So far, over one...

By Anne Petersen and Mike Imwalle 137 East De la Guerra Street, taken from Santa Barbara Street. Photo by Anne Petersen If you have...

by Mike Imwalle Students whitewash the living quarters and cocina of the alférez, or second lieutenant. Photo by Mike Imwalle. On...

by Karen Anderson Moises Solis (right) building athe horno at El Presidio SHP. Photo by Karen Anderson. On December 31, 2011, Moises...

by Michael Orth In Part I of the Santa Barbara Post Office Project, I wrote about the postal service windows donated by Harold Kroeger to...

SBTHP is looking for new docents! Leading guided tours is one of the most popular opportunities for SBTHP docents. Photo by Karen...

by Cathy Oliverson Photo by Cathy Oliverson. It was a great day for son jarocho on Sunday, January 22, when Los Soneros del Tesechoacán...

by Gazal Hamayouni and Corinna Roberts During their internship, the Sonoran Wheat grew as tall as Corinna! Or did it? Photo by Gazal...

By Michael Imwalle Lucas Nichols collecting data with a Geoscan Research Resistance Meter near the Presidio aqueduct. Photo by Mike...

This is the first in a new series of blog posts we think you will enjoy called “Then and Now,”  where we check in with long-time current...

by Mike Imwalle Josh Figueroa sifting dirt for adobe brick making. Photo by Mike Imwalle. During the week before Christmas, SBTHP...

by Mike Imwalle Northwest Corner rendering by Alex Eberle, Milford Wayne Donaldson Architects After more than four years of intensive...

First harvest. Photo by Mike Imwalle. In Santa Barbara, we are lucky enough to garden year-round.  This fall, our garden interns from...

Wayne Sherman gave the keynote address at this year’s Veterans Day ceremony at El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park. We are...

by Mike Imwalle Tile plaque on the adobe wall enclosing the Pico Adobe. Photo by Mike Imwalle. The Buenaventura Pico adobe is a hidden...

by Noah Tucker Elvira Tafoya (pictured bottom row right) along with the cast of La Pastorela. Photo by Noah Tucker. This year’s...

by Amanda Gonzalez In the foreground, SBTHP Director of Education, Karen Anderson learns to spread masa onto corn husks with her daughter...

by Mike Imwalle 2011 Midwinter Solstice sun shining through the choir loft window of the Presidio Chapel, El Presidio de Santa Barbara...

by Katherine Lowe Librarian Torie Quiñonez holds an object for photographer Lael Wageneck. Photo by Anne Petersen. In the course of...