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...

by Jarrell C. Jackman Father John Yanek at the Presidio Chapel, December 12, 2012. Photo by Jarrell C. Jackman, The Spanish colonists in...

by Michael H. Imwalle In 1996 the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation (SBTHP) purchased the Santa Inés Mission Mills property...

The Presidio Heritage Garden is experiencing a seasonal transition.  If you haven’t visited recently, this would be a nice time to stop...

by Suzi Calderon Bellman Suzi Bellman holding a clipping from the Margarita Villa Collection. Suzi carefully rehoused the collection into...

Emma Engstrom at the Presidio Research Center. Emma uses a audio editing software to make clips form digital files based on her notes...

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...

by Brittany Avila Downtown Salt Lake City at night. Photo by Brittany Avila. The American Association of State and Local History...

by Karen Schultz Anderson Each year Dia de los Muertos Craft Day takes on a more spiritual meaning to me.  It is a great alternative to...

The American Association of State and Local History held their Annual conference from October 3-6 in Salt Lake City, Utah.  This year,...

by Brittany Avila If you have a smart phone, please follow us on Instagram at usnername: SBTHP. If you are not currently on Instagram,...

by Karen Anderson On Saturday, October 6, 2012, the Santa Barbara Presidio came alive with the sound of taiko drumming, conversations...

by Torie Quinonez Torie Quinonez demonstrating the new Anza trunk at a living history event at El Presidio de Santa Barbara State...

by Anne Petersen The header for our new Online Collections website, created by Christa Clark Jones. Today, after one year of preparation,...

by Michael H. Imwalle Volunteers picking fruit in the Whittaker orchard at the rear of the Canedo Adobe. Photo by Mike Imwalle. On...

by David Martinez Participants in the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation’s 2012 Old Spanish Days Fiesta Parade entry for El...

Jimmy’s Oriental Gardens, June 15, 1947. Courtesy of Carlos Hidalgo and the Hidalgo Family. Carlos Hidalgo and his sisters Maria and...

Birthday wishes and suggestions for next year are welcome in the comments.

Bill Villa at the Presidio Research Center with books from his mother, Margarita’s, collection. Photo by Anne Petersen In June of this...

by Karen Anderson Education Assistant Meredith Brockriede, CASA Campers, Education Summer Intern Cameron Day and Housing Authority of the...