Sharing Our Common Ground: 3rd Annual Asian American Film Series
Lloyd Silverman and Paul Mori after the screening of Snow Falling on Cedars. Photo by Karen Anderson. We were pleased to present some...
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Aug 15, 20122 min read
Santa Barbara’s Old Spanish Days Fiesta, Yesterday and Today
Fiesta dancers at El Paseo. Courtesy of the Presidio Research Center. While the confetti from cascarones is still being swept away from...
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Aug 3, 20121 min read
Pico Descendants Visit the Adobe.
Anne Petersen, Mary Carbajal and Betty Ramos at the Pico Adobe, July 2012. Photo by Mike Imwalle. A few weeks ago, SBTHP archaeologist...
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Jul 27, 20122 min read
A Walk into the Past: Touring the Presidio Neighborhood
by Stephanie Byrd I recently took on a new position at SBTHP. During the week, I intern for Anne Petersen, Associate Director for...
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Jul 20, 20124 min read
Tile Production at the Santa Barbara Presidio: Part 3, Kilns and Firing
by Michael Imwalle Sketch of the Monterey Presidio tile kilns by the author based on the 1791 José Cardero sketch of the Presidio of...
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Jul 13, 20122 min read
In the summertime, when the weather is hot…tour the Presidio gardens!
by Stephanie Byrd I’ve been interning at SBTHP for about two months now. I mostly work on interpretive projects with Anne Petersen over...
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Jul 6, 20123 min read
Tile Production at the Santa Barbara Presidio: Part 2, Forming Roof and Floor Tiles
by Michael Imwalle Illustration of Presidio-era tile maker. Note the clay pressed into templates in the foreground, slatted forms on work...
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Jun 29, 20123 min read
Tile Production at the Santa Barbara Presidio: Part 1, Mining and Processing Raw Clay
by Mike Imwalle Fired clay tiles were introduced as a building material at the Santa Barbara Presidio early in its development. Floor...
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Jun 22, 20122 min read
Rehousing De la Guerra
by Anne Petersen Monica Orozco, Anne Petersen and Stephanie Byrd with the new compact shelving until at the Santa Barbara Mission Archive...
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Jun 15, 20123 min read
Yes, Miss Chase, I’ll Be Right There!: An Interview with Kathi Brewster
by Anne Petersen Kathi Brewster (left) with Barbara Lindemann on the day of the interview at the Presidio Research Center. Photo by Anne...
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Jun 8, 20122 min read
School Year and Docent “Year” Draws to a Close
by Karen Schultz Anderson & Meredith Brockriede Docents Paul Coyne and Elizabeth Poucher, along with Weekend Interpreter Jen Wold, on a...
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May 23, 20122 min read
When is the Tagging of a Historic Monument more than Graffiti?
by Mike Imwalle When SBTHP purchased the Santa Inés Mission Mills property in from Harry Knill 1994 the organization knew it was getting...
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May 16, 20121 min read
Flat SHPO Celebrates Preservation Month at El Presidio SHP!
May is National Preservation Month, a time to celebrate our cherished historic places. Here in California, our Office of Historic...
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May 11, 20121 min read
A Taste of the Presidio Gardens
Last evening we held a very special event in celebration of the Presidio Gardens. Several wonderful volunteers and staff took our guests...
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May 2, 20122 min read
It’s Spring in the Presidio Gardens!
Weeding the wheat field. Photo by Mike Imwalle. We are Kiara, Aiyanna, and Zinnia, students from The Anacapa School, and the current...
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Apr 25, 20121 min read
Photos of Founding Day and Early California Day, for your enjoyment!
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...
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Apr 20, 20122 min read
I-Spy Something More than Meets the Eye
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...
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Apr 13, 20123 min read
Recent Research Leads to Re-analysis of Rare Religious Medal
by Michael Imwalle, Robert Hoover, and Anne Petersen Drawing of the St. Vibiana medal made at the time of excavation. In 1994, a small...
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Apr 4, 20122 min read
Northwest Corner Reconstruction Project: The Presidio Defense Wall takes on a new look!
by Mike Imwalle Top: Crew from Modern Concrete pouring concrete for the upper bond beam and the gabled cap. Bottom: Finished concrete cap...
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