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....

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...