Garden Update: An Abundance of Radishes!
First harvest. Photo by Mike Imwalle. In Santa Barbara, we are lucky enough to garden year-round. This fall, our garden interns from...
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Jan 2, 20126 min read
Remembering the Civil War in Santa Barbara and the Grand Army of the Republic on Veterans Day, 2011
Wayne Sherman gave the keynote address at this year’s Veterans Day ceremony at El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park. We are...
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Dec 31, 20112 min read
Pico Adobe Roof Project
by Mike Imwalle Tile plaque on the adobe wall enclosing the Pico Adobe. Photo by Mike Imwalle. The Buenaventura Pico adobe is a hidden...
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Dec 26, 20112 min read
Holidays at the Presidio: La Pastorela
by Noah Tucker Elvira Tafoya (pictured bottom row right) along with the cast of La Pastorela. Photo by Noah Tucker. This year’s...
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Dec 22, 20112 min read
Rich in History and Rich in Taste
by Amanda Gonzalez In the foreground, SBTHP Director of Education, Karen Anderson learns to spread masa onto corn husks with her daughter...
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Dec 21, 20111 min read
Midwinter Solstice Illumination of the Santa Barbara Presidio Chapel
by Mike Imwalle 2011 Midwinter Solstice sun shining through the choir loft window of the Presidio Chapel, El Presidio de Santa Barbara...
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Dec 19, 20111 min read
Digitizing the Past: the Delfina de la Guerra Collection
by Katherine Lowe Librarian Torie Quiñonez holds an object for photographer Lael Wageneck. Photo by Anne Petersen. In the course of...
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Dec 16, 20113 min read
Volunteer Olive Picking Day at the Santa Ines Mission Mills 2011
by Wayne Sherman Terri Imwalle picking olives. Photo by Mike Imwalle. This year marks the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation’s...
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Dec 12, 20111 min read
Fourth Grade Students: Some of our Biggest Fans!
Kathy Chalfant gathers the students around the Canon Perdido Street entrance to the Presidio to relate the story of "The Lost Cannon" in...
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Dec 9, 20111 min read
Come See What’s Free at the Presidio: Educational Crafts for Kids!
Interpreter José de Jesus Perez stands ready to help kids make their own adarga, a leather shield used by the soldiers stationed at the...
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Dec 5, 20112 min read
Collections Highlight: Sign from the Casa de la Guerra Porch
by Nora Kassner Photo by Mike Imwalle. In June of 2011, the Santa Barbara Historical Museum donated a wooden sign to SBTHP. Reading “This...
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Dec 2, 20112 min read
Sharing Memories is a Gift to the Future
by Anne Petersen Suzi Calderon Bellman and her father, Jack Calderon, review family photographs. Photo by Mike Imwalle. This week we...
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Nov 28, 20113 min read
Adobes just need a little (ok, A LOT of) TLC.
by Michael H. Imwalle Eduardo Vallin Garcia, maintenance supervisor for the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation can often be...
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Nov 23, 20112 min read
Stirring Up Some Dust
by Meredith Brockriede Participants listen to Diana’s instruction in the historic Presidio Chapel. A group of women gathered on a warm,...
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Nov 21, 20112 min read
Join in on a Musical Holiday Event!
By Karen Schultz Anderson El Coro Performing in the Presidio Chapel. Photo by Harry Schiffke. Do you love to sing? Do you love to warm up...
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Nov 18, 20112 min read
What’s New in the Garden!
By Gazal Hamayouni and Corinna Roberts If there's one thing true about the garden, it's that the weeding never ends. After planting new...
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Nov 16, 20111 min read
“Windows to the Past” – The Santa Barbara Post Office Project, Part I
By Michael Orth So what is the puzzle you may ask? While many structural details about the Santa Barbara Post Office are known, the...
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Nov 11, 20112 min read
Diamonds in the Rough: Get out those Gloves!
By Laina Malm-Levine Jimmy's Oriental Gardens, photographed in 2007. When I first heard about a project to catalog the collections...
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Nov 9, 20112 min read
Our Neighbors at The Anacapa School Turn 30!
by Michael H. Imwalle Current home of The Anacapa School. Photo by Mike Imwalle. Beginning in classrooms at the former Santa Barbara...
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Nov 7, 20113 min read
The Button Hole: Part II
by Wayne Sherman (Did you miss part 1? You can find it here.) Photo by Mike Imwalle. This past summer, students in SBTHP’s Presidio...
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