Join us for a Tour of Santa Barbara’s Oldest Neighborhood!
by Anne Petersen Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation (SBTHP) staff have been busy hosting interesting groups for tours at El...
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Sep 23, 20163 min read
2016 United Way Day of Caring
Transporting mulch. Photo by Mike Imwalle. by Mike Imwalle The United Way Day of Caring provides an opportunity to give back to the...
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Sep 9, 20161 min read
SBTHP James Osborne Craig Drawings at Indigo Interiors
Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation is pleased to have loaned three architectural drawings by James Osborne Craig from its...
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Aug 19, 20161 min read
El Presidio SHP’s Entry in Old Spanish Days Fiesta Parade
Participants in SBTHP’s Old Spanish Days parade entry representing El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park. Photo courtesy of...
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Jul 15, 20162 min read
History and Art Collide at Santa Barbara’s 2016 I Madonnari Festival
by Dana Hughes The finished product. Photo by Dana Hughes. During the I Madonnari festival, this year held from May 28 to May 30 2016,...
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Jul 1, 20162 min read
Descendants Gathering at Santa Barbara Presidio Founding Day Festival April 23, 2016
by Suzi Calderon Bellman Photo by Suzi Calderon Bellman. This is something that I hope will be done each year. Hopefully it will bring...
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Jun 24, 20161 min read
Anacapa Interns Plant the Future of Santa Barbara Presidio
Daisy, Morgan Lauren and Ray on the job. Photo by Mike Imwalle. At the beginning of the Spring Semester Anacapa School students Daisy...
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Jun 17, 20161 min read
Celebrating Founding Day 2016 at El Presidio SHP
On April 23, 2016, A beautiful spring day in Santa Barbara, the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation celebrated Founding Day at...
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Jun 3, 20161 min read
El Coro Collection at the Presidio Research Center
by Laurie Hannah Elizabeth Hvolboll. Photo courtesy of the Presidio Research Center. Several years ago, the Santa Barbara Trust for...
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May 27, 20161 min read
New Book about Californios in the Civil War
by Melissa Chatfield Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation lecture series fans were treated to a rare lecture and book signing on...
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May 20, 20163 min read
41st Annual California Preservation Conference, New Acts, New Assets: The Changing Face of Preservat
by Michael H. Imwalle Approach to Alcatraz Island. Photo by Mike Imwalle. In April 2016 I was fortunate to attend the 41st Annual...
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May 6, 20162 min read
Sharing Historic Theater Seats with our Neighbors in San Luis Obispo!
by Anne Petersen The recreated marquee of the Obispo Theatre at the San Liuis Obispo County History Center. Photo by Anne Petersen. The...
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Apr 29, 20162 min read
Building Community: Reginald D. Johnson, Architect opens at Casa de la Guerra
On March 10, 2016 the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation opened its long-anticipated exhibit, Building Community, about...
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Apr 22, 20161 min read
Presidio Pastimes by Candlelight 2016
Baile de California dancers in the Presidio Chapel. Photo by Myriah Nina Photography. On February 4, 2016 the Santa Barbara Trust for...
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Apr 8, 20161 min read
2016 Docent Training Produces a Great Team!
SBTHP Receptionist Brittany Sundberg coaches new docents on giving a 10 minute introduction to the Presidio. Photo by Anne Petersen. In...
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Apr 1, 20162 min read
Cate School Volunteer Day at El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park February 29, 2016
by Michael H. Imwalle Students applying mud plaster to adobe garden walls at the Northwest Corner complex. Photo by Mike Imwalle. On...
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Feb 5, 20161 min read
The Curious Medical History of the Cota-Knox House
Syringe in the collections of El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park, held by Archaeologist Michael Imwalle. Photo by Anne...
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Jan 29, 20161 min read
SBTHP’s 2016 Annual Meeting
Group photos from the 2016 Annual Meeting. Photo by Clint Weisman Studio. SBTHP celebrated its 53rd annual meeting on January 23, 2016 at...
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Dec 25, 20151 min read
Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays from the staff and board of the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation!
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Dec 18, 20151 min read
SBTHP Honors Veterans with a Ceremony on November 11, 2015
The Soldados de Real Presidio de Santa Bárbara assisted the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation in commemorating Veterans Day...
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