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See our Events calendar for our Summer 2021 Walking Tours for Downtown Napa, Tulocay Cemetery, and Yountville Cemetery. We will have four total tours this season. Tickets can be purchased directly from our Events pages.

Virtual Programming will return in September and run through May of 2022.

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Cork oak trees must be 25 years old before their first harvest, and then are only harvested every 9 years. The cork is harvested by scraping bark from the trees. Napa Valley's Mediterranean climate is similar to the native habitat of these trees, allowing them to grow quite well in the area. This large cork oak in the Napa Town Center at First and Randolph is over 100 years old and dedicated to Ernest Rota, city council member. #napavalleytrees #WineOurStory #downtownnapa
Cork oak trees must be 25 years old before their first harvest, and then are only harvested every 9 years. The cork is harvested by scraping bark from the trees. Napa Valley's Mediterranean climate is similar to the native habitat of these trees, allowing them to grow quite well in the area. This large cork oak in the Napa Town Center at First and Randolph is over 100 years old and dedicated to Ernest Rota, city council member. #napavalleytrees #WineOurStory #downtownnapa
Time for a coffee break? Storm drain pipe construction in September 1967.
Time for a coffee break? Storm drain pipe construction in September 1967.
Buy your tickets now for Janna Waldinger's virtual presentation,
Buy your tickets now for Janna Waldinger's virtual presentation, "The Gift of Photography in Capturing History and Personal Experiences." Janna is a third-generation photographer and co-owner with Lowell Downey of Art & Clarity fine photography based in Napa since 1994. Janna will discuss and share images followed by Q and A. Tickets are $10 for NCHS members and $20 for non-members. Follow the link.tree in our bio to register today!
The Al Thorpe Orchestra played at Napa State Hospital on September 15, 1938. Orchestra members left to right: Al Thorpe, bottom row: Lowell Tate,
The Al Thorpe Orchestra played at Napa State Hospital on September 15, 1938. Orchestra members left to right: Al Thorpe, bottom row: Lowell Tate, "Chuck" Winter, Kenny Clark, Jack Cronhardt, "Jackie" Lytjen, Jimmy Brown. Top row: Dorman Jones, Hilary Helsley, Bob Walker and Eddie Zaro. Object ID 2014.2.181 #bigbands #NapaHistory #music
A visitor to our research library inquired the other day about the rows of redwood trees planted on Franklin Street. The planting of redwoods in the 300 block of Franklin was primarily started by Henry Brown, around 1890. Known as the Franklin Redwood District, it stands as a unique example of coastal redwoods in street landscaping. The redwoods are seen here in this 1978 photograph. Object ID 2012.69.5.56 #napahistory #redwoodtrees
A visitor to our research library inquired the other day about the rows of redwood trees planted on Franklin Street. The planting of redwoods in the 300 block of Franklin was primarily started by Henry Brown, around 1890. Known as the Franklin Redwood District, it stands as a unique example of coastal redwoods in street landscaping. The redwoods are seen here in this 1978 photograph. Object ID 2012.69.5.56 #napahistory #redwoodtrees