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Jun
Jun
If California was a free state, does that mean we didn’t have slaves in Napa County? The short answer is we most certainly did have slaves in Napa, but the […]
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Who was the first African American in Napa County? Although the long presence of peoples of African heritage in California is well-documented, it is difficult to know who the first […]
This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Spaulding, a local photographer and historian. It was first published in the Vol. 22, No. 2 edition of Tidings, our […]
This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Spaulding, a local photographer and historian. It was first published in the Vol. 22, No. 2 edition of Tidings, our […]
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May
May
Just what is the Magnavox Loudspeaker anyway? May 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the invention of the Magnavox Loudspeaker. Edwin S. Pridham and Peter L. Jensen, two Danish inventors, lived […]
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Mar
Mar
Dear Members and Supporters: Thanks to your overwhelming support, Napa City Council approved the funding for the first step in the repair and re-opening of the Goodman Library. Watch the […]
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Mar
Mar
Today is the 50th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” the day when Civil Rights demonstrators tried to march to Montgomery, Alabama, from Selma on the Jefferson Davis Highway. At the Edmund […]
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Mar
Mar
This is an excerpt of an article written by one of our long-time volunteers, and was first published in the Vol. 22, No. 1 edition of Tidings, our quarterly newsletter. […]
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Mar
Mar
Sam Brannan was one of the first people in the Calistoga area to commercially produce wine. By 1862 he had several thousand acres of land on which he planted nearly […]
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Mar
Mar
The origins of Prohibition in the United States run as far back as the 17th century when there were strong religious objections throughout New England. The Puritans did not ban […]