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General History, Napa County, People, Schools & Education, Youth Programming

The History of Women’s History Classes at Napa Junior College

Posted on March 7, 2025March 7, 2025 by admin
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Mar

By Lauren Coodley I never planned to teach history, never planned to be a teacher, never heard of something called women’s history.  I had no plans; I was a girl […]

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Posted in General History, Napa County, People, Schools & Education, Youth Programming
Calistoga, In The News

The Day that World War II Came to Calistoga

Posted on February 13, 2025February 13, 2025 by admin
13
Feb

By Ian Thompson Vacaville Heritage Council NAPA – It was the day that World War II came to Calistoga. On February 13, 1945, a large incendiary bomb-carrying balloon that had […]

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Posted in Calistoga, In The News
California History, Exhibit, General History, People, Tidings, Uncategorized

Everyday Historic Napa Pioneers

Posted on December 19, 2023December 19, 2023 by admin
19
Dec

By Sue Ziemski and Linda Jesmok. As a partner for the new exhibit, City of Immigrants: An American Story, the Napa Valley Genealogical Society dove into our Napa Pioneer records […]

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Posted in California History, Exhibit, General History, People, Tidings, Uncategorized
Current Events, People, Wine and Viticulture

“East Meets West” as Napa and Sonoma Mayors Connect at Bouchaine Vineyards

Posted on March 26, 2022 by admin
26
Mar

Over the past two years the Historical Society has sought to lend voice to the amazing stories of people, places, and events woven into the fabric of the Napa Valley’s […]

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Posted in Current Events, People, Wine and Viticulture
Community Groups & Organizations, Fun, NCHS Info

The Founding of the Napa County Historical Society

Posted on March 24, 2022 by edarlington
24
Mar

As we gear up to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the founding of historic Napa, it is fun to look back at the founding of the Napa County Historical Society.  […]

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Posted in Community Groups & Organizations, Fun, NCHS Info
Community Groups & Organizations, Jewish History, People

Celebrating Chanukkah In Napa Valley

Posted on December 4, 2021December 4, 2021 by edarlington
04
Dec
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Posted in Community Groups & Organizations, Jewish History, People  |  Tagged Celebrations, Holidays, Napa Valley's Jewish Heritage
Advocacy, Fun, Unidentified Photos

No Shave November

Posted on November 17, 2021 by edarlington
17
Nov

Over the past few years, have you noticed that a lot of men have stopped shaving and are growing some really cool beards in the month of November? This is […]

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Posted in Advocacy, Fun, Unidentified Photos
People, South Napa County

The Braghetta Family

Posted on November 10, 2021November 17, 2021 by edarlington
10
Nov

By Evan Darlington Isadore C. Braghetta and his family seem to have been important figures in the Napa Valley. Braghetta was born in Switzerland in 1861 and came to the […]

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Posted in People, South Napa County
Exhibit, Napa County, People, Presence of the Past

Napa Photographers Through Time

Posted on July 1, 2021July 2, 2021 by admin
01
Jul

Submitted by Elaine Everett Nathan Coombs founded the town of Napa California in the year 1847.  And with the invention of the camera in 1841 and photo-journalism getting its start […]

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Posted in Exhibit, Napa County, People, Presence of the Past
Agriculture, General History, Napa County

1930s Napa in Photographs: A Booster’s Lens

Posted on June 17, 2021July 1, 2021 by admin
17
Jun

Submitted by Ann Miller Some ninety years ago, the men of the Napa Chamber of Commerce published a twenty-four page booklet of promotional photos, Beautiful Napa: A Pictorial Journey. Despite […]

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