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Ask A Librarian, Fun

Wine, Dine, and Trivia

Posted on March 20, 2015December 22, 2015 by Alexandria Brown
20
Mar

Last night NCHS hosted our second Winemakers Dinner at Napkins Bar & Grill, featuring four exquisite wines from Buoncristiani Family Winery. Besides all the wine tasting, delicious foods, and good […]

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Posted in Ask A Librarian, Fun
NCHS Info

First Steps Approved by Napa City Council

Posted on March 9, 2015July 23, 2015 by admin
09
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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Posted in NCHS Info
African American History, Found It In The Archives, General History

#Selma50

Posted on March 7, 2015July 23, 2015 by admin
07
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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Posted in African American History, Found It In The Archives, General History
Tidings

Beyond the Hat: Napa County Post Offices, 1850 – 1900

Posted on March 3, 2015May 13, 2020 by admin
03
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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Posted in Tidings
Calistoga, Wine and Viticulture

Winemaking in Calistoga, pt. 1

Posted on March 3, 2015May 13, 2020 by admin
03
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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Posted in Calistoga, Wine and Viticulture
Calistoga, Wine and Viticulture

Winemaking in Calistoga, pt. 2

Posted on March 3, 2015July 23, 2015 by admin
03
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 […]

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Posted in Calistoga, Wine and Viticulture
Ask A Librarian, California History, Calistoga, People

Sam Brannan, California’s First Millionaire

Posted on March 3, 2015July 19, 2024 by admin
03
Mar

“In case you don’t know who I am, I’m Samuel Brannan. I led the first group of Mormon colonists to California in July 1846, right after it came under the […]

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Posted in Ask A Librarian, California History, Calistoga, People
Ask A Librarian, California History, Calistoga

Dr. Edward Turner Bale

Posted on March 3, 2015July 23, 2015 by admin
03
Mar

Who was Edward Bale? “When His Majesty’s Ship Harriet ran aground off Monterey in 1837, one of the few survivors to get ashore from the wreckage was Dr. Edward Turner […]

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Ask A Librarian, Calistoga

History of Calistoga

Posted on March 2, 2015May 13, 2020 by admin
02
Mar

What can you tell me about the history of Calistoga? “Calistoga is located in the northern part of the Napa Valley, which is framed on its east and west sides, […]

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Posted in Ask A Librarian, Calistoga
Tidings, Yountville

A Day at Yountville

Posted on February 23, 2015July 23, 2015 by admin
23
Feb

This article is excerpted from an article that appeared in the Napa Daily Register, Friday, October 3, 1873 Groezinger’s Wine Cellar, Vineyard, Orchard, Nursery, Dwelling, etc. Wine and Wheat Shipments […]

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Posted in Tidings, Yountville
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