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Napa, People

The Crowey Family

Posted on June 18, 2016May 13, 2020 by admin
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Jun

By Lauren Chevlan The story of the Crowey family is one of achievement and lost potential. George Washington “Wash” Crowey was said to have been left on the doorstep of […]

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Napa

Ups and Downs of the Napa Valley Opera House

Posted on June 18, 2016May 6, 2020 by admin
18
Jun

By Ted Tyson Beginning in June 1879, George Crowey and Ellen Hogan commenced designing a new opera house with architect Ira Gilchrist and contractor John Cox. In association with Joseph […]

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Community Groups & Organizations, People

Harvey Milk Day

Posted on June 9, 2016May 13, 2020 by admin
09
Jun

by Kilian Fitzgerald Harvey Bernard Milk was born on May 22, 1930 in Woodmere, New York, to a middle class Jewish family. After graduating from Bayshore High School, Milk attended […]

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Asian-American History, California History, Napa, People

Racism, Internment, and Assimilation: Being Japanese American in California

Posted on April 29, 2016May 13, 2020 by admin
29
Apr

by Kate Todd, NCHS intern TW for racist language. Japanese immigration to California increased rapidly during the Meiji Restoration (1868-1912). Prior to the Restoration, Japan was closed to outside trade […]

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Asian-American History, California History, Napa, St Helena

Napa County and the Anti-Chinese League

Posted on April 28, 2016May 13, 2020 by admin
28
Apr

TW for racist language. The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in 1882 and was further amended in subsequent years. The act severely reduced Chinese immigration, especially for women and children. […]

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Calistoga, Napa, NCHS Info, Pope Valley

2016 Napa Valley History Tour

Posted on April 28, 2016May 13, 2020 by admin
28
Apr

On April 14-16, 2016, Napa County Historical Society hosted its fourth annual Napa Valley History Tour. This year we shook things up a bit with some new sites and activities. […]

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People, Pope Valley

Pope Valley’s Blacksmith

Posted on April 5, 2016May 13, 2020 by admin
05
Apr

by John Holt Henry Haus came to the U.S. from Neftenbach, Switzerland, and settled in Pope Valley in the late 1880s. Henry, born in 1873, had an older brother named […]

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Pope Valley

Henry Haus Blacksmith and Wagonmaker Shop

Posted on April 5, 2016May 13, 2020 by admin
05
Apr

by John Holt Long before there was a garage or service station on nearly every corner to keep modern fine-tuned vehicles and machinery in proper working order, the transportation go-to […]

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Found It In The Archives, People

The Battery “B” Mystery

Posted on April 5, 2016May 13, 2020 by admin
05
Apr

by Marie Bowen, NCHS volunteer A small book with photographs pasted on the blank pages entitled On the Trail of the Kaiser was found recently among NCHS’s collections. The item […]

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Latino and Hispanic History, People

César Chávez Day in Napa

Posted on March 23, 2016May 13, 2020 by admin
23
Mar

by Kilian Fitzgerald One of the major issues of the 2016 Presidential election is illegal immigration and how to respond to it. In the spirit of César Chávez Day, let’s […]

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