Is it true that there were KKK rallies in Napa? The Ku Klux Klan saw a great resurgence after its reestablishment in 1915, heralded in part by D. W. Griffith’s […]
Where did Kearney Street in St. Helena get its name? Kearney Street in St. Helena, California, is one of the older streets in the city. Although it contains mostly modest […]
If we had a “colored school” in Napa, did we also have an African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church? Churches were the first Black organizations to develop in Northern California, and […]
I heard we had a “colored school” in Napa, is that true? Even though African Americans had won their freedom and, with the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment in 1868, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
