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, […]
Category Archives: California History
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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 […]
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 […]
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Mar
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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Mar
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 […]
I heard we had a Japanese Internment Camp in Napa. Is that true? Over the years many patrons have come to Napa County Historical Society asking about a rumored Japanese […]