We are honored to host John McCormick as he presents his new book in the History Press series, Chinese in Napa Valley: The Forgotten Community that Built Wine Country, in conversation with Jack Jue, Jr., family historian and author of the blog "Jue Joe Clan History." This guest lecture will be hybrid, held both in-person [...]
AttendNapa County Historical Society, The Napa Valley Shakespeare Festival and Napa Valley College host a conversation with playwright Cris Blak at 7 pm on Thursday, February 16th at the Napa Valley College, Little Theater. Blak is working on a full-length play around the life of entrepreneur Mary Ellen Pleasant, who is often referred to as the Mother [...]
AttendJennifer Huffman of the Napa Register joins us to present her research on Shipyard Acres, culminating her own discoveries with the work of Shirley Fore, including photographs, archives, and personal stories of what it was like to live at Shipyard Acres during the 1940s. Although not much remains of the Shipyard Acres community today, it [...]
AttendJoin us for a very special 75th Anniversary Celebration at our Annual Meeting, Saturday May 13th, 2023. Members and their guests are invited to RSVP to attend in-person at the historic Napa Opera House, or live via Zoom. This is a free event offered once a year on the anniversary of NCHS's founding in May [...]
AttendWe are pleased to be able to invite the public back to the historic Henry Haus Blacksmith Shop in Pope Valley. Henry Haus was in business for decades, serving the community as a blacksmith and wagon maker. The existing blacksmith shop is a testament to his long career. The shop will be open to the [...]
AttendHave you ever wondered what it takes to plan and curate a successful exhibit? Our Executive Director Sheli Smith has five decades of exhibit curation experience and has put forward Napa County Historical Society's seven most-recent exhibits, since 2020. Joined by NCHS research librarian Kelly O'Connor, this discussion examines the creative process and execution of [...]
AttendNCHS Members and their guests are invited to attend our 76th Annual Meeting on Saturday, May 11th, at the historic Native Sons Hall in Downtown Napa! Our regular business meeting will be followed by a lecture by Don Winter, local resort historian and co-curator for our current exhibit, Destination Napa: Philosophies of Wellness, with Liz [...]
AttendEvent Has Been Cancelled Dr. Mark Gudgel joins us on Sunday, June 9th at 4:30pm at for a guest presentation on his recent book, The Rise of Napa Valley Wineries: How the Judgment of Paris Put California Wine on the Map. This is an in-person event held at the Goodman Library in Downtown Napa (1219 [...]
AttendBlacksmiths Kenneth Maxfield and Bob Fulton join us for yet another exciting open house and live demonstrations at the Henry Haus Blacksmith Shop in Pope Valley, on Saturday, July 27th from 1pm to 4pm. Entry is free and no registration required. Please join us! The Henry Haus Blacksmith Shop is on Chiles Pope Valley Road [...]
AttendWe are excited to offer this guest lecture by Ric Dias, author of "Kaiser Steel of Fontana: Together We Build," with discussion moderator Lucas Wiscons, Ph.D. Kaiser Steel's story intertwined with Napa's Basalt Rock Company in the 1950s and became part of Napa's history for many local families in the postwar era. This is a [...]
AttendRetired Napa County Superior Court judge Raymond A. Guadagni joins us on Thursday, November 21, 7pm-8pm Pacific Time, to discuss his newest book, The Napa Valley Lendvest Fraud Scandal. Guadagni's research into the infamous case that started in the 1980s and continued into the 1990s brings a close-up look at the twists and turns that [...]
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