Join Janna Waldinger for a virtual presentation: The gift of photography in capturing history and personal experiences. Janna is a third-generation photographer and co-owner with Lowell Downey of Art & Clarity fine photography based in Napa since 1994. “I had the good fortune to work side by side with my father at a very young [...]
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Buy your tickets for this exciting presentation today! Join us on October 21st at 7pm as we officially start our Fall 2021 Virtual Presentation series, highlighting the theme of our new exhibit, Wine: Our Story. Dane Kuta offers an expert's perspective on the history of Napa Valley's wine industry, as an experienced instructor and wine [...]
AttendNapa County Historical Society has for years collected recordings of people’s remembrances. Recently through a California Revealed Grant and support from Community Projects, we have launched Echoes of Napa Valley, as a way to highlight and collect people’s stories in their own voice. This month we will begin actively collecting stories that you would [...]
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He’s the man who knew everyone, and no one knows now. He emerges as a footnote or a passing reference in most of the major works on the western movement to California and his life intertwined with many of the best known pioneers—Kit Carson, John C. Fremont, Mariano Vallejo, and John Bidwell--to cross the plains [...]
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NCHS presents our January guest speaker virtual presentation via Zoom, offering a broad look at how Napa Valley's historic industries were shaped by migrants from outside of California. The wine industry in Missouri was started by German immigrants who had never made wine before in their lives. The industry took off: by 1859 there were [...]
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In preparation for Women's History month in March, we are proud to announce this virtual panel discussion with some of the contributors to the 2018 book, A Rumbling of Women: Napa Feminists 1970-1990. Panelists will discuss their involvement with the book and their experiences with the Women's Movement. There will be a brief Q&A for questions from [...]
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We are pleased to announce a virtual screening of From Toisan Rice Field to Napa Grape Field, a documentary on winemaker and vineyard owner Dr. Paul Gee's life and legacy. Paul Gee and his family came to Napa in 1980 and planted their vineyard in the Pinot Noir grapes suitable to the area. Gee was [...]
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Retired Napa Superior Court Judge Raymond "Ray" Guadagni joins NCHS for a presentation via Zoom of his newest book, Napa Valley Case Files: Justice in Wine Country. The book provides an expert look at eight murder cases that shook Napa County from 1850 to present day. Mr. Guadagni was raised in Napa, graduated from the University [...]
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We are excited to present this conversation between novelists Debra Green, author of The Convention of Wives, and Kristen Harnisch, author of The Vintner's Daughter series, at Bouchaine Winery. This presentation will be streamed from Bouchaine Winery's cozy hospitality room. This is a must-see event for all fans of historical fiction. Tickets are $10 for NCHS [...]
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