Our 90-minute walking tours highlight over fifteen local landmarks along First Street, Main Street, and Third Street. We will walk partially along the River Walk and loop around some of the legendary businesses and buildings of historic downtown. Visitors and locals alike are sure to learn something new about the colorful people and places of [...]
AttendOur 90-minute walking tours highlight over fifteen local landmarks along First Street, Main Street, and Third Street. We will walk partially along the River Walk and loop around some of the legendary businesses and buildings of historic downtown. Visitors and locals alike are sure to learn something new about the colorful people and places of [...]
AttendWalking tours are back for the summer! We start our season with our popular tour of Tulocay Cemetery, featuring over a dozen landmarks around the cemetery and the stories of people who shaped Napa's history, going as far back as the family who helped found the cemetery itself, as well as some of the hidden [...]
AttendWalking tours are back for the summer! We start our season with our popular tour of Tulocay Cemetery, featuring over a dozen landmarks around the cemetery and the stories of people who shaped Napa's history, going as far back as the family who helped found the cemetery itself, as well as some of the hidden [...]
AttendOn September 4 2023, Labor Day, a historic marker honoring Chinese laborers will be unveiled at China Point Overlook in Napa, California. The new sign looks out onto the historic location of Napa’s Chinatown, once a thriving center of life and culture for Chinese workers. All are welcome to join in the ceremonial sign unveiling [...]
AttendNCHS Members and their guests are invited to join us in welcoming our new exhibit, City of Immigrants: An American Story. This exhibit explores the many waves of immigration into the valley over a hundred years, from 1820 to 1920. The waves of immigration over the centuries created a rich tapestry of ethnicities and cultural [...]
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 [...]
AttendDon't wait to get your tickets for our Tulocay Cemetery Tour, Sunday, October 29th at 4pm! Our Halloween tour sells out quickly and you won't want to miss it! This special Halloween tour diverges from our standard summer walking tours, winding through some of the oldest parts of the cemetery and you just might meet [...]
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 [...]
AttendJoin us for a fundraiser and an early showing of Almost, Maine at Lucky Penny Productions on Wednesday, January 24th! From Lucky Penny Productions: "In the town of Almost, Maine, people experience the life-altering power of the human heart. In a series of playful and surreal experiences, relationships end, begin, or change beyond recognition, as [...]
AttendWe are proud to partner with the Napa Valley Black History Committee to promote the 7th Annual Napa Valley Black History Month Celebration on February 3rd, 2024. This event's theme is Celebrating African Americans and the Arts: Fostering Belonging and Social Change. The program takes place at Crosswalk Community Church from 2pm to 5pm, with [...]
AttendWe are excited to partner with Napa Valley Distillery and Tia Madison to present a performance of Madison's award winning play, "Brand New Shoes," on Wednesday, February 21st. Tia Madison's performance through poetry, song, and dance, journals a young woman's search toward identity through the histories of influential African American women. This one-woman show explores [...]
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