Friday, July 12: 11am - 12:30pm Sunday, July 14: 3pm - 4:30pm 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 [...]
AttendFriday, July 26, 11:00am - 12:30pm Sunday, July 28, 3:00pm - 4:30pm Walking tours are back for the summer! Join us for 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 [...]
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 [...]
AttendFriday, August 9: 11am - 12:30pm Sunday, August 11: 3pm - 4:30pm 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 [...]
AttendFriday, August 30, 11:00am - 12:30pm Sunday, September 1, 3:00pm - 4:30pm Join us for 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 [...]
AttendPlease join us for a Members-Only Exhibit Premiere of our Fall 2024 Exhibit, "The Valley Beautiful: Architecture," on Thursday, October 3rd, in the Exhibit Hall at the Goodman Library, 1219 First Street, Napa. From 7pm to 9pm, NCHS Members can be the first to view this exhibit, produced in association with Napa County Landmarks, Inc., [...]
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 [...]
AttendJoin us for another free open house and demonstration at the historic Henry Haus Blacksmith Shop in Pope Valley! Local blacksmiths Ken Maxfield and Bob Fulton bring the blacksmithing craft to life on Saturday, October 19, from 1pm to 4pm. Come and see this gem of local history which operated for nearly five decades and [...]
AttendDon't wait to get your tickets for our Halloween Tulocay Cemetery Tour, Sunday, October 27th 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 [...]
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 [...]
AttendRalph DeAmicis joins us via Zoom to discuss his newest book with Lahni DeAmicis, Wine Country in Shorts: The Stories of Napa and Sonoma. As a wine tour guide, Ralph De Amicis has listened to hundreds of tasting room hosts tell stories about this region, as they poured wine for his guests. There were often [...]
AttendChristine Madrid French, Executive Director of Napa County Landmarks, will delve into the identification and preservation of Napa County’s most iconic landmarks and structures. As an addendum to the ongoing exhibit, The Valley Beautiful: Architecture, this talk will offer unique insights into the history and future of Napa’s architectural treasures. Please RSVP and click the [...]
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