Last night NCHS hosted our second Winemakers Dinner at Napkins Bar & Grill, featuring four exquisite wines from Buoncristiani Family Winery. Besides all the wine tasting, delicious foods, and good times, we played a hearty game of “Stump the Librarian.” Guests wrote questions about Napa history on note cards, and I, your friendly neighborhood Research […]
Dear Members and Supporters: Thanks to your overwhelming support, Napa City Council approved the funding for the first step in the repair and re-opening of the Goodman Library. Watch the meeting on video to get all the particulars. Check in our website and Facebook for continual updates as this process begins. Sincerely, Nancy Levenberg, Executive […]
Today is the 50th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” the day when Civil Rights demonstrators tried to march to Montgomery, Alabama, from Selma on the Jefferson Davis Highway. At the Edmund Pettus Bridge (named for a Confederate brigadier general, Alabama state senator, and the Grand Dragon of the KKK), the unarmed marchers were violently attacked by […]
This is an excerpt of an article written by one of our long-time volunteers, and was first published in the Vol. 22, No. 1 edition of Tidings, our quarterly newsletter. To get your copy of Tidings, become a member today!
Sam Brannan was one of the first people in the Calistoga area to commercially produce wine. By 1862 he had several thousand acres of land on which he planted nearly 20,000 French vine cuttings. Within five years he was producing 23,000 gallons of wine and brandy. His winery went under, as did his resort and […]
The origins of Prohibition in the United States run as far back as the 17th century when there were strong religious objections throughout New England. The Puritans did not ban drinking alcohol itself, but did outlaw drunkenness. “This lasting connection between politics and liquor, predating the Prohibition era by 150 years, was what made American […]
“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 control of the U.S. government. A lot of things have been said about me over the years in elementary school class rooms and various newspapers. […]
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 Bale. Born at London, England, in 1811, Bale had been educated for the medical profession, receiving his commission in 1836 as the Harriet’s surgeon; the […]
What can you tell me about the history of Calistoga? “Calistoga is located in the northern part of the Napa Valley, which is framed on its east and west sides, respectively, by the Howell and Mayacamas Mountain ridges. The Napa River and its tributaries drain the Napa Valley, and Calistoga lies in the uppermost portion […]
This article is excerpted from an article that appeared in the Napa Daily Register, Friday, October 3, 1873 Groezinger’s Wine Cellar, Vineyard, Orchard, Nursery, Dwelling, etc. Wine and Wheat Shipments – Caymus Dairy – …Etc. Etc. We have had the pleasure, this week, of spending a day at Yountville, and noting the large and growing […]
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