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Sheep Shearing Day at the Petaluma Adobe
The annual Sheep Shearing event was held at the Petaluma Adobe on Saturday, April 7. An “atmospheric river” passed over on Friday dumping lots of rain, with a forecast of... Read more.
Volunteer Appreciation Dinner, 1/18/2018
Docents and parks volunteers were wined and dined by park staff at the annual volunteer appreciation dinner held at the Veteran’s Memorial Building in Sonoma. About one hundred people enjoyed... Read more.
Christmas at the Mission, Dec. 9, 2017
City and valley residents turned out to celebrate Christmas at the Mission festivities on December 9. Under the glow of twinkling Plaza lights people lined up to follow Joseph and... Read more.
P-D Story on Barracks Gift Store
Highlight and click on the link below to read the article by Dianne Reber Hart in the Towns section of the Press-Democrat of Sunday, December 3, 2017. Great coverage! Wonderful... Read more.
SPParks Annual General Meeting
It was a dark and stormy night on November 15, but thirty two stalwart SPParks members, guests and staff gathered at the Toscano Hotel and Kitchen for our Annual General... Read more.
2017 Nature & Optics Festival
Sonoma State Historical Park again hosted the annual Wine Country Nature and Optics Festival with Sonoma Birding on September 9 in the Casa Grande courtyard. Locals and visitors were welcomed... Read more.
Docent Picnic
The annual docent picnic was held at the Petaluma Adobe on Sunday, August 20. Twenty one docents and spouses, plus Denise Fowler representing parks staff, enjoyed the setting and good... Read more.
SPParks In Sonoma July 4 Parade
SPParks honored Mariano Vallejo as “Our Local Hero”, the theme for this year’s parade. SPParks members, docents and park staff marched along the parade route, escorting a park truck driven... Read more.
2nd Annual Pueblo Day, June 24, 2017
More than 300 visitors browsed the display tables in the Barracks courtyard where artifacts from the Indian, Mission and rancho periods were on display and interpreted by staff and docents... Read more.
Living History Day, May 13, 2017
More than three hundred visitors came to Living History Day at the Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park. Volunteers and guests enjoyed the beautiful day. Children signed with a quill pen... Read more.