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LIVING HISTORY DAY AT PETALUMA ADOBE
On Saturday, May 27, 2023, the Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park hosted a successful return of Living History Day. We are grateful to the many volunteers and staff who dressed... Read more.
SPParks BOARD WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS AND PRESIDENT
The SPParks Board of Directors is proud to announce that it has elected two new members in May, 2023, and chosen a new President of the Board. Anne Cox, our... Read more.
McCormick Lecture: CHINESE IN WINE COUNTRY
Author and 5th generation Napa Valley native John McCormick spoke to a packed house in the Mission Chapel, sharing his research on the overlooked contributions of Chinese immigrants in Napa... Read more.
Beebe & Senkewicz Books Available in the Barracks Gift Shop
If you missed the recent lecture by Rose Marie Beebe and Robert M. Senkewicz, you can purchase their recently published books in the Barracks Gift Shop. The store in the... Read more.
BARRACKS STORE NOW OPEN 7 DAYS PER WEEK!
Beginning March 1st, 2023, the Park Store in the Barracks is open every day, from 10:00 am until 4:30 pm. Since the reopening after the 2020 Covid closure, the store... Read more.
Private Group Tours Now Available
Sonoma Petaluma Parks (SPParks) now offers private group tours of Mission San Francisco Solano and General Vallejo’s Home (also known as Lachryma Montis). Both of these are part of Sonoma... Read more.
We Are Still Here: Exhibition of Pomo Art and Culture
The Sonoma Valley Museum of Art (SVMA) is presenting an exhibition of Pomo artists and their cultural landscape, from January 21st through April 30th, 2023. The exhibit showcases stories of... Read more.
Lecture presented by Lee Panich
“Native Californians and the Collapse of Bay Area Missions”, the first lecture in the 2023 SPParks lecture series, presented by Lee Panich in January, was a fascinating look at the... Read more.
Holidays on the Northern Frontier
At long last, after two years of delays and restrictions caused by the Covid19 pandemic, the traditional Holiday celebration returned to the Sonoma State Historic Park on December 10, 2022. Read more.
Victorian Christmas Crafts Workshop Returns
On a picture-perfect Fall day, and after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Sonoma Petaluma Parks, Inc. (SPParks) held the 31st Annual Victorian Christmas Crafts Workshop at the General... Read more.