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Docent Library Now Open Second Saturday of Each Month
Starting February 12, Lisa Tremblay, Librarian, will be in the Docent Library from 10 am–12 noon on the second Saturday of each month so docents can stop in to browse... Read more.
Docent Quarterly Meeting and Annual Luncheon
On December 4th our Docent community gathered for its 4th Quarter Meeting and annual luncheon in the Barracks A/V room. About 30 docents greeted each other, listened to presentations by... Read more.
Sonoma Index-Tribune: “Location of the Missing Sonoma Mission Cemetery”
The November 15, 2021 issue of The Sonoma Index-Tribune features on its front page an article, “Location of the Missing Sonoma Mission Cemetery.” Retired historian and archaeologist George McKale’s examination... Read more.
Olive Harvest at Vallejo Home
Park volunteers gathered at the Vallejo Home olive grove the weekend of October 30 for the annual harvest. The olive trees are clones of those that were harvested when General... Read more.
Petaluma Adobe Chosen One of Our Most Beautiful Historic Buildings
The October 22, 2021 issue of the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat has a story on readers choices of the most beautiful buildings in Sonoma County. The Petaluma Adobe was selected as... Read more.
A BASKET WEAVER’S JOURNEY LECTURE
Acclaimed Sonoma County Pomo basket weaver Clint McKay came to the Sonoma Mission Chapel on October 28 to present the last SPParks lecture of 2021. The rapt community audience of... Read more.
Season Ends for State Park Program at Sonoma Tuesday Market
The successful summer interpretive program series came to an end at the recent Sonoma’s Tuesday Night Market in the Sonoma Plaza. The goal was to focus on education and experience... Read more.
New Sign for Barracks Gift Store
Thanks to Doug Johnson and Rob Pickett for ordering, finishing and installing this very stylish sign at the store entrance (and thanks to SPParks for paying for it). Elizabeth Caban, Read more.
Sept. 16, 2021, SPParks Lectures in the Sonoma Mission Chapel Return this Fall
Thursday, September 16, 7 pm, “Trees of Change: Oaks, Redwoods, and North Bay Native Americans” Nick Heitkamp, Sonoma State Historic Park Interpretive Specialist, will speak on the history of North... Read more.
Annual Docent Picnic was held on August 22nd
The annual Docent Picnic was held on Sunday, August 22. It was the first opportunity to socialize without masks since pandemic restrictions were put in place many months ago. A... Read more.