News
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.
Sonoma Barracks Gift Store Needs Help!
The Barracks Gift Store has reopened and lots of visitors have been purchasing books, T-shirts and other merchandise. Sales are near pre-pandemic levels but our sales staff is not. Volunteers... Read more.
Vallejo Home flagpole restored
Last year the flagpole at the Vallejo Home was damaged. Our diligent maintenance department, led by Doug Johnson, Park Maintenance Chief I, worked together on the restoration. On July 2nd... Read more.
The Parks Are Open!!
All park venues have returned to pre-pandemic schedules. Sonoma SHP and Petaluma Adobe SHP are open seven days a week from 10am – 5pm except for Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and... Read more.
“Promoting Our Parks” KSVY 91.3 FM Interview, July 6, 9:40am
“Promoting Our Parks” KSVY 91.3 FM Interview ~ Tuesday, July 6, 9:40am Listen in as Park Interpretive Specialist Dave shares information about the park’s upcoming programs, activities, special events, and... Read more.
In Person Docent Quarterly Meeting June 12, 2021
The June 2021 quarterly docent organization meeting was held at the Sonoma Barracks on Saturday, June 12th. About thirty people were in attendance. The return to in-person meeting was well... Read more.
“A Paisano Interview” on YouTube
A Paisano Interview now available on YouTube. The interviews of Celso David Viviani, Montgomery Toscano and Don Sebastiani were done on February 22, 2019 in the Toscano Hotel kitchen. Emily... Read more.