Jul 5, 2016 | Community Groups & Organizations, Napa, People
by Marie Bowen In December 1930, 38 years before the Calistoga Soaring Center opened on the abandoned Calistoga Air Field, a group of Napans formed the Napa Glider Club. Organized by Guy Winfrey, an 1898 San Juan Hill veteran, the group included Ernie Mollo, H....
Jun 9, 2016 | Community Groups & Organizations, People
by Kilian Fitzgerald Harvey Bernard Milk was born on May 22, 1930 in Woodmere, New York, to a middle class Jewish family. After graduating from Bayshore High School, Milk attended New York State College for Teachers. Graduating in 1951, Milk enlisted in the US Navy...
Dec 11, 2015 | Community Groups & Organizations
by Virginia Means Part of the world-wide Anglican Communion, Episcopalians have celebrated the season in Napa City since 1858 using the Book of Common Prayer. Over time, new has been added to the old. First, Christ Church, now called St. Mary’s, has begins the holiday...
Dec 11, 2015 | Community Groups & Organizations, General History
by Kilian Fitzgerald The Boys Scouts of America, Napa Country was founded by Elmer Bickford and John L. Shearer in 1911. Bickford was from a Napa banking family and well-regarded as a community leader. He was an avid photographer and bird watcher. Shearer was the...
Dec 4, 2015 | Community Groups & Organizations, Jewish History
This year, Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, begins at sunset on Sunday, December 6 and ends on Monday, December 14. The holiday is an eight-day celebration that begins on the 25th of the Hebrew month, Kislev. Lauren Chevlan, volunteer for NCHS and the...
