Nov 19, 2015 | Lodging Industry, People, Programs & Events
On Thursday November 12, 2015, Napa County Historical Society honored extraordinary leaders, past and present, who made significant contributions to our legendary hospitality in our 1st Annual Napa Valley Lodging Industry Hall of Fame Ceremony. The event, graciously...
Nov 8, 2015 | Lodging Industry, Napa, People, Programs & Events
As part of our First Annual Napa Valley Lodging Industry Hall of Fame Ceremony, we have compiled a series of biographies of the historic inductees. Local historian Tom Spaulding has contributed this history of J. P. Jackson, the fifth of five articles. When hot and...
Nov 4, 2015 | Calistoga, Lodging Industry, People, Programs & Events
As part of our First Annual Napa Valley Lodging Industry Hall of Fame Ceremony, we have compiled a series of biographies of the historic inductees. Local historian Tom Spaulding has contributed the fourth of five articles. Long-time Calistoga innkeeper and postmaster...
Nov 4, 2015 | Lodging Industry, People, Pope Valley, Programs & Events
As part of our First Annual Napa Valley Lodging Industry Hall of Fame Ceremony, we have compiled a series of biographies of the historic inductees. This short history of Len D. Owens, written by local historian Don Winter, is the third of five articles. Legend has it...
Nov 3, 2015 | Calistoga, Lodging Industry, People, Programs & Events
As part of our First Annual Napa Valley Lodging Industry Hall of Fame Ceremony, we have compiled a series of biographies of the historic inductees. This short history of Sam Brannan, written by Kathy Bazzoli of the Sharpsteen Museum, is the second of five articles....
Oct 30, 2015 | Lodging Industry, People, Programs & Events
As part of our First Annual Napa Valley Lodging Industry Hall of Fame Ceremony, we have compiled a series of biographies of the historic inductees. This short history of Swen Alstrom is the first of five articles. It comes from History of Napa and Lake Counties,...
May 5, 2015 | Ask A Librarian, Napa, Programs & Events
Just what is the Magnavox Loudspeaker anyway? May 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the invention of the Magnavox Loudspeaker. Edwin S. Pridham and Peter L. Jensen, two Danish inventors, lived in a house at 1606 F Street here in Napa from 1911 to 1916, and worked...
Nov 3, 2014 | Programs & Events
This past Saturday, on the evening of All Saints Day – aka the Day of the Dead – Napa County Historical Society held its first ever Downtown Napa Ghost Tour. Guests got sneak peeks inside one of the most haunted buildings in the county, visited a fantastic Día de...
