Plaza de la Guerra Reconsidered Symposium (1999) Now Available Online
Plaza de la Guerra is once again at the forefront of community conversations about Santa Barbara’s downtown revitalization. On December...
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Jul 30, 20202 min read
A Brief History of the Presidio Chapel Bells
by Tim Aceves 11,000 miles. Presidio Chapel bell, dedicated San Pascual Bailon, present-day. Image by Tim Aceves. That’s how many miles...
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Apr 5, 20203 min read
Replacing the Presidio Chapel Doors
by Michael H. Imwalle The project to lovingly restore the Santa Barbara Presidio Chapel doors is complete. The process entailed the...
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Feb 25, 20203 min read
A Sneak Peak inside the 1871 Cota-Knox House at El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park
by Anne Petersen The Cota-Knox House, present day. Photo by Tim Aceves. In November 2019, the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic...
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Sep 6, 20193 min read
Connecting Santa Barbara’s early 20th-century Japanese-American Community to those interned at Gila
Dr. Stacey Camp of Michigan State University (left) and Koji Lau-Ozawa (right) analyzing ceramic artifacts and field notes from the...
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Feb 5, 20161 min read
The Curious Medical History of the Cota-Knox House
Syringe in the collections of El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park, held by Archaeologist Michael Imwalle. Photo by Anne...
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Dec 4, 20152 min read
Recycling the Earth: Archaeology and Reconstruction at El Presidio de Santa Barbara SHP
by Michael H. Imwalle In October 2015 the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation received a grant from the California Missions...
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Jan 25, 20132 min read
Artist Specializing in Depictions of Early California Visits the Presidio.
by Anne Petersen SBTHP archaeologist Michael Imwalle presenting a lance point from the collections of El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State...
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Jul 20, 20124 min read
Tile Production at the Santa Barbara Presidio: Part 3, Kilns and Firing
by Michael Imwalle Sketch of the Monterey Presidio tile kilns by the author based on the 1791 José Cardero sketch of the Presidio of...
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Jul 6, 20123 min read
Tile Production at the Santa Barbara Presidio: Part 2, Forming Roof and Floor Tiles
by Michael Imwalle Illustration of Presidio-era tile maker. Note the clay pressed into templates in the foreground, slatted forms on work...
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Jun 29, 20123 min read
Tile Production at the Santa Barbara Presidio: Part 1, Mining and Processing Raw Clay
by Mike Imwalle Fired clay tiles were introduced as a building material at the Santa Barbara Presidio early in its development. Floor...
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Apr 13, 20123 min read
Recent Research Leads to Re-analysis of Rare Religious Medal
by Michael Imwalle, Robert Hoover, and Anne Petersen Drawing of the St. Vibiana medal made at the time of excavation. In 1994, a small...
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Jan 20, 20123 min read
What’s Beneath our Feet! Using Geophysical Survey Techniques as an Archaeological Tool
By Michael Imwalle Lucas Nichols collecting data with a Geoscan Research Resistance Meter near the Presidio aqueduct. Photo by Mike...
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Nov 7, 20113 min read
The Button Hole: Part II
by Wayne Sherman (Did you miss part 1? You can find it here.) Photo by Mike Imwalle. This past summer, students in SBTHP’s Presidio...
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Oct 17, 20111 min read
The Big Reveal: Archaeological Mystery Objects
Last week we posted three mystery objects excavated at El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park, along with polls so you could...
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Oct 12, 20111 min read
What is it?: Day 3
Celebrate Archaeology Month and the 50th Anniversary of archaeological excavations at El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park...
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Oct 11, 20111 min read
What is it?: Day 2
In honor of Archaeology Month, and the 50th anniversary of archaeological excavations at El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic...
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Oct 10, 20111 min read
We are Celebrating 50 Years of Archaeology at El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park!
2011 marks the 50th anniversary of the first archaeological excavations at the Santa Barbara Presidio. This Thursday at 7:00pm in the...
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Oct 7, 20113 min read
Once You Dig It Up, What Happens to It?
By Tacy Kennedy Tacy Kennedy with her mosaic vase, a parting gift from the 2011 Field School students. This is a great question, and...
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Sep 16, 20113 min read
The Button Hole, Part 1: 1862
This summer, students in SBTHP’s archaeological field school excavated a Civil War-era button at El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State...
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