Oct 9, 20202 minSBTHP’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusionby Anne Petersen The Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation (SBTHP) is committed to following best practices in our field in our...
Sep 11, 20202 minThe Interesting Life of 914 Santa Barbara Streetby Anne Petersen The white, wooden building at 914 Santa Barbara Street in El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park (SHP) has had...
Jul 30, 20202 minA Brief History of the Presidio Chapel Bellsby Tim Aceves 11,000 miles. Presidio Chapel bell, dedicated San Pascual Bailon, present-day. Image by Tim Aceves. That’s how many miles...
Jun 3, 20203 minChoosing Our Community’s Historic Resources: St. Paul’s AME Church at 502 Olive St.On Sunday May 31, the Santa Barbara Chapter of Black Lives Matter and Juneteenth Santa Barbara issued a list of demands for action that...
Nov 1, 20192 min2019 United Way Day of Caringby Michael H. Imwalle Koji Tanaka and volunteers from the Santa Barbara School of Squash working around the Presidio Research Center....
Sep 13, 20194 minA Q+A with our summer intern, Emma JohnEmma John is a second-year PhD student in History at UC Santa Barbara interested in public history and nineteenth-century U.S. history...
Dec 7, 20184 minPostcard Collection at the Presidio Research Centerby Chris S. Ervin CA Winter 2017 cover of La Campana. In recent years, two covers of the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation’s...
Sep 14, 20182 minNew Collections Website!Collections Online homepage The Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation (SBTHP) is proud to announce the arrival of our new...
Jun 15, 20182 minSeeing History in Photographsby Laurie Hannah L. to r. Sidney Ascher, Johnny Fung, and Jordyn Napier during a cataloging session. Photo by Laurie Hannah. Four UCSB...
Oct 2, 20171 min#AskAnArchivist DayRare books in the Presidio Research Center. By Laurie Hannah On Wednesday, October 4, archivists around the country will take to Twitter...
Jun 3, 20161 minEl Coro Collection at the Presidio Research Centerby Laurie Hannah Elizabeth Hvolboll. Photo courtesy of the Presidio Research Center. Several years ago, the Santa Barbara Trust for...
Feb 6, 20161 minThe Curious Medical History of the Cota-Knox HouseSyringe in the collections of El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park, held by Archaeologist Michael Imwalle. Photo by Anne...
Oct 10, 20152 minOctober is California Archives Month!by Laurie Hannah In the course of daily life, individuals, organizations, and governments create and keep information about their...
Mar 6, 20152 minNew books at the Presidio Research Center!by Anne Petersen The reading room at the Santa Barbara Presidio Research Center. Photo by Anne Petersen. Many members of the Santa...
Mar 14, 20143 minUCSB Students Work with Oral History Collectionby Kenny Le and Myisha Stanford Kenny Le and Myisha Stanford during their internship at SBTHP’s Presidio Research Center. Photo by Anne...
Aug 2, 20132 minWho uses the Presidio Research Center?Today we are pleased to share a post by one of our patrons at the Presidio Research Center. SBTHP Thanks you, Tom, for sharing your...
Jul 19, 20132 minThe Presidio Research Center Presents: New Online Tools for You!by Anne Petersen Presidio Research Center. Photo by Michael H. Imwalle. We are pleased to announce two new digital tools that will help...
Jun 14, 20134 minWhen Mold Attacksby Anne Petersen In a waterfront climate like Santa Barbara, mold can be a persistent foe. In our area, many people complain of finding...
Mar 15, 20133 minOral Histories With Two Old Friends Now Available on SBTHP Collections Onlineby Mika Thornberg and Brittany Vanisko Brittany and Mika at work at the Presidio Research Center. Photo by Anne Petersen. Hello Everyone!...