Wednesday, June 15th 7 PM Please join Napa County Landmarks in the Native Sons of the Golden West ballroom for a fascinating presentation on the history of Napa County’s most storied vineyard. Oakville vintner Graeme MacDonald has been working for years to prepare a National Register of Historic Places nomination for the To-Kalon Vineyard Historic […]
2022 High School Scholarship Recipients
Napa County Landmarks Announces 2022 Scholarship Recipients. To encourage the next generation of historic preservationists, Napa County Landmarks (NCL), for the fourth consecutive year, has granted scholarships for graduating Napa County high school seniors in 2022. NCL is a nonprofit organization that fosters appreciation and preservation of historic buildings, sites and districts through education […]
A Napa Coloring Book – Distribution
A Napa Coloring Book Distribution In honor of Historic Preservation Month for May, Napa County Landmarks (NCL) distributed free coloring books to all Napa County third graders. A Napa Coloring Book was written by Marie Dolcini, past NCL Board Member, and was illustrated by Mary Ann Henderson. In 2015 this bilingual coloring book received the […]
Napa Valley Community Foundation Grant
Napa County Landmarks Receives Grant from Opportunity Fund! The grant, in the amount of $250, from Napa Valley Community Foundation’s (NVCF) Opportunity Fund is for general support. Thanks to this generous grant, Napa County Landmarks (NCL) will distribute A Napa Coloring Book. This professionally illustrated coloring and activity book promotes Napa’s history and cultural heritage […]
The Veterans Home Armistice Chapel
Written by Rebecca Yerger. The month of November holds two national holidays focused on remembrances and gratitude – Veterans Day and Thanksgiving. A place located on the local Veterans Home campus embodies the above stated focus of both of these holidays. It is the historic Armistice Chapel. Decades prior to the construction of the World […]