Education Programs
Presidio Pastimes: Celebrating Mexican Culture
On Saturday, May 12, 2012 we celebrated Mexican culture with a day of living history, music and dance at El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park. The many great performers and demonstrators helped bring color and excitement to an overcast day in Santa Barbara. It was an event to remember for all in attendance. [...]
It’s Spring in the Presidio Gardens!
We are Kiara, Aiyanna, and Zinnia, students from The Anacapa School, and the current garden interns here at the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation (SBTHP). We’ve had this internship for about 3 months now. During our time here we’ve been tending to the wheat that was planted in late October of last year. Our [...]
Photos of Founding Day and Early California Day, for your enjoyment!
On Friday April 20, 2012, SBTHP welcomed 200 local third and fourth graders to El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park for a day of living history demonstrations focusing on early California. You’ll find a sample of images from that day below. Click here to see more on our Flickr page! We can’t get [...]
I-Spy Something More than Meets the Eye
by Amanda Gonzalez When I see the Casa de la Guerra, I spy something more than meets the eye. What do you see? Interpretive activities offer creative approaches to engage children in historical subjects. At the El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park we offer free craft activities that teach about life at the [...]
Presidio Pastimes by Candlelight: Update!
By Karen Schultz Anderson Did you have a chance to visit the Santa Barbara Presidio on the evening of March 1st when it was ablaze with candlelight? Luminaria lined the sidewalks around the Presidio, and candles illuminated interior spaces of the fort. Inside you could have found soldados in conversation, dancers and musicians performing Early [...]
The Presidio by Candlelight March 1, 2012: First Glimpse
We had a wonderful event last night at El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park– our first living history program by candlelight. Above is just a first glimpse of images produced that evening. There will be more to come soon on our Flickr page. We’ll let you know as soon as they are up!
Presidio Pastimes by Candlelight
by Karen Schultz Anderson The Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation is happy to join in on Santa Barbara’s First Thursday on March 1 with a brand new, free event — Presidio Pastimes by Candlelight. Enjoy a rare opportunity to visit El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park by candlelight and experience the site as [...]
Tell the Story of the Beginning of Santa Barbara
SBTHP is looking for new docents! Do you love History, want to get more involved, or give back to your community? Help tell the story of the beginning of Santa Barbara by becoming a docent with the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation. SBTHP docents give tours to both schoolchildren and adults, and provide interpretation at [...]
Clay Tiles, Giant Beets and Adobe Bricks: Reminiscences of an SBTHP Volunteer
This is the first in a new series of blog posts we think you will enjoy called “Then and Now,” where we check in with long-time current volunteers and former interns and volunteers about their work with SBTHP. by Josh Figueroa I started working at the Presidio in the fall of my ninth grade year [...]
Rich in History and Rich in Taste
by Amanda Gonzalez Tamale making is a Meso-American tradition with a history that can be traced back to the Aztec and Mayan civilizations. For centuries, Santa Barbara’s Presidio Neighborhood has been home to people of Mexican descent. In honor of Santa Barbara’s rich Mexican history, the last workshop from the Arts and Traditions of the [...]
