by Mike Imwalle When SBTHP purchased the Santa Inés Mission Mills property in from Harry Knill 1994 the organization knew it was getting remarkably well-preserved and thoughtfully restored masonry buildings that formerly housed grist and fulling mills as well as a series of ditches and reservoirs designed to supply them with water power. In addition [...]

For generations, travelers and locals alike have drawn inspiration from the historic structures and cultural landscapes left behind by earlier Californians.  Here, Wayne Sherman hearkens back to turn-of-the twentieth century writers, who, like many of us today, sought to recapture the spirit of Hispanic California.  As Wayne reminds us, the echoes of this past sound [...]

by Wayne Sherman This year marks the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation’s (SBTHP) third Volunteer Day at the Santa Inés Mission Mills and the second time we have focused the day’s event around harvesting the crop. Last year we had wanted to plant trees but were forced to pick olives on the east side [...]

By Wayne Sherman Recent work by county Flood Control in Alamo Pintado Creek at the Santa Inés Mission Mills has made the channel look like a forgotten country lane in the Deep South. Removal of all the flotsam and jetsam from the recent rains has made it possible to walk along the creek bed in [...]