Recent News
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Vallejo Home Reservoir Renovation Explained
Are you wondering what’s happening at the Lachryma Montis (Vallejo Home) reservoir? Sonoma State Historic Park’s Peter Ostroskie can explain. See video link below. VH Reservoir-Sep2026 Read more.
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Sonoma’s Role in American Military History is Focus of New Book by Sonoma SHP Docent Travis Wagner
A new local history book, Military Honor on Trial: The Saga of Joseph Hooker and George H. Derby, by Travis P. Wagner, brings a dramatic 1851 Sonoma feud to life. Set against the backdrop of Gold Rush California, the book explores a bitter conflict between two strikingly different army officers stationed in Sonoma: the ambitious, arrogant Joseph Hooker — who would later achieve Civil War fame as “Fighting Joe” — and George H. Derby, a quick-witted comic on the rise as one of America’s first celebrity humorists. Read more.
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Monarchs & Marigolds - New Event Delights Sonoma
The Monarchs and Marigolds event was very much a success with more than 200 visitors. There were a variety of interactive activities for visitors to participate in such as butterfly origami, paper marigolds and decorating wooden butterflies, just to name a few. Plus, we hosted a guest speaker from the Xerces Society and showed a touching documentary on marigolds. Read more.
