Recent News
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Sonoma SHP Celebrates 115 years of Women's Suffrage in California
Enthusiastic attendees learned about the history of women’s suffrage from numerous local historical and civic organizations at the Sonoma Barracks on Saturday, October 10, 2026. The new event, celebrating 115... 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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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.
