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Flowers from Osbaldo's grave . . .
Pressed flower on a handwritten note.
Flowers from the "White House", sent to me from Wash. D.C. by my little friend Ada Collins, Nov the 2nd 193_.
Pressed flower on a handwritten note.
Gannon-Martinez-Ruiz Adobe
1022 Anacapa Street
This house was built c. 1859 by Josefa Valdez de Gannon, the widow of an Irish immigrant. She later married Leandro Martinez; their daughters resided in the adobe for many decades. It was demolished in 1959.
Gary Chafe Oral History
Born on September 1st, 1937 in Los Angeles, California, Gary Ray Chafe was the eldest son of Raymond Chafe and Edmee Silva. In the summer of 1947, Chafe’s father relocated the entire family to Santa Barbara following a job assignment with the Socal…
George W. Decker, Jr. (AKA Bud) Oral History
Bud was born on April 7, 1925 in Ohio and moved to Santa Barbara in 1954. As an original Presidio volunteer, he was the first Los Soldado de Cuera - a group of volunteers who interpret the Presidio soldiers - and was a part of one of the first…
Gonzalez-Ramirez Adobe
835 Laguna Street
Rafael Gonzalez, a presidio soldier and town mayor in 1829, built this house c. 1825. The adobe was later owned by his daughter and son-in-law, Ventura and Cristobal Ramirez, and it remained in the Gonzalez family for nearly a century. Enlarged and…
Gordon Sichi Remembers
Photo taken in November 2011 when Gordon led students from Anacapa School in whitewashing the Presidio Northeast Corner. Gordon's memory was captured at SBTHP's 2012 volunteer appreciation lunch.
Helen Wong Remembers
Helen Wong, shown here with SBTHP Education Director Karen Anderson
