2012-01-20 Docent Training Just Announced
Training is provided and runs seven Saturdays beginning March 3th, 2012 and ends April 14th, 2012. The first meeting will be at the Barracks in Sonoma. Other training sites include Park tours and special events. After training, a commitment of four hours a month is required.
View the press release featuring the details 2012 Docent Training
To sign up for the training and become a docent, please call or email Volunteer Coordinator Jennifer Hanson: jhanson@parks.ca.gov or (707)762 -4871.
2012-01-18 Tickets on Sale for the Love Your Parks Event
Tickets are now on sale for the February 14th Valentines Day event. Do not wait to the last minute there are only 200 tickets for sale. The event will feature great wine, beer, food, music, and entertainment. Come view the fantastic silent auction items including an airplane ride over the wine country, bike tours, wine, jewelry, a private night time tour of the Petaluma Adobe SHP by candle light, and many more incredible items. Every attendee will get a special bonus of a Discount Book from the Petaluma Outlet Mall as well as a chance to win fun door prizes. A big thank you to our host, Lagunitas Brewery, for allowing us to use their facility for the event and the hard working committee that is making this possible.
Event info: Lagunitas Brewery, 1280 North McDowell Boulevard, Petaluma from 5:30PM to 9:30PM. Click here to go directly to the ticket sales page
Hope to see you there.
2011-12-30 New Donation Ability through PayPal
Please view the new page we are hosting for the Sonoma Petaluma State Historic Parks Association and their matching grant donation information. Save the Petaluma Adobe Page
2011-12-28 Trying to Save the Petaluma Adobe
A great article about Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park in the news today.
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2011-12-15 Anonymous Donor Pledges Up to $35,000 for Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park
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2011-11-11 Ranger Crystal Featured in the News
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Affectionately called Old Adobe by locals; lately this has made it very tough on the park in terms of branding and recognition. We are hoping folks will use our recognized names Petaluma Adobe or Rancho de Petaluma. Thank you!
2011-10-24 What Can You Do to Help Save Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park?
You can help save the Petaluma Adobe from permanent closure in July 2012 by joining the Sonoma-Petaluma State Historic Parks Association (SPSHPA) and fight to keep Petaluma Adobe SHP open.
We need your help to raise $110.000.00 to keep our doors open FOUR DAYS A WEEK! We'd like to return to being open seven days a week, too.
Read our letter recently sent out to fourth and fifth grade alumni of our programs: Alumni Letter
To learn more about SPSHPA; please click here:
Sonoma/Petaluma State Historic Parks Association
Donate via PayPal by clicking below
Be a part of the history of saving Petaluma Adobe SHP. You can make a difference.
2011-08-30 New Operating Hours
Starting September 1st: Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park is only open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The park is closed on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. (Except on Special Event Days, click our Events tab for more info.)
The park is also closed on New Years Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
There are admission fees to visit the park, the fees are $3.00 for adults, $2.00 for children between 6 and 16, and children under 5 are free. The paid admission is also good, on the same day, at Sonoma State Historic Park (which includes the Barracks, Mission San Francisco Solano, and the General Vallejo Home) in Sonoma.
Have you seen me?
In August I was stolen from Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park. I served as a central feature to the courtyard and have delighted many families as they knocked on me, put kids in me for pictures, and enjoyed hearing stories of my use in the past. I am a beautiful copper kettle with turqoise-colored patina with an iron band around my mouth, and riveted construction. If you have seen me, please let the park staff know 707-762-4871.
2011-08-15 Sally, Our Beloved Paint Horse Passed Away Today
Please keep our park staff in your hearts and minds today as they grieve over the loss of Sally. She was the beloved 30+ year old Paint Horse that has stood in the corrals at Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park for over 15 years.
(Click here) For More Photos of Sally, Sophie, and the Park
2011-08-01 Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park (PASHP) Awarded a CSPF Grant
The California State Parks Foundation awarded PASHP a grant to help fund the Environmental Living Program and to assist with animal care. Thank you!
2011-06-28 Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park (PASHP) Makes it in to the California State Parks Foundation Teacher Resource Guide
Open the CSPF Teacher Resource Guide
2011-06-21 PASHP Volunteers Staff a Booth at the CSPF Rally and Expo on June 21st
2011-06-05 Petaluma Adobe makes the Sac Bee's Bucket List
2011-05-13 California State Parks Releases Potential Closure List
CSP Closure News Release and List
Governor Brown Issues Statement on State Park Closures
5-13-2011
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today issued the following statement on the closure of up to 70 California State Parks today due to budget cuts: "Closing state parks is not a task that gives anyone joy, but we are experiencing turbulent times that necessitate deep – almost unthinkable – cuts to public services. I will work hard in the coming weeks to reach an agreement that will allow us to avoid deeper and more disruptive reductions."
Photo Gallery
View images of Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park (and other California State Parks) as part of the California State Parks Foundation's new photo gallery pages with their partner MyParkPhotos.com. Clicking on the following link will take you to their gallery site. CSPF Photo Gallery
The Sonoma Petaluma State Historic Parks Association and the Native Daughters of the Golden West Petaluma Parlor #222 unveiled the new State Historic Landmark #18 plaque on Saturday, October 21st, 2006. Ranger Crystal Shoaf and Guide Sara M. Skinner worked for over five years on the relocation and removal of the old plaque which was outdated and contained incorrect information. We would like to thank RNM Properties and Devcon Construction for donating labor and materials to construct the historical landmark plaque wall within the park. The new wall contains the new plaque, the National Historic Landmark plaque, and a plaque commemorating the service that Donald Murphy contributed during the transfer of the property from the Native Sons of the Golden West to the State of California which was finalized in 1951. Thank you.
