Sonoma League for Historic Preservation

24/02/2023

The Sonoma League for Historic Preservation
The Sonoma League invites you to a series of four educational presentations during 2023:

February 28: ‘So you own or want to buy an historic property. Now what?’

Presentation by Alice Duffee Healy, Professional Preservationist, former president of the Sonoma League, and member of Rotary Club Sonoma Sunrise

April 4: ‘How do you tell if a property is historic or not?’

Presentation by Alice Duffee Healy, Professional Preservationist, former president of the Sonoma League, and member of Rotary Club Sonoma Sunrise

June 8: ‘Plaza History interpreted in videos of artistic collages and historic photographs’

Exhibition of Michael Acker’s collages of all four sides of the historic Sonoma Plaza, followed by four short videos of the Plaza’s four sides. This will then be discussed, and questions answered, by a panel of three of Sonoma’s preeminent historians:

Bill Lynch, former editor-publisher of the Sonoma Index-Tribune and current Sonoma Alcalde
George McKale, Professional Archeologist, former City Historian, and current president of the Sonoma Valley Sister Cities Association
Jim Silverman, Founder of the Sonoma Plaza History Project and creator of the video of the four sides of the Sonoma Plaza

October 19: ‘The fun and frustrations of restoring an historic property’

Tom Thornley, Sonoma Contractor with a long-time experience of restoring historic properties
Alice Duffee Healy, Professional Preservationist, former president of the Sonoma League, and member of Rotary Club Sonoma Sunrise

All events will take place at 6:00 PM and will be held in Room 110 at the Sonoma Community Center. Wine will be served.

The cost for each event is free for Sonoma League members and $10.00 each for non-members. A non-member may join the Sonoma League for $25.00 per individual and then all four events will be free. To join the Sonoma League, go to www.preservesonoma.org.
The Sonoma League for Historic Preservation
The Sonoma League invites you to a series of four educational presentations during 2023:

February 28: ‘So you own or want to buy an historic property. Now what?’

Presentation by Alice Duffee Healy, Professional Preservationist, former president of the Sonoma League, and member of Rotary Club Sonoma Sunrise

April 4: ‘How do you tell if a property is historic or not?’

Presentation by Alice Duffee Healy, Professional Preservationist, former president of the Sonoma League, and member of Rotary Club Sonoma Sunrise

June 8: ‘Plaza History interpreted in videos of artistic collages and historic photographs’

Exhibition of Michael Acker’s collages of all four sides of the historic Sonoma Plaza, followed by four short videos of the Plaza’s four sides. This will then be discussed, and questions answered, by a panel of three of Sonoma’s preeminent historians:

Bill Lynch, former editor-publisher of the Sonoma Index-Tribune and current Sonoma Alcalde
George McKale, Professional Archeologist, former City Historian, and current president of the Sonoma Valley Sister Cities Association
Jim Silverman, Founder of the Sonoma Plaza History Project and creator of the video of the four sides of the Sonoma Plaza

October 19: ‘The fun and frustrations of restoring an historic property’

Tom Thornley, Sonoma Contractor with a long-time experience of restoring historic properties
Alice Duffee Healy, Professional Preservationist, former president of the Sonoma League, and member of Rotary Club Sonoma Sunrise

All events will take place at 6:00 PM and will be held in Room 110 at the Sonoma Community Center. Wine will be served.

The cost for each event is free for Sonoma League members and $10.00 each for non-members. A non-member may join the Sonoma League for $25.00 per individual and then all four events will be free. To join the Sonoma League, go to www.preservesonoma.org.

26/10/2022

Sonoma League member, Linda Blum, working on the League’s Archives.

26/10/2022

Sonoma League for Historic Preservation’s 2022 Annual Garden Party at the Maysonnave House.

26/10/2022

Historic designations are becoming controversial as third parties seek landmark status on a home, often against the homeowner’s wishes, as a way to block demolition or development of a property

https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-a-home-is-suddenly-called-historic-11570122795?fbclid=IwAR0lYFo8gYhWCGwFkFWvbouXNVPa6uXn7khCJd-Gj00WM4I9RLt1zUftL7g

Historic designations are becoming controversial as third parties seek landmark status on a home, often against the homeowner’s wishes, as a way to block demolition or development of a property

15/08/2022

In Sonoma, there’s history embedded in the number seven. Over at the Sebastiani winery, seven flags fly high on seven white poles, their bases adorned with descriptive plaques. At the front entranc…

01/12/2021

The 2021 Sonoma League Board of Directors are very pleased to announce the 2022 slate of Officers and Directors. These individuals were elected at the League's November Board Meeting.

The new Officers are:

President: Chip Allen

Vice President: Michael Studebaker

Treasurer: Mary Szykowny

Secretary: Elizabeth Skrondal

The new Directors are:

Elizabeth Garsonnin

Brittainy Haraszthy

Linda Jackson

James Titus

The Directors carried forward are:

Gerard Bessat

Tracy Reynes

We are especially pleased to have two returning Directors - Chip Allen, who is also a past League President, and Brittainy Haraszthy.

We very much appreciate Elizabeth Garsonnin and Linda Jackson responding to the appeal for Directors that was made at the League's Garden Party and Annual Meeting in October.

We are fortunate to have the skills and experience of Jim Titus who will serve as our Director-Architect Advisor.

We are also pleased that Gerard Bessat and Tracy Reynes are continuing to serve the League as Directors. Gerard is our Web Master and Tracy is our League Events Manager.

Bios for the Officers and Directors are to be found on the League's Website at www.preservesonoma.org.