General Mariano Vallejo
Sonoma Guided History Tour with George Webber
Since 2003, Sonoma historian-actor George Webber has led unique and informative 90 minute historic re-enactment walking tours of the Sonoma Plaza.
"Like a college history class disguised as a walking tour."
designed for the intellectual fun-seeking cultural traveler
Scheduled, "join-in" tours run Fridays and Mondays at 10am, and Friday's at 3pm.
Tickets for "join-in" tours at Get Your Guide.com
$33 per adult, $2 per child up to 14.
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Private tours are available
$99 for three people or less, $33 for each additional person. Contact George to schedule a private tour.
Call or text George at
707-939-5507
Or email
"Leading history walking tours is an art-form for me. Discovering patterns in history is both intellectually rewarding and useful --- it can be used to lessen one's fears.
After all, really strange things happened before, and...heck.....we're still here!"
George
George Webber
Perfect for history lovers young or old; General Vallejo will guide you by the Blue Wing Inn, Mission, Barracks, Casa Grande site, and the Plaza
Topics covered include:
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Vallejo’s life as a boy growing up in Monterey, California in the early 1800’s
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The founding of the Sonoma Mission in 1823
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What Mission life was really like for the Native Americans who became “neophytes”
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Secularization of the Missions and the arrival of General Vallejo to Sonoma
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Building the civilian pueblo of Sonoma
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The true (and incredibly exciting) story of the Bear Flag Revolt
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The betrayal of the California Land Act of 1851
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The beautification of the Plaza, building of City Hall, and Grinstead Amphitheatre
Fourth grade history walking tours are a specialty
General Vallejo and his family in the Sonoma Fourth of July Parade in 2004
This next photograph from the 1870's shows where where we will be walking. The Sonoma Plaza hasn't changed much.
General Vallejo has been hired by corporate groups
--- as an intellectual break from meetings ---
and to get some fresh air in the Plaza.
Thanks Vode Lighting!
