First San Diego Courthouse

01/03/2019

Special Old Town Event- Antonio Garra Day, Saturday January 12, 2019. 12:00- 4:00 PM. See Native Indian dancers, singers, and displays. Informative lectures. FREE. Held at the First San Diego Courthouse Museum.

01/20/2018

Interesting event

Images from 2017's Day of the Dead celebrations.

01/10/2018

Bring out the dogs.

Old Town San Diego State Historic Park will host Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, Jan. 14, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The main event will be the pet blessing by Rev. Michael Sinor between 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. A pet costume contest will take place at 2:30 p.m. featuring prizes for several categories including best dressed and best pet-owner look alike.
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01/07/2018

Antonio Garra Day -1.06.18
A large crowd attended this important event. Speakers included historians Paul Chase, George Phillips, Bill Howatt, Patricia Nelson, and Abel Silvas. Take a look at the photos.

01/03/2018

Fun Event

An Old Town San Diego celebration of Mexican Independence Day!

12/23/2017

Antiono Garra Remembrance Celebration January 6, 2018, 2:00-4:00 PM.

The First San Diego Courthouse Museum will again be hosting this special event. Come hear such notable authors as George Phillips and Paul Chase, as well as other Native American experts talk about Garra's life and tragic death. This is a free event.

08/13/2017

Old Town San Diego State Historic Park

Interesting Info !

Days of the Vaqueros Cattle Roping and Horsemanship of 1800s

07/30/2017

First San Diego Courthouse- The inside of the historic jail.

07/30/2017

Board members Bill and Rick staff the circa 1861 jail house, opened for visitors exploring.

07/30/2017

Stage Coach Days Old Town San Diego

07/23/2017

Lock Down in Old Town San Diego . July 29, 2017. The historic Courthouse jail will be open for investigation and wonderful photos. Join the fun !

12/30/2016

Awesome picture of the famous Dragoon Mountains near Tombstone.

The Dragoons on Christmas Day 2016

12/15/2016

Love that Souhtwest Christmas look

12/09/2016

The Holidays are here.

Looking for a way to show your holiday spirit? Why not come to the park this Saturday and join in the caroling that will be happening throughout the park. We have the songs if you have the enthusiasm!

11/04/2016

Cool celebration at Old Town on Wednesday night.

Altars from around the park and images of the chalk graveyard from 2016

10/19/2016

Old Town San Diego State Historic Park

Old Town San Diego State Historic Park

Every corner of Old Town San Diego State Historic Park is hiding interesting stories and our new tour, True Stories of Old Town, takes you around the park to learn them all. To learn more about our new tour, please check out our website for more information.

08/30/2016

Fun day at Old Town !

Celebrating the West on the Move

08/06/2016

Joshua and Roy Bean Lecture 8.6.16 -Another successful event in Old Town !

08/06/2016

Historic Lecture- Saturday August 6th, 11:00 and 12:30 at the First San Diego Courthouse. Come and hear the incredible story.

07/26/2016

A Cosmopolitan Rehab - True West Magazine

Somewhat dated piece about the Cosmo

Casa de Bandini was once the grand home of an elite Mexican family in the days when San Diego was a pueblo and California was a foreign land. Thanks to many dedicated workers, including Victor A. Walsh, a trained mason with the alias Dr. Dirt, this two-story building has a new life in Old Town. …

07/25/2016

Helpful tip given the large summer crowds.

Having problems finding the extra CalTrans Parking Lot? Here is a handy dandy map to show you where to go!

07/09/2016

Old Town San Diego State Historic Park

Happy Friday! Weather for this weekend calls for a comfortable 75°. Great to head outside and explore Old Town San Diego SHP!

06/22/2016

Big time fun coming for the 4th. Stop by and checkout the Courthouse Museum.

The Fourth of July is exactly two weeks away and counting. Looking for something to do? Come to Old Town San Diego State Historic Park for our Historic Fourth of July celebration!

01/31/2016

Mormon Battalion Days Saturday 1.30.16

Lock Up at Old Town was a big success again. Over 800 people went through the museum and more than 100 received complementary arrest warrants. Thanks to Bonnie, George, Char, Bill, Ken,Helen, and Becky for helping out.

01/11/2016

Garra Day: Celebration of Life: 1.10.16- Here are a few photos of this outstanding event.

01/11/2016

Garra Day: Celebration of Life: Bird Singing by Wayne Nelson. Part 2- 1.10.16

01/11/2016

Garra Day: Celebration of Life- Bird Singing by Wayne Nelson 1.10.16

01/09/2016

Rain or shine

01/05/2016

Garra Day: Celebration of Life- Sunday January 10th, 2016
12:00 -1:30 PM ( weather permitting) at the First San Diego Courthouse Museum

Come join in the celebration of the life of Antonio Garra, Leader of the Cupeno Indians at Warner Springs. The event will include singing by the Bird Singers as well as presentation on the life of Garra.

12/11/2015

Old Town San Diego State Historic Park

Fun and festive for holiday happenings!

Our halls are decked and stockings hung. Here's a recap of our December 12th event.

10/16/2015

Come and see the reenactment of the Trial of Yankee Jim. This Saturday at the First Courthouse Museum

09/13/2015

Courthouse Museum in the background.

09/05/2015

Interesting story about another famous courthouse

TOMBSTONE'S CLIPPED HISTORY
September 01, 1955 - Tombstone Epitaph
Courthouse Fund Is Established

Restoration has set up a special fund to finance the rehabilitation of the old courthouse, it was announced yesterday by Mrs. Edna Landin, Restoration president.

There is now $2300 in the fund, she said, of which $1000 was donated by Restoration.

Present work of clearing out the lower floor and boarding up windows of the second floor is to be completed by Frank E. Pauls, general contractor, next week. Mrs. Landin said the commission would then call for bids tor installation of utilities.

The amount of repair work done will depend on the way contributions come in, Mrs. Landin said. Volunteers are needed to make a house to house canvass for funds. Anyone interested is asked to call Mrs. Landin at 8331.

At Monday night's board meeting Harry Huber was appointed to the building committee. He is a property owner and lives in Coronado Heights. Wayne Hunt, who owns Robber's Roost, was appointed in charge of publicity, signs and markers. He will also serve on the zoning committee. P. W. Newbury, county recorder of Bisbee, will serve on the historical research committee.
Thanks to the Tombstone Times

08/14/2015

TwainFest: A Whole Lot of Fun

TwainFest: A Whole Lot of Fun

TwainFest is held in Old Town and put on by Write Out Loud. It celebrates the life of Mark Twain and other authors of his time. Participate in the free event...

08/13/2015

More Western history in San Diego County

Campo Gun Battle December 4, 1875- Took a trip out to the site of the famous gun battle that occurred in Campo, Ca, which is southeast of San Diego by 30 miles. The Gaskill brothers fought off a number of outlaws who intended to rob and murder them. Amazing gun fight, should have been as famous as the Fremont Street Gun Battle except: Wyatt Earp and Doc Holiday weren't there, it didn't occur in Tombstone AZ, and there was no subsequent Vendetta Ride( that we know of). A story waiting to be told.