The Olompali People

Nonprofit support for Olompali State Historic Park

 

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The Olompali People is the nonprofit support organization for Olompali State Historic Park. Located just north of Novato, California, off Highway 101, Olompali boasts 8,000 years of continuous human habitation. Its multicultural history, combined with its natural splendor, make it unique among California State Parks. Please take some time to peruse the site and learn what makes Olompali so special. Then come out and visit in person. We'd also like to have you as a member of The Olompali People, which has been actively supporting the park for more than a quarter of a century.
Free ice cream---A Heritage Day tradition

24th Annual  Heritage Day
Set for Sunday, May 17

Olompali State Historic Park will celebrate its 24th annual Heritage Day on Sunday, May 17 starting at 10 a.m. The all-day event will be held at the park, located three miles north of Novato.

Admission is free, parking is $5. Sponsored by The Olompali People and California State Parks, Heritage Day will offer a wide range of activities tied to the park's unique history and its idyllic location on the flanks of Mount Burdell.
Heritage Day Schedule

10:00 a.m.       Native Plant Walk with Biologist Clint Kellner

                        Bird Walk with Ranger Neil Fogarty

11:00 a.m.       An examination of Louis Choris' 1816 illustrations of the Olompali &  Coast Miwok --- a new interpretation by "Chief Marin" Author Betty Goerke

Noon               Mary Burdell Victorian Garden & Grounds Walk and Talk with Diane Einstein, TOP Chairperson

12:30 p.m        The Camilo Ynitia Adobe /Burdell Mansion Ruins & 1969 Fire Hippie Artifacts With Senior State Parks Archaeologist Breck Parkman

1:00 p.m.         Dry Creek Dancers At the Village

1:30 p.m.         The Chosen Family Commune Remembers Olompali

2:00 p.m.         Archaeology Walk and Talk with Nick Tipon, Chairperson of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria  Sacred Sites Committee, Archaeologists Victor Bjelajac and George McKale

3:00 p.m.         Pomo Nation Intertribal Dancers At the Village

3:00 p.m.         Silent Auction Closes

  Ongoing Activities 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Grounds

  • Adobe Brick Making with Tony Gonzalez         
  • Wildcare Terwilliger Nature Education

  • Novato Parks, Recreation & Community Services

  • Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue

  • The Marin Museum of the American Indian

  • Lucina Thomas shares remembrances of her father Dr. Robert Thomas, descendant of Camilo Ynitia

  • Marin History Museum

  • Novato Historical Guild

  • Mission San Rafael Archangel Preservation Foundation

  • Petaluma Guilters Guild
Burdell Barns

  • Blacksmithing with Bob Fulton

  • Marin Horse Council

  • Novato Horsemen Association
  • 4-H Club and their Farm Animals

Recreated Coast Miwok Village and Native Plant Garden

  • Coast Miwok Basketry Demonstration and Display

  • Flint Knapping

  • Coast Miwok Language & Culture with the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria

  • Miwok Archaeological Preserve of Marin

  • Native Plant Garden walk with the Marin Master Gardeners