Old Town San Diego State Historic Park

Historic guilds and focus groups

For general volunteer information, please contact:

Tim Downing Volunteer Coordinator – (619) 220-5422.

Park Staff Contacts:

Park SuperintendentRichard Dennison – 619-688-3398

For specific Guilds and Focus Groups, please contact the lead person below:

FOCUS Group / Lead / Dates and times
Tour Guide / Graham Kirkham

(619) 688-3362, Option 4 / Various weekdays, some weekends
Tours usually start at 10am
Period Attire / Vanessa Jones

(619) 688-3362, Option 2
Graphic Design / Megan Curtis
/ Contact Meganfor dates and times
Gardening Guild
Non-period attire / Deanna Turton

619-222-0047 / Mondays 10am to 12pm
“Los Bailadores”
Early California Dancers / Lucy Thorpe
/ 3nd Saturdays 1pm to 3pm Practice:Mondays 5pm to 6:30pm
Historic Dance
Contra / Mary Stout

Co-Lead Steve Van Wormer / 1st Saturdays 1pm to 4pm
Practice: 1st Thursday 5:30-7:30pm
Craft Committee projects
Create items for Park Store / Deanna Turton

619-222-0047 / 2nd and 4th Fridays 9am to 12pm
Period Gaming / Lisa Long
/ Contact Lisa for dates and times
Historic Foodways / Mary Stout
/ 2nd Saturdays 11am to 4pm
Californio Living History / Edward Garcia
/ 3rd Saturdays 10 to 3
Shop Keepers
Park Store / Mary Jones

619-460-1470 / Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, & Saturdays, Sundays, Times vary
Blacksmith / Todd Caffo

619-463-8399 / Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays
10am to 4pm
Woodworking / Pat Downing
/ 4th Saturdays 10 am to 4 pm
Fiber Arts
Spinning, Weaving,
Crochet, Knitting / Mary Stout
/ 3rd Saturdays 1pm to 4pm
2nd and 4th Wednesdays 1pm to 4pm
Old Town Historic Quilt Guild
Quilting & Needlework / Mary Stout
/ Wednesdays 1pm to 3pm and 3rd Saturdays 1pm to 3:30pm
Sewing Committee
Create items for
periodattire / Roseann Cook
619-464-6032 / 2nd and 4th Fridays 9am to 12pm
Print Guild / Megan Curtis
/ 2st Saturdays 12-4pm
Tintype Photography / CatherineSegura
/ 2nd Wednesdays 10am to 2pm Seeley Yard
Silhouettes / Lisa Long
/ Contact Lisa for dates
Storytelling / Lisa Long
/ Contact Lisa for dates
Animal Husbandry
Donkeys / Araceli Ortega
619-220-5422 / Various Days 10am to 3pm
Soap Making / Cindy Christ
/ 4th Saturdays 11am to 4pm
Mountain Men / Steve Van Wormer
/ 4th Saturdays 11am to 4pm
Adobe Block Guild / Tim Downing

Steve Van Wormer
/ 3rd Saturdays 10am
California Native Plant Society / Peter St. Clair

Kay Stewart
/ 2nd Saturday 1pm-3pm
Basket Weaving / Rita Riccio-Conaty
(619) 220-5422 / 1st Wednesdays 1pm to 4pm
Hospitality Committee / Kim Baldwin
/ Contact Kim for info.
Museum Enhancement Team / Amy Lew
/ Contact Amy for dates and times, Monday through Friday
Park Enhancement / Varied times. Contact staff for opportunities.
1800s Penmanship / Megan Curtis
/ 5th Saturdays 12-4pm (park demonstrations)
Contact Megan for workshop dates

9/14/2018