Our Board of Directors
Betty Crowder, Co-President &MPC Liaison
Jan Houser, Co-President
Toy Bryant, Treasurer
Jane Garrettson, Secretary
Mary Powell, Finance Committee
Bende Kelly, Membership Committee Chair
Susan H. Miller, Outreach Committee Chair
& Newsletter Editor
Richard Griffith, Retail Committee Chair
Jean DeLaPaz, Member-at-Large
Deborah Crawford-Annis, Member-at-Large
Lisa Bradford, CAL
About Us
The mission of Monterey State Historic Parks Association is to support interpretation, educational programs, and special events at Monterey State Historic Park in downtown Monterey. The association also assists all of the California State Parks by raising funds and increasing public awareness.
We strive to preserve the historic buildings and cultural heritage of Monterey so that all may experience this special place.
The association sponsors such popular events as Los Niño's, history summer camp, and school year programs for children and the well-loved Christmas in the Adobes, when historic buildings all over downtown Monterey are open.
Monterey State Historic Park Association History
In 1975 a small group of people, mostly state park employees, formed the third-ever state park association. Their vision was to raise money to restore and repair the four buildings that initially comprised the Monterey State Park.
The first fund-raising event was Look Over the Wall at the Cooper-Molera complex, when the park formed a partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which owns the Cooper-Molera property.
The park has grown to 20 buildings and a statue, many of which are open to the public for tours, and some by special arrangement. Quite often, association members go on become volunteers. The program has grown from just a few individuals to a wide range of specialists, all of whom can interpret some special aspect of local history.