Notes on Petaluma and southern Sonoma County history from the Petaluma History Room – and not just chickens! Learn about famous Petalumans, notable buildings, and interesting places in the city and its region. The series was originally published as a blog on the main Sonoma County Library site between 2020 and 2022 and covers a range of subjects, using resources from our collections.

2024

There’s a Song in the Air… (April 11, 2024)

2023

Have We Got a Deal For You! (December 15, 2023)

Petaluma High School, 1873-2023  (October 6, 2023)

Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki (August 3, 2023)

Driving in and eating out Petaluma: 1950s and 60s. (June 14, 2023)

People Saving Places: National Historic Preservation Month (May 4, 2023)

2022

Ice Cream (December 30, 2022)

Petaluma’s Legendary Bill Soberanes (January 7, 2022)*

2021

Modeling History (August 3, 2021)*

Finding Ray Mathews (March 16, 2021)*

Keeping Current with History (January 05, 2021)*

2020

Census (July 27, 2020)*

Welcome to the New Petaluma History Room Blog! (February 7, 2020)*