Here are some great links where you can find more genealogical
and historical information. Clicking on any of these links will open a new browser
window; to return to our site, just close the new window. The links are divided
into the following four categories (click on a category to go to that section
of links):
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California
State Archives
The California State Archives is a division of the Office
of the Secretary of State. It is a repository for the State's permanent
governmental records as well as other materials documenting California
history.
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California
State Library Online Catalogs
The Main Catalog, Picture Catalog, Braille and Talking Book
Catalog, and other resources for exploring the collections of the California
State Library system.
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Petaluma
Museum Research Library
The Petaluma Museum Research Library provides books, maps
and files that assist in history, genealogy, and architectural research
of Petaluma and surrounding communities.
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Santa
Rosa Junior College Libraries
The two SRJC libraries in Santa Rosa and Petaluma offer
SRJC members access to a collection of over 113,000 books, 470 periodical
subscriptions, and thousands of audio recordings, films and videotapes,
microforms, and millions of networked electronic resources.
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Sonoma
County Wine Library
The Sonoma County Wine Library in Healdsburg has an archive
of wine history worldwide, with a special emphasis on the history of winemaking
in Sonoma County.
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Sonoma
County Library: Local History
The Sonoma County Library's local history and genealogy
materials are housed in the Annex, a building located directly behind
the Central Santa Rosa Library. They include deeds, mortgages, wills and
probate records, assessments of property, voter registrations, oaths of
office, surveys, maps, corporation records, business licenses, obituaries,
newspapers, census records and collections of photographs.
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Sonoma
State University: Jean and Charles Schulz Information Center
The Jean and Charles Schulz Information Center is located
on the Sonoma State University campus in Rohnert Park. This library has
a searchable on-line catalog (called "Snoopy") and offers myriad
resources for local historical research.
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California
Historical Society
The California Historical Society is a statewide membership-based
organization. Its mission is to engage the public’s interest and
participation in collecting, preserving, and presenting art, artifacts,
and written materials relevant to the history of California and to support
historical research, publication, and educational activities.
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California
Historical Societies and Museums
A nice list of societies and museums, as well as several
links.
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Carrillo
Adobe
The Carrillo Adobe, currently under restoration, was once
the center of a working rancho, Rancho Cabeza de Santa Rosa, and the home
of Santa Rosa's pioneer family.
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Drake's
Bay
First-time author Brian Kelleher contends that Sir Francis
Drake grounded the legendary Golden Hind at a small cove fifty miles north
of San Francisco where he and his company constructed a fort three decades
before the founding of Jamestown, Virginia.
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Fort
Ross State Historic Park
Russian fur traders established a fort and colony on a scenic
bluff of what is now the Sonoma coast in the spring of 1812. Fort Ross,
located eleven miles northwest of the mouth of the Russian River, is now
a California State Historic Park.
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History
Day in California
History Day in California is a statewide program sponsored
by Constitutional Rights Foundation and the California Department of Education
in conjunction with National History Day. Now in its 20th year, History
Day provides a history-based learning experience for students.
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California
Pioneer Project
The California Pioneer Project is a developing list of California
settlers who migrated to California or were born in California prior to
1880.
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Jack
London Restoration Project
Restoration project for the Jack London Beauty Ranch, located
in the Valley of the Moon.
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Jack
London State Historic Park
Jack London State Historic Park was created in 1959 when
a small portion of London's 1,400-acre Beauty Ranch was acquired by the
State of California. The original park included London's grave, the ruins
of Wolf House, and Charmian London's House of Happy Walls.
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Luther
Burbank Home and Gardens
The home, greenhouse, and gardens where the famed horticulturist,
Luther Burbank, experimented with plants for most of his 50-year career
is a unique city park located in downtown Santa Rosa.
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Mission
San Francisco de Solano
The Mission San Francisco de Solano is a California State
Landmark. It now forms a part of the public plaza in the town of Sonoma
and has been restored to the way it appeared a hundred years ago.
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Northwest
Pacific Railroad Historical Society
The Northwestern Pacific Railroad Historical Society was
founded over fifteen years ago. It is dedicated to preserving the rich
and colorful heritage of Redwood Empire railroading through acquisition,
preservation and display efforts as well as through gathering oral histories
of people who have contributed to the history of this region.
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Petaluma
Adobe State Historic Park
The Petaluma Adobe is preserved in Petaluma's Adobe State
Historic Park. It is one of the oldest preserved buildings in Northern
California and was by all accounts the largest and richest privately owned
Mexican estates north of San Francisco Bay and one of the most important
in Alta California.
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Pomo
History
A brief account of some of the events in the history of
the interaction of Native American and European cultures in Sonoma County.
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Sacred
Sonoma
Sites in Sonoma County sacred to Native American cultures.
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Sonoma
State Historic Park
Sonoma State Historic Park is in the center of the town
of Sonoma, surrounded by shops and nearby wineries. At its center is a
large, tree-covered park surrounding the old city hall. Other historic
buildings border the park.
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Sonoma
County Historical and Cultural Resources
More links...
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Sonoma
Valley Historical Society
The Sonoma Valley Historical Society was formed to honor
pioneer families and to collect, preserve and disseminate the historical
heritage of the Valley of the Moon. Exhibits are in the Sonoma City Hall
and the Sonoma Community Center.
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Western
Sonoma County Historical Society
The Western Sonoma County Historical Society is a nonprofit
organization founded in 1974 and incorporated in 1978 to help preserve
and maintain the unique heritage of western Sonoma County.
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Jesse
Peter Museum
The Jesse Peter Museum houses collections of ethnographic
art from throughout the Americas and parts of Africa, Asia, and the Pacific.
Permanent exhibits include the following: Pomo Roundhouse Model and Basketry,
Pomo Ceremonialism, Southern California, Navajo (Diné), Plains
and Plateau, Southwest Jewelry, Klamath River Area House Model,Hopi Pueblo
Model with Kachina Dolls, and Pueblo Pottery. There are also a number
of rotating, temporary exhibits.
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Pacific
Coast Air Museum
The Pacific Coast Air Museum, located near the Sonoma County
Airport, was established to promote the acquisition, restoration, safe
operation and display of historical aircraft, and also to promote local
aviation history and foster interest in general aviation and aviation
history.
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Petaluma
Museum
The Petaluma Museum exhibits Petaluma poultry, dairy, and
Miwok Indian history artifacts and records dating from the 1850s. Its
research library collection includes books, early maps and files that
can assist with historical, genealogical, and architectural research for
Petaluma and the surrounding area.
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Sonoma
County Museum
Founded in 1985, the Sonoma County Museum provides cultural
experiences for the enrichment, enjoyment and education of Sonoma County
residents and visitors through the preservation of collections and the
presentation of exhibitions and programs. It also hosts a History Outreach
Program offering in-class presentations related to the history of Sonoma
County.
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West
County Museum
The West County Museum is Sebastopol. Museum exhibits are
changed 2 to 3 times a year and focus on west Sonoma County history. Past
exhibits have explored movies filmed in Sonoma County, historical toys,
eclectic collections from the community, the World War II experience on
the home front, the apple industry and apple festivals and fairs, and
early lighting devices.
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