Your Hometown Main Street, Petaluma California August 11-November 27, 2022 Museum Hours: Thursday-Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Cost: Free, donations welcome Before Highway 101, and before Petaluma Blvd., there was Main Street. Essential to [...]

April 5, 1904 – Driving the first spike of the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad at the steamer landing, which is now Steamer Landing Park at Copeland Street. Histories of the Petaluma & Haystack Railway, [...]

* See below for description of women in the photo collage Finding Our Roots: Women of Petaluma Flourishing & Blooming Over the Years Featuring the impacts of the Petaluma Woman’s Club and the Petaluma Garden [...]

The Petaluma Historical Library & Museum is excited to welcome junior historians to join us for family-friendly activities! This interactive exhibit invites kids to help build an archive of Petaluma’s history from kids' perspectives. Calling [...]

The Petaluma Historical Library & Museum Proudly Presents: The Imaginative World of William Caldwell Did you miss the exhibit?  Here's a curator-narrated video of the exhibit: https://vimeo.com/666405015 [September 11-December 19, 2021 Hours: Saturdays & Sundays [...]