Above: Women outfitted as chickens — who would later come to be known as the Petaluma Slick Chicks — pose during the Egg Day celebration in Petaluma, 1920. In the photo are Viola Baldwin, Ruby [...]

Steamer Gold traveling up the Petaluma River, circa 1900 (Petaluma Historical Library & Museum) by Skip Sommer, Historian The Petaluma River is a tidal slough and a tributary of San Pablo Bay. In [...]

by Stacey Atchley, Executive Director Happy New Year, and welcome to the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum’s new blog! We are excited to use this space to bring you even more historical content, deep dives [...]