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Lecture by John Sheehy – Bustling and Diverse Early Main Street Petaluma
October 30, 2022 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Petaluma’s Main Street looking south from Washington Street, 1890s (photo Sonoma County Library)
Bustling Main Street: Petaluma’s Melting Pot of Commerce, Community, and Celebration
A Zoom Presentation
Register today for an evening exploring the hidden gems within Petaluma’s history via a Zoom presentation on October 26th, at 7 p.m.
https://events.sonomalibrary.
A small group of American capitalists are commonly known as Petaluma’s “founding fathers.” But the vibrancy of the downtown was actually created by a variety of Irish, Chinese, German, Swiss-Italian, and Portuguese immigrants, as well as Black merchants, who formed tight-knit ethnic, religious, and financial communities in pursuit of the American Dream.
Join local historian John Patrick Sheehy as he shares stories of how these diverse communities made Main Street a bustling melting pot of commerce, community and celebration.
In support of our Exhibit – ‘Your Hometown Main Street, Petaluma CA
Co-sponsored with the Petaluma Regional Library