Image Note: This clapperboard is special because it was used in the filming of “American Graffiti” and donated to Cruisin’ The Boulevard (CTB) by the movie’s clapper loader. The shooting date of 8-2-72 it displays [...]
February 10, 2023 – Exhibit Open House – Doors open at 6:30 pm (There will be a docent-led tour of the exhibit) Hours: Thursdays Thru Sundays 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Free and Open to [...]
Opens December 1, 2022 Hours: Thursdays Thru Sundays 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Vintage toys from the late 19th century and early 20th Century will be displayed along with the latest acquisition of the William [...]
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 [...]
The Petaluma Historical Library & Museum Proudly Presents: Click on Image Above to Enter the Virtual Exhibit Black and White in Black and White Images of Dignity, Hope and Diversity in America September 26-November 6 [...]
The Petaluma Historical Library & Museum Proudly Presents: Betty Andresen; A Chicken Rancher's Daughter Takes Flight: A Pictorial Tour. "Born and raised in Petaluma, Betty grew up on a chicken ranch off Liberty road, Betty [...]
