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 the economic vitality of the town, Main Street, with its banks, shops and theaters was much more than just a street, it was the heart of Petaluma.  Experience it in person in our new exhibit, Your Hometown Main Street.

Please join us for a series of lectures and talks about Petaluma’s main Street
Live Presentation! – August 20th – 4 pm
Teresa Saltzman will discuss early trading routes of Native Americans.  This event will be held outside on the back deck of the Museum.

The following talks will be Virtual Only – Link to the Videos will Appear Here:

Paula Freund-

The Pioneer Portrait Photographers of Petaluma’s Main Street
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Terry Park

Terry Park on Early Petaluma Saloons from Petaluma Historical Museum on Vimeo.
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Terry Park – Early Transportation
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John Sheehy
The Real Main Street Part I:

The Real Main Street Part I: Petaluma’s Melting Pot of Commerce, Community, and Celebration

 

 

The Real Main Street Part II:

Join local historian John Patrick Sheehy for part two of the popular series, The Real Main Street. Part II focuses on Petaluma’s early Irish, Black, and German communities, which formed tight-knit social, religious, and commercial groups in their pursuit of the American Dream. Collectively, their contributions made Petaluma’s Main Street a bustling melting pot of commerce, community, and celebration.