Posts Tagged ‘Local Events’
May 26, 2024 the 2nd Annual Solomon Schocken Day Celebrates Sonoma Business and Civic Leader
On Sunday, May 26, 2024 starting at 2 PM, Sonomans and history buffs of all stripes will gather in Sonoma Plaza to commemorate one of the city’s most historically significant citizens: Solomon Schocken. Schocken’s ingenuity, initiative, and industriousness elevated the city’s economic and civic well-being starting in the late 1800s to the early 1930’s
Read MoreEarly Chinese in Sonoma Valley presented by Peter Meyerhof
The Early Chinese of Sonoma ValleyPeter Meyerhof will discuss the forgotten history of the Chinese residents of the Sonoma Valley in the 19th and early 20th century. Contemporary records and…
Read MoreA Sonoma Christmas in the 1890s by Peter G. Meyerhof
In 1965, historian Helen Shainsky recounted the Christmas celebrations of the late 19th century in Sonoma. She recalled that many families went up into the hills to cut their Christmas…
Read MoreSonoma in Art Quilts and Heritage Quilts from the Sonoma Valley Historical Society Collections
Temelec Carriage HouseCaptain Granville Perry Smith built Temelec Hall and carriage house in 1858. The Structure is 60 by 40 feet built of native fieldstone with a wooden dovecote on…
Read MoreOnline Research Expanded
The Sonoma County Library now provides access to digitized copies of the Press Democrat, Petaluma Argus Courier, Santa Rosa Republican, Sonoma West Times and News and the Cloverdale Reveille through…
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