In 1900, thousands of American citizens lived in and around the expanding town of Healdsburg: beneath Fitch Mountain, in the Alexander Valley, and all along the Russian River. Just one hundred years earlier, it was a vastly different place. Explore this “century of change” and the people who experienced it: the native Pomo and Wappo, […]
Petaluma: Now & Then
Visualize the changes (and similarities) between today’s Petaluma, and the Petaluma of yesteryear.
Petaluma: On the River
Nowadays, getting to Petaluma is as easy as “1-0-1!” But early Petalumans relied heavily on the river that flows through town and into the bay.
Petaluma: All Aboard!
There was once a high-speed, interconnected network that helped to put Petaluma on the map. But it wasn’t the Internet! Rather, it was the railroads that once criss-crossed early Petaluma and all of Sonoma County.