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Lest We Forget “The Sages of Petaluma”

Ten "Lest We Forget" blogs were posted on this site (http://bill-hammerman.blogs.petalua360.com), between 6/12/14 and 6/13/15; Ed Mannion, Lyman Byce, Brainerd Jones, Samuel Cassidy, Helen Putnam, Rev. Lorenzo Waugh, John W. Cavanagh, Bill Kortum, Fred Wiseman, and Bill Soberanes. Only one of them, Lyman Byce, is portrayed by one of the [...]

By | November 18th, 2015|0 Comments

Remembering Bill Soberanes – Lest We Forget

Last year, I recognized Bill's death by indexing the "Remembering Bill Soberanes" blogs I have posted over the years I have known him. They've totaled 29 and are still available for viewing online. Just click on the link in the Categories column to the right of this blog. With today's [...]

By | July 18th, 2015|0 Comments

Lest We Forget – July 4, 1776 – 239 Years Ago

Although July 4th is the date we celebrate the adoption of our Declaration of Independence, the first public reading of the document did not take place until July 8th. in Philadelphia; that was also when the ringing of the Liberty Bell took place. Petalumans had an opportunity to ring its [...]

By | July 7th, 2015|0 Comments

Lest We Forget – Fred Wiseman

One of Petaluma's most significant historical events was the delivery of letters from Petaluma to Santa Rosa, February 17-18, 1911, via an airplane. Due to engine problems, the flight took two days. Whether or not it was the first such flight is still debated today. Wiseman's flight in 1911 aroused [...]

By | February 15th, 2015|0 Comments

Lest We Forget – Petaluma Street Names

My previous blog (12-26-2014) honored Bill Kortum who died on December 20, and whose memorial will be held on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at the Sonoma Mountain Village on Petaluma Hill Road. There was a Letter to the Editor in last Sunday's Press Democrat (12-28-2014) suggesting that [...]

By | January 1st, 2015|0 Comments

Lest We Forget – Bill Kortum

Over the past several days, both the Argus-Courier and the Press Democrat have published articles, an editorial, and the obituary for Bill Kortum (1927-2014). The headline for the PD read, "County's environmental champion dies at 87." Over the past six decades, Bill was instrumental in the fight against the nuclear [...]

By | December 26th, 2014|0 Comments

Lest We Forget – John W. Cavanagh, Jr.

The Hoppy Hopkins Research Library on the second floor of the Petaluma Historical Museum (4th & B Streets) has many oral history tapes, as well as biographical files related to Petaluma's early settlers, founders, and civic leaders. Many citizens of today do not know their names; consequently, we post a [...]

By | December 16th, 2014|0 Comments

Lest We Forget – Petaluma’s First Electric Trolley & Railroad

Did you see the article of historical significance in the Press Democrat (Nov. 30, Section D, 1-2) by Lori Carter, in which she writes about the love by Lauten Williams and Christopher Stevick for trolleys and railroads?? It was titled, "Pair pursue Petaluma trolley dream," and traces their tireless effort [...]

By | December 6th, 2014|0 Comments

Lest We Forget – Petaluma Bridge Builders

  Most of my twilight moments occur between 3 & 5 a.m. After a night of not being able to fall asleep until well after midnight and not waking up until 7 a.m., my thoughts focused on the "tools" that many Petalumans have used over the years to help build [...]

By | December 2nd, 2014|0 Comments

Lest We Forget – Petaluma’s Early Libraries

Although Sonoma County citizens narrowly rejected the recent quarter-cent Library Improvement Tax; Measure M fell short of the two-thirds majority needed for passage. There were 62.2% of the of the voters who supported our libraries, 67,973 "Yes" votes to 40,034 "No" votes. If one goes back in the history of [...]

By | November 20th, 2014|0 Comments