Our new blog series titled, “Petaluma Golden Nugget" ” continues with one of Petaluma’s earliest outstanding citizens: . This blog was written and posted several years ago on one of our community’s first websites, by PetalumaNet volunteers. “Addie Daley Atwater was born on October 16, 1836 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, [...]
During the 20+ years that I have lived in Petaluma, I have met several Petalumans that are also known as "historians." There were two, Ed Mannion and Ed Fratini, that I never had the pleasure to meet. An earlier LWF blog about Ed Mannion was posted on June 6, 2014. [...]
Today's blog featuring Brainerd Jones is the second "golden nugget" to be added to Petaluma's historical "Treasure Chest." It was 23 years ago (1993) that we moved to Petaluma. It didn’t take too long for my wife, Connie, and me to become immersed in the history of Petaluma. This interest [...]
For some unknown reason, this morning's twilight moment (3:30 a.m.) focused upon what community topics, themes, or activities to blog about on the revival of "Our River Town" over the coming weeks. Once, again, my thoughts centered on the fact that Petaluma's history is a "treasure chest" of information that [...]
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 [...]
How many reader read the special history section in the September 24th edition of the Argus-Courier, with the above title? Since then, several letters to the editor have commented on how well written the various articles in that special section were and how much more they learned about our River [...]
This blog was originally written for the PetalumaOnline community website under the heading: Our Cyberspace for July 2005. (It is just as relevant this year, as that year.) “It’s the 4th of July weekend and I’ve been searching my brain for an appropriate theme. My mind keeps coming back to [...]
A local history buff, Alan Cooper of Monkey Ranch, sent me an interesting story about the history of the American Flag that flew on the American Legion Hall, when it was located on 4th Street, east of "B" Street. The following blog includes many parts of his original message. Alan [...]
Yesteryear is a word that has been used in a variety of ways. The Walking Tour Guides of our Historic Downtown District, who have adopted the personas of some of Petaluma’s prominent citizens from the late 19th or early 20th Century, have created a unique team of historical enthusiasts who [...]
Several years ago (2007), a small group of long time Petalumans who were interested in sharing their memories of the "Good Old Days" living, playing, working, and learning in "Our Favorite River Town," initiated a group known as the Sages of Petaluma. They selected the name - Sages - because, [...]