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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Many Petalumans know about the Waugh Elementary School District located at 1851 Hartman Lane. The district now consists of two sites; Corona Creek Elementary School and Meadow Elementary School. But ... how many readers know about the original Waugh Elementary School site (1922) at the intersection of Corona and Old [...]
Since today is election day and Petaluma will be electing city representatives, my thoughts went back to a former mayor of Our River Town. Most of the LWF Petalumans that we have blogged about have died long before most Petalumans of today were born. Helen Putnam, however, is one [...]
To date, most of our blogs that feature an early Petaluman have been personalities well known by Petalumans of today, as well as the past. One name, however, that most Petalumans of today may not know is a former editor of the Argus, teacher, lawyer, farmer, and historian - Samuel [...]
Last Saturday, I had the opportunity to support the Petaluma Trolley & Living History Museum in its effort to preserve and rehabilitate the Petaluma downtown trestle, which runs along side of Petaluma River from the Yacht Club to the Balshaw Bridge. Since I have been blogging about places and events [...]
Last month (July 8th), I posted a blog titled, "Our River Town's Historical Significance," which added a new theme to my Petaluma360 blog site. Some readers might ask, "How do we define historical significance?" One web site "Facing the Past-Shaping the Future" addresses that concern: "Historical significance is the process [...]
Petaluma's Future - Did It Turn Out This Way? Seventy-three years ago (1941), in the 85th Anniversary & Program Edition of the Petaluma Argus-Courier, an article titled: "The Future of Petaluma" contained the following information: * The Poultry Industry Is Here to Stay Because ... Our climate is especially [...]