Sonoma County Finding History Day 2023

Finding History Day 2023 - a celebration of Sonoma County's unique past

Travel back in time and join over 30 local historical and cultural organizations as they showcase their collections, upcoming projects and hidden treasures!

Presented by the Sonoma County Historical Society

Cosponsored by Sonoma County Library

Sponsors: Rancho Bodega Historical Society, Drake Navigators Guild, Redwood Empire Chinese Association, Harry Lindstrom: Sea Ranch Archives, Japanese American Citizens League, anonymous friend.

Free admission - Free parking

Participants:

Petaluma Museum Association - Historical Society of Santa Rosa - Northwestern Bottle Collectors Association - Northwestern Pacific Railroad Historical Society - Mark West Family Cemetery - Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery Preservation Committee - Glen Ellen Historical Society - Sonoma County Library Special Collections - Cotati Historical Society - Anna T. Kent California Room, Marin County Free Library - North Bay Italian Cultural Foundation - The Sitting Room Library - Russian River Historical Society - Tomales Regional History Center - Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League - Drake Navigators Guild - Annapolis Historical Society - West Sonoma County Historical Society - DAR Santa Rosa Chapter - Sonoma State Cultural Resources Management and Anthropological Studies Center - Saturday Afternoon Club - Sonoma County Clerk-Recorder’s-Assessor, Registrar of Voters and Historical Records - Filipino American National Historical Society - Redwood Empire Chinese Association - German Language School of the North Bay - John McCarty Books - Windsor Museum and Historical Society - California State Parks - Sonoma County Genealogy Society - Frank Baumgardner, historian/author - Sonoma Valley Historical Society.

Presentations (updated!)

10:00 Family Genealogy - Sonoma County Genealogical Society
10:30 Sonoma County History Through Antique Bottles & Advertising - John C. Burton
11:00 Photo-ed by Ella: Exploring the Photography of Ella Jorgensen - Tomales Regional History Center
11:30 A Garden to Commemorate Sonoma County’s Connection to Kagoshima, Japan - Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League
12:00 Our First New England - Drake Navigators Guild
12:30 Exploring Life and Death at the Sonoma Developmental Center through its Cemetery: An Archeological & Archival Investigation - Sonoma State Cultural Resources Management M.A. and Anthropological Studies Center
1:00 PetalumaPioneers.org - A Short Introduction & Tutorial - Paula Freund and Amy Hogan, Petaluma Historical Library and Museum
1:30 Water Tower History - Saturday Afternoon Club

[Schedule might be subject to change]