Healdsburg Museum and Historical Society
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Museum Gallery Exhibitions open FREE to the public W-SU 11-4. Research Center w/15,000 photos on database by appointment. "Hands on History" for kids and school groups. Volunteer based and professionally run.
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The conversation is always especially interesting and lively when local historian Gaye LeBaron comes to visit the Museum. We welcome your visit too! There are only TWO more days to catch our current exhibition, "Treasures from the Museum Collection." Don't miss it! Free admission all weekend, 11 - 4. Bring your Mom! #treasuresfromthemuseumcollection #museumlife #localhistory #sonomacounty #pomobaskets #rancho #handforgedtools #beartrap #vintagebeauty #vintagefashion #healdsburg #happymothersday
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We are so fortunate to have these smart, dedicated and talented people on our Museum Board. Carol Peterson worked for decades as Healdsburg High School librarian. Board President Ronnie Devitt had a long, successful career as an attorney and Phyllis Chiosso Liu worked her entire career as an elementary school teacher. In retirement, they bring so much heart and talent to their volunteer work at the Museum. We couldn't be happier to work beside them. #healdsburg #sonomacounty #localhistory #volunteer #boardmembers #healdsburglife #weloveourvolunteers #healdsburgmuseum
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Yesterday the Museum was proud to honor the winners of our family history essay contest. Great work from all of the students!
‘Homelessness Reflections in Art’ exhibit opens May 13
This weekend, Saturday, May 13th, between 4-7:30 PM, you are invited to the reception for the second annual art exhibit that focuses on homelessness: “A Place To Call Home," at the Paul Mahder Gallery, 222 Healdsburg Avenue. The exhibit will be on through May 22. “A Place To Call Home” continues to tell the stories of the homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless. It celebrates through art the successes of North Sonoma County Services while shining a light on the challenges that still exist and uses the transformative power of art to bring awareness and understanding to this vital issue. It also presents an innovative solution to transitional housing."
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This imaginative early 1930s parade float depicted the City Slogan: "Healdsburg, the Buckle of the Prune Belt." Made by The Nut Tree, this float featured a giant goblet of prunes and prune goddesses encircled by a belt of prunes (with a center buckle). Elsie Passalacqua is pictured on the far right. The Passalacqua house on Fitch St. was featured on today's Healdsburg Homes Tour, so this post is in her honor. #healdsburg #sonomacounty #historicpreservation #localhistory #healdsburglife #prunes #passalacqua #sonomacountyagriculture #buckleoftheprunebelt #historicphotos
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Today our Sonoma State graduate student intern Lauren Carriere hosted a memorable and lively research appointment with Ron Kron, Don McClish, Yvonne McClish, Joan Templeman and Jerry Templeman! This enthusiastic crew spent all afternoon researching the Kron, Sanborn and McClish families in the Museum archives. Their camaraderie lit up the whole Museum! Lauren patiently and happily helped them find all the research we had, enjoying every minute. Learning and laughter, can't beat that! #history #family #genealogy #healdsburg #community #healdsburglife #healdsburgmuseum #sonomacounty #localhistory #heritage #museumlife #sonomacountyhistory #mcclish #sanborn #kron
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Today we had the pleasure of a visit from our esteemed friend and colleague, Sonoma County historian, Gaye LeBaron. She came specially to see Assistant Curator Whitney Hopkins's WWI exhibit on the first floor. Gaye was happy to hear that this WWI display will be on exhibit all year. #ww1 #worldwar1 #healdsburg #sonomacounty #localhistory #gayelebaron #museumlife #sonomacountyhistory @whithop
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Today Executive Director/Curator Holly Hoods gave a brief presentation about the Museum to a group of realtors at their weekly MLS meeting. In their honor, today's Throwback photo is this Healdsburg real estate listing from January 1959: "FOR SALE, Modern Home, 8 months old, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, hardwood floors, custom drapes and curtains throughout. New TV antenna, patio landscaped, creek setting, double garage. $16,000. $2,600 down." We'll take it! ( Does anyone recognize where in town this photo was taken?) #tbt #throwbackthursday #healdsburg #healdsburglife #sonomacounty #realestate #realtor #housing #1959 #midcenturyarchitecture
Geyserville California MAY DAY
Here's a beautiful aerial video of the Geyserville May Day filmed a few years ago and shared by the Geyserville Chamber of Commerce. Geyserville has been celebrating May Day since the 1920s. This year, Geyserville May Day will be celebrated Sunday, May 7th, 12-4 PM at Hoffman Ranch Picnic Grounds. The community is welcome. Entry is free of charge. More information here: http://www.geyservillecc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/MayDay2017.pdf
Healdsburg’s historic Seghesio family home restored to former glory
Here's a sneak preview of one of the homes open this Sunday, May 7th, 10 am - 4 pm for the 27th annual AAUW Healdsburg Homes Tour. The tour begins at the Healdsburg Museum. Tickets are $35 in advance, and $40 on the day of the tour. Information from the tour organizer AAUW can be found here, and tickets can be purchased online: http://healdsburg-ca.aauw.net/healdsburg-home-tour/
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Healdsburg used to hold an annual spring "Flower Carnival" (aka "Floral Festival") in the early 1900s, as illustrated by this hand-colored photo taken by Mervyn Silberstein in May 1904. Visitors were met by a giant "Welcome" sign at the corner of West St. (now "Healdsburg Avenue") and Matheson St. The photo is a view toward north with the Plaza to the east. #healdsburg #healdsburglife #sonomacounty #spring #flowercarnival #1904 #healdsburgplaza #welcome #floralfestival #localhistory #festivals #healdsburgavenue #welcomespring
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This Universal Peace Flag was designed in Healdsburg and promoted by Julius Myron Alexander before World War I broke out. A passionate pacifist, Alexander was a local leader in the nationwide antiwar effort in the 1910s. He wrote a poem to accompany this flag design. Editor of the Healdsburg Enterprise newspaper, Alexander later led the Healdsburg Business Men's Association (now Chamber of Commerce). An antiquity collector, local historian and poet, J.M Alexander was proud of his early Sonoma County pioneer heritage as great-nephew of Cyrus Alexander of Alexander Valley fame. #peace #ww1 #worldwar1 #1917 #alexandervalley #cyrusalexander #peaceflag #juliusmyronalexander #universalpeace #healdsburg #sonomacounty #localhistory
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