Petaluma's location at the head of a tidal slough established it as the commercial hub of the North Bay …
Agriculture
Processing Oyster Shells Along the Petaluma River
In February 1950 the Pioneer Shell Company, Inc. opened an oyster shell processing plant on D Street at the …
A Sonoma County Olive Oil Pioneer
Credit for producing Sonoma County's first commercially produced olive oil is often given to George F. Hooper, …
An Ambitious Santa Rosa Brewery Plan Fizzes Out
The Sonoma Valley Brewing Corporation was organized in 1933 within just a few months of the passage of the …
A History of Collaboration
October is American Archives Month, and this year’s theme is the power of collaboration. How fitting that it …
Sonoma County Ag and Land Use History Part of Endangered Archival Collection
Hidden away off Highway 12 at the base of Hood Mountain is a 1950s warehouse, once part of the Los Guilicos …
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Sonoma County’s Orange Belt and Cloverdale’s Annual Citrus Fair
It's not clear who came up with the idea to call Cloverdale the Orange Belt of Sonoma County, but George E. …
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Bodega Bay’s Landmark Meredith Fish Company is Lost
The Meredith Fish Company pier and cannery at Bodega Bay is gone. The demolition took three weeks to complete. …
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The History We Nearly Lost at Los Guilicos
Before October 2020, some may have thought of the Hood House, constructed in 1858, for its proximity to the …
Sonoma County’s First Breweries
Petaluma's popularity as a hotspot for beer enthusiasts began long before the current craft beer renaissance. …
History of the Sonoma-Marin Fair
California has been conducting fairs for more than 140 years, with the first state agency fairs established by …
A Small Taste of Sonoma County’s Food Processing History
Learning that Sebastopol’s Manzana Products Co. is Sonoma County’s last surviving apple processing plant …
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