Sonoma County Historical Links

Sections
Archives and Libraries
Cemeteries
Cultural History
Current Research
Education
Genealogical Societies and Resources
Historic Events
Historic People and Families
Sections cont.
Historic Sites
Historical Societies and Associations
Inventions
Locations
Miscellaneous
Museums
Preservation and Restoration		 Commercial sites with
historical information
Agriculture
Banking
Entertainment and Recreation
Publications
Restaurants & Food
Retail
Tourism
Wineries

Archives and Libraries
California State Archives
California State Library Online Catalog
Petaluma Historical Library & Museum
Santa Rosa Jr. College Library
Sea Ranch Archives
Sonoma County Wine Library
Sonoma County Library, Local History
Sonoma State University,
Jean and Charles Schulz Information Center
   
Cemeteries
Sonoma County Cemeteries
Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery
   
Cultural History
Native American
California's Native People
Jesse Peter Museum
Pomo History
Sacred Sonoma
Marin Museum of the American Indian
  Japanese
Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League
California Japantowns - Petaluma & Sebastopol
   
Current Research
Education
History Day in California
  Santa Rosa High School Foundation
Ursuline High School (Ursuline College, Ursuline Academy)
Genealogical Societies and Resources
Sonoma County Genealogical Society
Sonoma County Early Land Records
Sonoma County (USGenWeb Project), USGenWeb

National Genealogical Society
Historic Events
Bear Flag Revolt
Running Fence  1976 - Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Analy High School Centennial Celebration
Petaluma Sesquicentennial
Historic People and Families important to Sonoma County
  Luther Burbank
Carrillo Family of Sonoma County California
Maria Carrillo - Sonoma Country Day School project
Gregson Family
Thomas Lake Harris
Brainerd Jones
Jack London Foundation
The World of Jack London
SSU - Jack London Online Collection
Kanaye Nagasawa
  Fred MacMurray
Song Wong Bourbeau
   
Notable North Bay People
Ruth Asawa
Historic Sites
Historic Sites of Sonoma County - (California State Parks Office of Historic Preservation)
Laird 's List of Landmarks - Sonoma County

Carrillo Adobe
Carrillo Adobe - Historic American Buildings Survey
Fort Ross State Historic Park
Jack London State Historic Park (updated 2007-Dec)
Lake Sonoma - Before Warm Springs Dam
Luther Burbank Home and Gardens
MacMurray Ranch, and From Hollywood to Healdsburg, with love
Mission San Francisco de Solano
Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park (updated 2007-Dec)
Sonoma State Historic Park
Tolay Lake
Historical Societies and Associations
  Cloverdale Historical Society
Cotati Historical Society chsinfo@sonic.net
Forestville Historical Society
Glen Ellen Historical Society
Healdsburg Museum and Historical Society
The Jack London Society
Northwest Pacific RR Historical Society
Rohnert Park Historical Society 
Russian River Historical Society
 

Seabiscuit Heritage Foundation
Sonoma County Historical Agencies
Sonoma County Historical and Cultural Resources
Sonoma Valley Historical Society
West County Historical Society
Neighbor Counties
Lake County Historical Society
Marin County Historical Society
     Tomales Regional History Center
Mendocino County Historical Society
Napa County Historical Society
     St. Helena Historical Society
Solano County Historical Society
State
American Association of State and Local History
California Historical Society
California Historical Societies and Museums
California Mission Studies Association
Inventions
Incubator
How the Irish Invented Jazz... Possibly while on Sonoma County Soil
Locations (Geographic)
Cloverdale (Updated 2008-Jan)
Cotati
For(r)estville
Fort Ross
Geyserville
Healdsburg
Petaluma
Rohnert Park
Santa Rosa
    Bennett Valley
    Historic Railroad Square
    West End Historical District
      Mark West Area
    Santa Rosa - Then and Now
Sebastopol
    Hallberg Butterfly Gardens
Sonoma
Windsor
Miscellaneous
  Service Clubs
Kiwanis Club of Santa Rosa Suburban
Museums
Charles Schulz Museum
Depot Park Museum
Hand Fan Museum of Healdsburg
Healdsburg Museum
Jesse Peter Museum
Missions Museum
Pacific Coast Air Museum
Penngrove Power and Implement Museum
Petaluma Museum
Sonoma County Museum
West County Museum

  Western Railway Museum (Rio Vista)
 
Exhibits
Paradise Ridge Winery - Kanaye Nagasawa

Online
Online Archive of California (OAC) - Sonoma County
Geo-Images Project - Lantern Images of Sonoma County
Internet Archive - Wayback Machine
 
Preservation and Restoration
Carrillo Adobe
Jack London Ranch Restoration Project
Petaluma Trolley - Also see thier first website PETALUMA TROLLEY, Living History Railway Museum
Eggcentric Petaluma
  Spring Hill Cemetery
  Spring Hill Cemetary Restoration Pictures
Sonoma County Historical Records Commission
Sonoma County Land Trust
Sonoma League for Historic Preservation
 

Preservation Magazine
Commercial sites with history information
Agriculture
Bodega Potatoes
Clo the Cow
Mark Furusho Farms
Banking
Exchange Bank
Entertainment and Recreation
Seabiscuit, Wine Country's most famous horse
Bohemian Grove
Peanuts Timeline
Newspapers
Press Democrat Online Local News Archives
Publications
  Drake's Bay
History of Sonoma County 1880
History of Sonoma County 1937
Watermelon Nights
Restaurants & Food
Costeaux French Bakery & Café
Jimtown Store
McNear's Saloon And Dining House
Michele's Restaurant
Retail
TeeVax Home Appliance
Western Farm Center
Tourism
Beltane Ranch
Hotel La Rose
Madrona Manor
Melitta Station Inn
Sonoma Mission Inn Spa & Country Club Travel description
 
Wineries
Name Established
Gundlach Bundschu Wine 1850
D'Agostini Winery 1856
Buena Vista Winery 1857
Ledson Winery and Vineyards 1994 (1857 - Alicante vineyards, Cunningham ranch)
Valley of the Moon Winery 1863 (1883 - 1941 Madrone Vineyards)
Stone Creek Wines 1869
Simi Winery 1876
Kunde Estate Winery & Vineyards 1904 (1879 - Wildwood Vineyard)
Geyser Peak Winery 1880
Martin Ray Winery 1943 (1881 - Twin Fir Winery, 1902 - Martini & Prati Winery)
Korbel 1882
Glen Ellen Winery 1883?
Martinelli Winery 1887
Seghesio Family Vineyards 1895
Foppiano Vineyards 1896
Sebastiani Vineyards 1904
Lytton Springs Winery 1905
Trentadue Winery 1962
Kenwood Vineyards 1970 (1906 - Pagani Brothers Winery)
St. Francis Vineyards 1972 (1906 - Behler Vineyard)
A. Rafanelli Winery 1911
ZD Wines 1969
Chateau StJean 1973
Joseph Swan Vineyards 1974
Landmark Vineyards 1974
DeLoach Vineyards 1976
Ravenswood 1976
Alexander Valley Vineyards 1975
Matanzas Creek Winery 1977
Roche 1977
Michel-Schlumberger 1979