Open House & Centennial Celebration at Hall of the Above

April 25, exactly 100 years since the doors first opened, we will be hosting an Open House from 12–4 PM, and everyone is invited. We’ll have local historians and celebrities and, of course, a very large birthday cake!

Exhibitions from:

Northwestern Pacific Railroad Historical Society

Petaluma Signs Project
Petaluma in Vintage Postcards

Petaluma History Room – Sonoma County Library

Petalumans of Yesteryear

Redwood Empire Model T Club

Tomales Regional History Center

Authors:

Kevin Akers, award-winning designer, illustrator, and author of The Dunnes of Brittas: An Irish Family’s Saga of Endurance, a sweeping story of two Irish families and their lasting impact on the histories of both Ireland and California. kevinakers.com

Teri Drobnick, author of the children’s picture book Moving Day and the memoir Our Long Goodbye: A Daughter, a Father and a Best Friend, and the Journey Through Alzheimer’s. teridrobnick.com

KC Greaney, co-author of Petaluma in Vintage Postcards.

Suzanne Maggio, Petaluma-based social worker, teacher, podcaster, and author of Estrellas: Moments of Illumination Along El Camino de Santiago and The Cardinal Club: A Daughter’s Journey to Acceptance, both memoirs
suzannemaggio.com

Katherine J. Rinehart, consulting historian, archivist, and director of the Petaluma Signs Project. She is also the author of Petaluma: A History in Architecture and co-author of The Petaluma Vintage Signs Guidebook and The Petaluma River: A Sketch Journal and Brief Historical Overview. kjrinehart.com and petalumasignsproject.org

Frances Rivetti, author of Fog Valley Winter, Pioneer Heritage, Background Rambles, and Vintage Heritage, is an award-winning work of narrative nonfiction that peels back layer after layer of coastal pioneer heritage in Southern Sonoma County and West Marin. Copies of her three Sonoma County–set novels will also be available for purchase. francesrivetti.com

Alice van Ommeren, public historian and co-author of Petaluma in Vintage Postcards. alicevanommeren.com

Info: A story of one family’s journey from Ireland to Petaluma

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Hall of the Above —located in the historic Sonoma County National Bank building., 199 Petaluma Boulevard North, Petaluma, United States

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