Sonoma County Stories

Four collections about the stories of Sonoma County residents.

History & Healing After the Fire

Ten stories from Sonoma County residents and households about their experiences during the 2017 fires.

California Listens -- Sonoma Wildfire Stories

Interviews of Sonoma County residents conducted at the Rincon Valley Regional Library in Santa Rosa, California on May 21, 2018.

California Listens -- Stories About Being California

California State Library implemented by Berkeley-based StoryCenter in 2016 and 2017.

Sonoma County Stories -- Voices From Where We Live

Stories told by Sonoma County residents that range from family and local histories to personal reflections.

Sonoma County in the ... Television Series

A selection from a long run of television programs entitled "Sonoma County in the [70s, etc.]".

Northern California Light & Sound

Documentaries about life and figures in Northern California.

Historical Photographs

Depicts life and history in Sonoma County from the 1860s to the present through images of logging, agriculture, architecture, parades, families and more.

Aerial Photographs

Records the changes in the Sonoma County Landscape over the second half of the 20th century through photographs taken from the air and from the tops of tall buildings.

Don Meacham Collection

Photographs by Don Meacham (1916-2010), photojournalist for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat and freelance photographer.

Community Contributions

Photographs and other materials shared with the Library from public scan days.

Postcards

From the 1890s through the 1930s depicting Sonoma County and San Francisco scenes and businesses.

North Bay Dairies

Explore the rich history of dairying in Sonoma County through the Dairy Collection. Many of the images and other materials come from the area dairying families.

Poultry

Photographs and postcards related to the Sonoma County poultry industry, centered in Petaluma, California during the first half of the 20th century.

Sonoma County Visionaries, Immigrants, and Winemakers

Images portraying the winemakers and companies of Sonoma County, past and present.

Speaking of Wine

Recordings and transcripts of interviews with wine makers, growers, and other notable figures in the Sonoma County wine industry from the early 1970s to the present.

Wine Photography

Images of historical interest of the Sonoma County wine industry from the 1870s through the present.

Maps

This collection offers a selection of historical Sonoma County maps held by the Sonoma County Library. It includes township maps, plat maps and more.

Architectural Drawings

Renderings, blueprints and sketches from prominent Sonoma County architects.

Advertising and Marketing

Advertisements for Sonoma Counthy businesses, tourism, political campaigns, events and organizations.

Luther Burbank Home & Gardens

Photographs, postcards and greeting cards draws from the archives of a unique urban garden in Santa Rosa, California.

Western Sonoma County Historical Society

Photographs, postcards and greeting cards selected from the Western Sonoma County Historical Society's West County Museum.

Russian River Historical Society

Historical images showing life in the lower Russian River area from Hilton to Jenner.

Sonoma County Historical Society

Two collections -- SCHS Historical photographs and Postcards, and the Sonoma Historian & The Journal -- chronicle many aspects of Sonoma County life in western Sonoma County area from the late 1800s through the 1950s.

Sonoma County Bar Association

Photographs of SCBA members and events that chronicle the history of the legal profession in Sonoma County.

Sonoma County Fair and Exhibition Media Archives

Images, videos and other material of the Sonoma County Fair.

Early Sonoma County High School Yearbooks and Student Publications

This collection offers a selection of historical Sonoma County maps held by the Sonoma County Library. It includes township maps, plat maps and more.

Sonoma Historian & The Journal

60 years of stories about local history in the pages of the Sonoma County Historical Society's journal, the Sonoma Historian (previously published as The Journal)

Grand Jury Reports

Final reports and responses from the Sonoma County Civil Grand Jury

Historical Newspapers

Pages from Sonoma County newspapers.