Petaluma Historical Library & Museum — Attraction in Petaluma

What a unique building and great museum for anyone interested in local history. We went in and viewed the exhibit upstairs first about how egg production was huge local industry a long time ago. Then we saw some of the exhibit on the lower floor about Vallejo. The staff were friendly and greeted us nicely. It's a cool and relaxing place to be on a warm day. I appreciated that their exhibits had diverse points of view, for example, showing a Japanese American family and their business and also showing the timeline of blacks in Petaluma. One downside is the stairs are the only way to get up to the second floor, which is a little inaccessible for an older family member who...

I have had the opportunity to visit the Petaluma Museum and Library for various reasons. Many are the great events that take place here. I have learned so much about the history of Petaluma here from the displays and the helpful volunteers and the Petalumans of Yesteryear. The building itself is a historic site and the dome stain glass ceiling is something special to see. Every time I walk in there the volunteers and docents are friendly and very informative. They change up their exhibits periodically so it is never the same experience...

What an interesting array of local artifacts. And of course, the building is a work of art. The museum is housed in what was once a Carnegie Public Library. This type of museum is often referred to as a visual storage museum. In other words, the artifacts are on display all the time with rarely a rotation of historic items. But that is great because one can return often to delight in revisiting some of the special items. P.S. THE...