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Petalumaetaluma Museumuseum Associationssociation
Quarterly Newsletter
Petaluma HistoricalLibrary & Museum
SUMMER 2014 VOLUME 24, ISSUE 3
Preserving the Unique History of Petaluma and Providing Educational and Cultural Services to the Community
Join Us This Fall in Celebrating theViticulture History & Wines of Petaluma
Ginger Irwin, “Petaluma Vineyards”
(color insert inside!)
Petaluma Museum Association BoardExecutive Officers
President: Harry Nieuwboer
Vice President: Ruth Robeson
Treasurer: Jaana Nieuwboer
Recording Secretary: Kit Schlich
Directors:Sandra Campbell
Kathy Fries
Beatriz Lagos
John Praetzel
Faith Ross
Solange Russek
Marilyn Thompson
Mark Tomlinson
Elizabeth Walter
Katie Watts
Parks & Recreation Dept.Don Phoenix
Recreation Music and Parks CommissionBeverly Schor, Representative
Historic and Cultural Preservation CommitteeKit Schlich, Representative
The Petaluma Museum AssociationNewsletter is published quarterly and
distributed to our members. Many thanks to allour contributors and to our proofreaders and
volunteers who help with our mailings.If you would like to contribute any news or itemof interest to our newsletter you can email to
Deadline for submission is Oct. 1, 2014Newsletter editor: Mary Rowe
Dia de los Muertos(Day of the Dead)
by Teresa Fröschl
THIS IS A custom that began centuries ago. InMexico it is observed on November 1 and 2.
It is a tradition to honor a deceased member of your family.Dia de los Muertos is a ritual celebration in which the spirits ofdead loved ones are invited to visit the living as honoredguests. This tradition reflects the belief that death is part oflife. Instead of sadness this is a time of remembering andrejoicing.
At home an altar would be built and cemeteries would all becleaned up and decorated. On October 31 the children’sspirits are honored. The family would spend November 1through November 3 at the cemetery remembering theirdeceased family.
A special committee was organized several years ago topresent this custom in Petaluma because of the large Latinopopulation here and the many children in school who had tolearn English and some of our customs. They felt this wouldbe an interesting custom that the Latino children could sharewith students and the community.
Today, many businesses in downtown Petaluma feature analtar in their display window. In past years the PetalumaMuseum has displayed several altars made by differentfamilies in the area. I have made altars here and also at thePetaluma Arts Center. Altars can also be found at thePetaluma Library and City Hall.
A parade is held every year starting downtown and ending atthe Petaluma Art Center. This is a very popular event.
This year we will have an altar on display at the museum. Weplan to have it up by the end of September through the firstweek of November. If you have any questions call TeresaFröschl at the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum.
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Petauma Museum Association20 Fourth St.
Petaluma, CA 94952Teresa with Children’s Altar
President’s Message
Dear Members andFriends,
IT’S BEEN A busySpring for the PMAand your Board ofDirectors: Refining
the way we do business,vastly increasing our outreach to newmembers and potential supporters,focusing our Collections Managementto comply with professional standards,uncovering a nearly lost history ofwinemaking in Petaluma and planningan extensive program of events tocelebrate our new exhibit, “PetalumaViticulture History & Heritage: ACelebration of Wine & Community.”
Because we are a small, volunteer andstill underfunded museum, all this isbeing accomplished by the enthusiasticsixteen or so members of our Board ofDirectors and Standing Committees.
A major result of this intense effort willbe the viticulture exhibit, opening onthe 20st of September with a fundraiserpresented by the Petaluma GapWinegrowers Alliance at the KellerEstates Winery, followed by the exhibit
itself running through December, andfour more marvelous events fromSeptember through November. I haveevery expectation that this series ofexhibits and events will be inspirationaland the envy of well-funded museumstwice our size.
Please take a close look at the colorinsert for details, then share them withyour non-member friends.
I believe nothing is more fun thansuccess! If you want to make asignificant contribution to Petaluma,and participate in our success withenthusiastic, fun volunteers, you canhelp us make even more significantprogress. Kit Schlich is our Directorof Volunteers, and she can place youwhere we’ll make best use of yourskills. You’ll find her contact info onpage 6 under PMA Committees,Docent & Volunteer Development. Welook forward to working with you!
Sincerely,
Harry NieuwboerPresident, PMA
PMA and Board of Directors involved with exciting plansfor the museum
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RegularFeatures
PetalumaHistory &
Commentary:The Women
Who Came West
MuseumHighlights
VolunteerSpotlight
It’s a Mystery
Calendar ofEvents
Collector’sCorner
Petaluma History & Commentary by Skip Sommer
THE ’49ERS HAD come fromall over the world to followthe “American Dream” and
to find fortune in California gold.It was the largest mass movementof people in history at that time,and some stayed to settle the land.They represented many differentraces and ethnicities, but less thantwo percent of those early adventurerswere women.After California became a Statein 1850, the Donation Land Actwent into effect, allowing twiceas much free land for you to settleif you were “a family,” rather thanjust a solitary prospector. Thenumbers of women coming Westswelled dramatically.Female equality was not legallyrecognized then (women acquiringthe vote was still decades away),but the message from Washingtonwas to make California settled andoccupied. Most men “got it”: thatto be able to settle 640 free acres,they needed a wife. The populationof Sonoma County in 1850 was560, nearly one hundred percentmale. By 1852, the population roseto 2,208 and ten percent of those
were “white” women.Life on the Overland Trail wasespecially tough for women andchildren. The death rate for womenwas twenty-two percent higherthan for men. Their family rootswere torn asunder, they slept ina covered wagon—and trudgedalong—for two-thousand-plus miles,across deserts, rivers and mountains.They huddled in wagons that hadno springs and suffered the rain,dust, snow, wild animals and Indians.One woman said it was: “unlikeanything that women were preparedto endure.”A few of those coming West werechildren and they also were expectedto help with all chores. The constantsearch for firewood and game wasoften assigned to children on thetrail. Most boys could shoot a riflewell by age seven. They also helpedtheir mothers set-up the fires andcook. Sparrow pot-pie became afavorite dish plus the “Three Bs”:bread, beans and bacon. Girlswould tend babies, sew and wash.The wagon-train trek was a familyeffort. Usually women and childrenwalked alongside the wagon to
spare the animal’s workload.Arriving at a river or stream wasa treat for the women, not onlyfor the fish they could catch fordinner, but to place to wash laundryand chat. Missing everyday femininecompanionship, women took thesetimes to get together informally.The news of the trail was spreadthis way from wagon train to wagontrain.The wagons were built of hardwoodand then tarred so they could float;the covers were made of cottoncanvas coated in linseed oil. Anaverage load consisted of 200 poundsof flour, 150 pounds of bacon, 10pounds of coffee, 20 pounds ofsugar, 10 pounds of salt plus otherstaples such as vinegar, dried beansand rice. That equals about sixmonths of cooking over an openfire, rain or shine. The wagon loadwould also include medical supplies,gunpowder and shot, tallow, tools,canvas, ropes and nails. Nails wereespecially valuable, but very heavy.
Fully loaded, the wagonsweighed over a ton for the oxento pull. Outfitting was expensive
The Women Who Came West
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4- yoke of oxen on wagon train (ca. 1850s) Note woman walking with whip and small boy with rifle
too. The wagons cost between $400 and $500 inIndependence Mo., the “jumping-off place”. Fouror six yoke of oxen were necessary to pull them 15miles a day. Their lives depended upon findingwater, wild game and forage daily. When timesbecame desperate, they ate their own animals.Fear was a constant companion of women on thetrail. Thousands of free-roaming men joined thewagon trains and a woman rarely knew what kind
of armed manwas riding nextto her or, ifIndians werehiding in the nextwoods. Womencarried knivesand pistols.However, the bigkillers wered y s e n t e r y ,cholera andaccidents.Here are some
quotes from early Petaluma pioneer, AnnaCromwell Reed: “It took six months, crossing theplains with an ox team. My father finally reachedthe border of California in the high Sierras in Julyof 1850 . . . . The oxen were starved and we allneeded shelter and water . . . . My first recollectionof California began, riding in that creaky old wagon,drawn by six emaciated cattle…the last of a herdof 22 that we had started with . . . . I think I mustbe one of the favored few, as I came here whenCalifornia was but little more than a partiallyexplored wilderness.”Anna Cromwell Reed and her husband John, hada son, Clarence, who practiced medicine inPetaluma. Clarence lived on Kentucky Street andmarried Dixie Travers Proctor in 1893. Dixie wasthe daughter of Israel Proctor, who also practicedmedicine in Petaluma. Anna Reed’s nephew, LewisCromwell, practiced law in Petaluma up until 1941.The Reeds, Cromwells and Proctors wereimportant pioneer names stemming from the goldfields to our town.The women coming West were mostly marriedwomen, but there were also singles and widowslooking for a man to marry. It was said that: “singleladies (are) valued higher than gold.”
An editorial in the Alta Californian said,
“Women are the cement necessaryin building society. Society here hasno such cement.”
This piece of advice was proffered: “An intelligentwoman will carry three books with her. Thespelling book, The New Testament and TheConstitution of the United States.”Some of these women were inclined to start-up abusiness. They ran hotels and boarding houses,restaurants and laundries or found work aswaitresses or maids therein. And, of course, therewere the ever-popular dance-hall girls andprostitutes catering to wanderers with cash invillages such as Bodega, Sonoma and Petaluma.Petaluma stories include them all, some cloakedin mystery, some in great sadness. Stay tuned . ..
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This is the house that Dr. Clarence Reed lived in.The address is 253 Kentucky St.. Built ca. 1890
Woman on the trail with wheelbarrel of buffalo chips for fire
MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTSPetaluma Museum Association Newsletter - Summer 20145
Steve Beal talks about scotch to a appreciative group.
April 10 was our annual Scotch Tasting event.This very popular fundraiser was sold out.Attendees enjoyed single malt scotches fromWilibees Wine & Spirits that were expertly pairedwith a menu of small plates provided by PreferredSonoma Caterers to complement each spirit.Steve Beal was our professional whisky guide. Heis regarded as one of the top distilled spirits expertsin America.Thank you to Carol Sachal, who lead this eventalong with all the volunteers who set up, servedthe tables and cleaned up after.
April 17 was the opening day for our exhibitWatershed Moments - From the River to theSea.Solange Russek spearheaded this exhibit withhelp from John Fitzgerald, John Praetzel, SarahJochumson, Barbara Maxwell & Vicki Keith.Thanks to all their hard work. Thank you also toJennifer Stock from Cordell Bank National MarineSanctuaries who loaned us the photos and videofor the exhibit and gave a lecture. We alsoappreciate the loan of images of agriculture fromthe M. B. Boissevan Collection.Another part of this exhibit were artifacts andimages of Petaluma from the past including acollection of Petaluma Sports Memorabilia. Thankyou to Karen Tamborski, a PHS teacher whocontributed Petaluma History Posters made byher students for a history project. These postersalso included an audio explanation made by thehigh school students.
This exhibit also included a very informative lecturegiven on June 22 by Jennifer Stock, Educationand Outreach Coordinator for Cordell BankNational Marine Sanctuary. She talked about herwork with the sanctuary along with a slide show.Part of her lecture introduced us to the connectionbetween the Petaluma River watershed and theocean wilderness outside the Golden Gate. Formore information and to find out how you can helpgo to www.cordellbank.noaa.govWe ended our exhibit run with another spectacularriver tour guided by John FitzGerald.
Jennifer Stock lectures to an attentive group
May 19 we were happy to again host the Good EggAwards. John Crowley was the recipient of theaward this year. Many past Good Eggs were inattendance.
May 24 the museum was filled with the wonderfulsounds of concert pianist Jura Margulis. Thisannual event was attended by new and returningguests who enjoyed his spellbinding performance.
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PMA’s standing committees enable the Board of Directors to focus on running our non-profitorganization to realize its fullest potential. Each committee is composed of volunteers organizedunder a chairperson listed below. We are providing contacts for each chairperson in the hope thatyou may want to find a committee that suits you and join our efforts in creating a dynamic Museum.
EXECUTIVE
Harry Nieuwboer
FINANCE
Jaana Nieuwboer
DEVELOPMENT &MEMBERSHIP
Ruth Robeson
COLLECTIONS & EXHIBITS
Solange Russek & Kathy Fries
[email protected],[email protected]
EVENTS
Faith Ross
FACILITIES CARE &MAINTENANCE
John Praetzel
PUBLIC SERVICE
Faith Ross
DOCENT & VOLUNTEERDEVELOPMENT
Kit Schlich
EDUCATION OUTREACH
Open . . . seeking a qualifiedcandidate
ADVERTISING & PUBLICRELATIONS
Open . . . seeking a qualifiedcandidate
MERCHANDISING
Sandra Campbell
PMA COMMITTEES
John Crowley center with other Good EggsPhoto courtesy of Press Democrat
July 4 the museum celebrated its long tradition ofthe Bell Ringing Ceremonies. Bill Hammerman andMarshall West came dressed as Mr. Pepper andIsaac Wickersham and gave a presentation. MayorDavid Glass gave the proclamation and everyonehad a chance to ring the bell. All enjoyed the varietyof cookies and lemonade in the Garden Court.
Sarah Jochumson & Corinna Grimmerthelp with serving refreshments
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT
Mary Stelzner
As an Alameda native I was feeling most fortunate when I married a man fromBerkeley in 1946. Others might have to move from this favored part of theworld, but not us. We would stay put, right? Wrong!Tom had another year at Cal to finish his engineering degree when he wascalled into Uncle Sam’s navy in 1944, like many other young men duringthose war years. We had met at the Cal Newman Club in late 1942. Whilehe was stationed at Treasure Island in late 1944 we were engaged. Tomwas on his way to the invasion of Japan when the war ended before hereached the Philippines. We were married shortly after his return toBerkeley. Meanwhile I had graduated with a degree in Social Welfare.In 1947. With degree in hand and the proud father of our first borndaughter, Tom was hired by the company that became Chevron and reportedto their office in Orange County on October 1. Five more children completed our family in the 25years we were in Southern California. Next came two glorious winters in Edmonton and Alberta,Canada andthree summers in Bakersfield. Then back to the Bay Area at last.But not for long! In April of 1981 Tom accepted an assignment to Khartoum, Sudan. Three summers and manytravels and adventures later, to plan for retirement we returned to the Bay Area. Three country acres nearSebastopol were perfect for his long-dreamed farm. Ten years and many fruits, berries, and grapes later it wastime to move back to city conveniences and the Petaluma home we have enjoyed ever since.Between our several moves I was volunteering as a good way to meet people; PTA’s, Girl Scouts and churchactivities were on my list, and here the museum is just right for volunteering.
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Charles Craig
Charles was born in 1929 in Rochester, New York. He lived in the suburbs andattended both elementary and high school in the Erie Canal town of Fairport. Heenlisted in the Air Force in June of 1948 and served four years stationed at SelfridgeAir Force base in Michigan.After his stint with the military he attended college in Brockport, New York earning adegree in 1960 in Education with a major in Science. He taught in the BrockportPublic school district. He met his future wife Patricia in Brockport and they had twosons.Moving to Petaluma in 1968 Charles got a teaching position for 6th grade at McNearElementary where he taught for 22 years, retiring in 1990. He remembers bringinghis students to the museum when it was still the city library. He continued to work doing part time jobs after his retirement. When he stoppedworking he found that he still wanted to keep busy so he started volunteering.Besides being a docent at the museum Charles also helps out at the Rohnert Park
Library book store.Though now living in Rohnert Park he remarks that he has always enjoyed the ambiance of Petaluma with itsarchitecture, people and restaurants. “I learned of a classic French Bistro in a marvelous central location andhave been eating delicious food and socializing with friends.” He also achieved a lifelong dream by becoming alicensed pilot.
By Mary Rowe
Native New Yorker thrives in Petaluma
In her own words …………..
Petaluma Museum Association Newsletter - Summer 20148Museum Highlights cont from pg 6
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German student choosesPetaluma Museum forsummer internship
We were pleased that CorinnaGrimmert chose our museum forher six week internship. Shecomes from Oldenburg, Germanypresently attending BusinessSchool at Euro Akademie.Her goals while volunteering for
the museum were to improve her language skills andto learn about history of Petaluma.Corinna has a family relative living here and it was theperfect opportunity for traveling abroad and fulfilling herschool obligations.She has been a real asset to our office using hercomputer skills to scan and update our exhibit archives,designing fliers, photographing artifacts and inputtingthem into our database.Corinna remarks that she enjoyed taking part in the 4thof July Bell Ringing at the museum and helping with thebooth at the Rivertown Revival Festival.We will miss her!
July 19 we were set up at the Rivertown RevivalFestival with our PMA outreach material.Thank you to Paula Freund, Sarah Jochumsomand Corinna Grimmert who volunteered that dayto get out the word about the museum and ourupcoming events.
Calendar of Events 2014
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September 21 – December29:The PMA’s First Annual“PETALUMA PAIRINGS”The PMA and the Petaluma GapWinegrowers Alliance present aseries of events this fall celebratingthe viticulture history & wines ofPetaluma. Make certain to join thefun!!
September 21 – December29:“Petaluma Viticulture History& Heritage:A Celebration of Wine & Com-munity”An exhibit dedicated to telling thestory of Petaluma’s romanticexperience with wine.
September 29:Homecrafted Wine CompetitionMuseum Garden, TBD
October 4:Cooperage DemonstrationFrench Master Cooper, Yann Gui-genCourtesy of Barrel BuildersMuseum Garden, TBD
October 18Cypress Hill Cemetery TourPeriod-dressed docent will tell thelife story of several Petalumafounders. Meet at the Cemetery at10:30 am.
October 24:Petaluma River CruiseRide the “Delphinus” down thePetaluma River & enjoy the food,beverages and shared knowledge,$50.00.
October 24:Día de los MuertosPoetry ReadingMuseum Garden, 5:30 to 9:00 pm
October 31Halloween: Come to the steps of the Museumfor your treat - 3-5 pm.
November 16: “America’s Wine: The Legacy ofProhibition”A special screening of Emmyaward-winning producer, Carla DeLuca Worfolk’s documentary.Mystic Theater, 2:30Followed by wine & cheese in theMuseum Garden Court.
December 7:Holiday TeaPlace & Time TBD
December 31: Annual New Year’s EveConcert, TBD
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Summer Report 2014Facility Care and Maintenance Committee(FC&MC)
The PHL&M’s exterior receivedsome special attention this season:globe boxwood were planted in thefour façade vases and “GreenBeauties” were planted at the baseof the garden palm to replace thewind torn loropetalums.Unfortunately, our beloved pigtopiary died this spring and wasreplaced with two drought resistant
nandinas. Additionally, needed carpentry repairto our wooden benches was completed and the
lettering and edges of ourfaçade placard were givena fresh coat of paint.
On the interior, thecommittee has beenworking diligently with thecity and PG&E to completeour project to upgrade theMuseum’s lighting. Wehope to report completion of
the project in the next newsletter.
Our front & back of the museum gets special attentionby Paula Freund
In keeping with the “Homegrown” theme of thisyear’s Butter & Egg Parade, the Petaluma MuseumAssociation decorated its 1925 Chevrolet chickendelivery truck to celebrate the viticulture historyand wines of Petaluma. A beautiful grapevine archproclaiming, “Petaluma, the Gateway to WineCountry” and live Montepulciano grapevines courtesyof Novavine, enlivened the truck. Ginger Irwin’slovely painting “Petaluma Vineyards” was hungbetween the passenger cabin and the hauling bed,and the pièce de résistance was a magnificentvintage winepress courtesy of Jim McCormick’sCalifornia Wine Museum.Marshall West drove the truck and the PetalumaMuseum Association’s President, Harry Nieuwboer,
accompanied him.Petaluma Museum Association members andPetaluma Gap Winegrower Alliance membersaccompanied the truck greeting the crowd andencouraging them to attend the upcoming viticultureexhibit and events scheduled for this fall.
Petaluma Museum Association’s Butter & Egg Parade Entry won theHelen Putnam Memorial Award for Best Entry Celebrating History
Petaluma Museum Association Newsletter - Summer 201411Mystery Photo Identified!
The photo above that appeared in our SpringNewsletter was the Watson Ranch (also known asthe Old Mecham house) located on Pepper Rd andnow the site of the Garden Valley Ranch RoseNursery. Thanks to Bill & Carolyn Tennyson, PamTorliatt, Debi Riddle, Leo Lane and Bill Kortum forresponding to our request. Pictured is a paintingof the ranch by local artist Dick Shell from the bookNorthbay Savings Bank Collection located in our
Museum Store. Thanks to Debi Riddle, formerPMA president, for reminding us of that book andfor other useful information.
Bill Tennyson recalled that his father used to ridethe electric train that went right by the WatsonRanch. Called the Petaluma and Santa RosaRailroad Company it was incorporated on June 20,1903 and John A. McNear was president. Theroute ran from Petaluma, northerly to Santa Rosa,northwesterly through Green Valley to Forestvilleand than southwesterly to Sebastopol with lines toSanta Rosa and Forestville.
Bill Kortum states that “The large farmhouse andthe railroad tracks were still there when I countedthe Watson Dairy among my veterinary clients inthe early 1960’s. Keegan Watson operated thedairy and his father John was a CaliforniaSecretary of Agriculture. They leased just part ofthe historic and extensive Harrison Mechamholdings which extended to the north beyond theWashoe House and across what became 101
freeway to the top of Mecham Hill, two parts ofwhich later became the first conservationeasements granted to the Sonoma Land Trustand the Sonoma County Agriculture and OpenSpace District.”
Photo above is from the Sonoma County LibraryPhotograph Collection. This Queen Ann stylehome was built in 1890 as a wedding gift to IsabelMecham. Her father, Harrison Mecham, named itthe Garden Valley Ranch. The John S. Watsonfamily came as tenant-operators in 1926 andacquired interest in the property in 1965. Followingan extensive electrical fire in August 1984 thebuilding, despite its landmark status, wasdemolished. There are some original structureson the property today.
Car No. 51, the Petaluma
NEW MEMBERS
Frances Bruton, Kathleen Greaney, Helen Gunderson, Sandi Hansen, Tom Isaac – Course Co, Karen Lundholm,Nancy Maynard, Jack & Joyce Schipper, Mary Schollmann, Elizabeth Ward, June Wayne, Catherine Winters
RENEWALS
Richard Altman, Jeanette Ambroge, Virginia Anderson, Dina Angress, Kim Arfsten, Oralee Bean, Linda Beatie,Melissa Becker, John & Louise Benanti, Michel & Monique Braud, Ruth Browning & Karl Scheuermann, Frances Bruton,Jacquelyn Buchanan, Irene Carnazola, John & Helen Charlson, Maria do Ceu, Andy & Helga Christiansen, SteveCountouriotis, Charles Craig, Dorothy DeMare, Pat Donegan, Warren Dranit / Attorney At Law, Pru Draper & Family,Dick & Rita Dunbar, Florence Fadelli, Mildred Ferro, Deborah Fox Fitch, Maureen Friedrichsen-Reed,Marilyn Gambonini, Karin Gjording, Brian Granados, Jessica Greaves, Gerry Groves, Evelyn Gurevitch, MarthaGustafson, Ray & Pat Handyside, Helen Hagopian, Katherine Hall, Haroldine Hansen, Barbara Harden, Bob & RonnieHarriot, Mike Harris, Stephan Jensen, Lawrence Jones, Robert Karcie, Richard Keith, Lisle Lee & Dan Brown, CarolynMack, Constance Madrid, Marjorie Miller, Janet Mobley, Clyde & Marian Nelson,Judy Nunes, Harlan Osborne, Ronn Patterson, Elaine Petersen, Ruth Robeson, Alexander & Carol Sachal,Gayle Sarlatte, Penny Shofner, Chris & Elaine Stevick, LaVerne Stout, David Strange,Karen Tamborski,Bill & Carolyn Tennyson, Pamela Torliatt, Don & Joy Waite, Ron & Dolores Westerterp, Dick & Dorothy Wilcox
DONATIONSJohn & Celeste CraemerJune FergusonShirley McDonaldGinger Irwin Nieuwboer – donated a painting for our Viticulture ExhibitPenny ShofnerClover Stornetta Farms, Inc.
LIFETIME MEMBERS
Linda Adams & Ken Larson, Mr. & Mrs. Marv Ashman, Ron Bausman & Art Wagner, Jim Becker, Ann & GordonBlumenfeld, Walter & Marilyn Bragdon, Tom & Kathy Brandal, Virginia Breedlove, Arthur & Selma Cader, CoddingFoundation, Clark & Susan Coolidge, James and Liz Cohee, John Cota & Teresa Barrett, Jack Dei, Sr., Angela E.De Carli, Daniel & Elissa DeCaro & Family, Marvin & Shirley Dolowitz, Diane Dorfman, Karen & James Ely, JuneFerguson, Bonna & George Flynn, C. Michael Forrest, Alice & Donald Forsyth, Jim & Kris Foster, Kathy &Richard Fries & Family, George & Margaret Gambonini & Family, Cheryl & Derlin German, Ken & AnnetteGoltermann Family, Margaret Gossett, Alice Guglielmetti, Bill & Connie Hammerman, Ann Hobrecht, MiriamHodge, Gary & Lynn Imm, Carol Isaak, Toby Kaehler, Steve & Karen Kemmerle, Mildred King, Bill & Lucy Kortum,Jack & Verna Krout, Rollie & Shirley Leeburg, Catherine & Theodore Lehmann, Paul & Marlene Lewis, BlanchLieb, Sid & Gerry Lipton, Constance Mahoney, Amy Malaise & Gary Fusco, Peter Masi/Master Cleaners, Charles& Evelyn Matteri, Shirley B. McDonald, Mc Dowell Drug Task Force, James & Sue Mc Isaac, Keith & DebbieMcNeil, Robert & Virginia Merwin, Max Mickelsen, Pierre & Sonja Miremont, Tim & Lori Nelson, Tammara Norman& Edwin Hamilton, Ross Parkerson, Edward & Barbara Peterson, Ray & Ettamarie Peterson, Charles & MaryPheil, Russel Pleech, Shep & Velma Porter, Lawrence Reed, Ed & Bernadette Ricci, Tim & Deborah Riddle,Katherine & William Rinehart, Walter & Emily Roeder, Rotary Club of Petaluma, Jerry & Mary-dee Roy, GloriaSalick, Nancy Sasser, Richard & Lucille Sharke, Shep & Lou Shepherd, Alba Silva, Skip Sommer, SpringfieldPlace, Clarice Stasz, Thomas & Mary Stelzner, Barbara Tornberg, UBS Financial Services, Gene & LenoreUrbain, Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 563, Michael & Elaine Von der Porten, Marcie Waldron, RuthWalker, Ron & Judy Walters, Margery Wolf, Sarah Young, Scott & Meredith Young, Nick Zaillian
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Thank you for your support!
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS & CATEGORIES
1. Visit our website, petalumamuseum.com, complete the membership form and make a PayPal, Visa or Mastercardpayment2. Complete the attatched form, pay with Visa or Mastercard or enclose your check made payable to the PetalumaMusem Association and mail it to our address on the payment form3. Call the PMA office at (707) 778-4398 Monday through Friday, between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM, and pay with yourVisa or MasterCard.
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COLLECTOR’S CORNERPetaluma Museum Association Newsletter - Summer 201414
The bottle pictured is from the collection of Dan Brown.Information researched on the web turned up this itemfrom THE DRUGGISTS CIRCULAR AND CHEMICALGAZETTE, Jan 1902. “FN Hitchcock of Petaluma hassold his store at that place to EO Webb Jr of SanFrancisco. Mr Webb will take his family to Petalumaand make that place his home. Mr Hitchcock proposesto take a good long rest before entering businessagain. The store was but recently refitted and is nowone of the finest in the county.”This statement appeared in the THE DRUGGISTSCIRCULAR AND CHEMICAL GAZETTE, Jan 1903,“FN Hitchcock has moved his store into fine newquarters on the corner of Second and Brown streetsNapa. A new modern front with plate glass windowshas been put in the building”We were unable to locate any address for his shop inPetaluma.
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Petaluma’s Museum Collection Feature:By Solange RussekMuseum Collections Manager
This little piggy…
Last month, volunteers have been helping me in theinventorying of the museum’s collection. An interest-ing little bank book appeared with the contents thatThe Petaluma National Bank was auctioning off littlepigs to be raised and sold. The meat would then go tothe War effort of supplying more food for the soldierswho had now arrived in Europe in June of 1917.
The bank book belonged to Henry Gregory, who soldthe pig for $20.00 and deposited the money onAugust 10, 1918. It appears that Henry was quite thesaver! By June of 1923 the bank was paying 4%interest. December 31, 1932 he had over $3000.00,good money for hard times.
The museum has a photograph of a crowd of peoplestanding in front of the bank (see photo above) thathelps bring this story together.
Do you have anything to add to this story? Pleaseshare your ancestor’s stories with us.
This bottle will soon be joining the rest of DanBrown’s Petaluma Pharmacy bottle collection thatis on loan to the upstairs permanent exhibit area.
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