Sonoma County Library

From proclamations of George III on wine regulations to letters describing the grape production in Sonoma Valley vineyards, the Sonoma County Wine Library's collection includes a wide range of historical texts on all aspects of viticulture and winemaking. The digitized books, pamphlets and ephemera available through the Sonoma Heritage Collection represent the majority of the Wine Library's holdings available in the public domain (published before 1923).

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Short video remembrances of the 2017 fires, featuring interviews produced at the Rincon Valley Library.

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Ten video stories by Sonoma County Library patrons, created during workshops in 2016 and 2017 at the Central Santa Rosa Library.

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California Revealed is a State Library initiative to help California’s public libraries, in partnership with other local heritage groups, digitize, preserve, and provide online access to archival materials - books, newspapers, photographs, audiovisual recordings, and more - that tell the incredible stories of the Golden State. We also provide free access and preservation services for existing digital collections for partner organizations with in-house digitization programs. California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

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Photographers, postcards and ephemera scanned during our first Public Scan Day at the Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library on Nov. 5, 2016, with the theme, "Preserving Santa Rosa Memories." The event was co-sponsored by the Historical Society of Santa Rosa.

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Individual photographs and examples of commercial publications featuring photos by Don Meacham (1916-2010), photojournalist for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat and freelance photographer.

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A collection of historical photographs compiled by Sonoma County historian Gaye LeBaron in the course of research for her weekly columns in the Press Democrat newspaper (Santa Rosa, Calif.) and for her books.

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History & Healing After the Fire features ten stories from Sonoma County residents and households about their experiences during the 2017 fires.

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The Luther Burbank Home & Gardens Collection of photographs, postcards and greeting cards draws from the archives of a unique urban garden located at the corner of Santa Rosa and Sonoma Avenues in Santa Rosa, California. The home and gardens are a registered National, State & City Historic Landmark. They are owned by the City of Santa Rosa and operated by the Luther Burbank Home & Gardens Association. The site includes the Burbank home, greenhouse and gardens, which are open every day, free of charge, from 8am to dusk. For more information about the park and the Association, please visit ...

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Explore the rich history of dairying in Sonoma and Marin Counties through the North Bay Dairy Collection. many of the images and other materials come from the area dairying families.

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