Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library

Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library In October 1994, the collection relocated to a building adjacent to the library at 725 3rd Street.

Located in downtown Santa Rosa, the History & Genealogy Library serves Sonoma County residents and visiting researchers with reference, archival, and digital collections on county and regional history and culture, as well as resources for family history research. The History & Genealogy Library started in 1967 as the “Sonoma County Room” on the upper floor of the Central Santa Rosa Library. Since

that time, the library has steadily expanded its collections and staff to meet the needs of our growing, changing community.

All libraries will be closed Tuesday, June 2 for staff training.
05/27/2026

All libraries will be closed Tuesday, June 2 for staff training.

05/23/2026

The real question is, did any of these animals get a library card

Guerneville Regional Library Humane Society of Sonoma County

On this day in history - Grace Brothers Brewery burned. From the Santa Rosa Daily Republican, May 15, 1897, historic new...
05/15/2026

On this day in history - Grace Brothers Brewery burned. From the Santa Rosa Daily Republican, May 15, 1897, historic newspapers available with your library card.

It’s a tee-utiful day to celebrate golf around Sonoma County!View of the golf course, Sea Ranch, circa 1980History of Co...
05/06/2026

It’s a tee-utiful day to celebrate golf around Sonoma County!

View of the golf course, Sea Ranch, circa 1980
History of Course Development by John Adams, Press Democrat, for the City of Santa Rosa. Available in our ephemera collection
Playing golf at Bennett Valley Golf Course, Santa Rosa, California, 1970
Playing golf at Northwood Golf Course, Monte Rio, California, 1968
Golfers at opening day at Oakmont Golf Course, 1964
Group of golfers at the Sebastopol Golf Course on Scott's Right of Way, 1970

All photographs available online at digital.sonomalibrary.org

Tale as old as time: when the economy goes down, DIY beer making goes up. Anyone ever use Great Fermentations of Santa R...
04/25/2026

Tale as old as time: when the economy goes down, DIY beer making goes up. Anyone ever use Great Fermentations of Santa Rosa?

Santa Rosa Ballet Company, Season 68 pamphlet, available at the H&G Library. The Santa Rosa Ballet School presented thei...
04/25/2026

Santa Rosa Ballet Company, Season 68 pamphlet, available at the H&G Library.

The Santa Rosa Ballet School presented their 1968 season with performances at the Luther Burbank Memorial Theatre on the Santa Rosa Junior College campus. One interested citizen from Healdsburg wrote into the Press Democrat to praise the performance of Deborah Schweitert, and to critique the paper for not publishing a review of "what was truly a cultural event in your city."

Digitized versions of historic newspapers can be found online with your library card: https://new.sonomalibrary.org/elibrary/a-z/newspaperscom

Register for our upcoming event! Learn about the northernmost section of the of the Camino Real (connecting the 21 miss...
04/18/2026

Register for our upcoming event!

Learn about the northernmost section of the of the Camino Real (connecting the 21 missions in California) in this virtual presentation. Dr. Meyerhof has found overlooked material that sheds light on the last portion of this trail as it crossed the ridges of the Sonoma Mountains.

On Saturday, May 16, H&G Library staff welcome Peter Meyerhof to discuss his research on Zoom. Advanced registration required.

Dr. Peter Meyerhof is a retired dentist and cell biologist. His passion has been researching the early history of Sonoma County. His historical research has taken him to primary sources in archives and libraries across the country.

https://events.sonomalibrary.org/event/mapping-nothern-end-camino-real-109094

Feeding Petaluma Dry Chick Feed, 1901Bunni Streckfus at the sea shore, 1949Sailboats on Spring Lake, 1974Sonoma County F...
04/10/2026

Feeding Petaluma Dry Chick Feed, 1901
Bunni Streckfus at the sea shore, 1949
Sailboats on Spring Lake, 1974
Sonoma County Fair petting Zoo, Santa Rosa, circa 1980

All library historical collection photos can be found at digital.sonomalibrary.org

Ancestors of our staff at the History & Genealogy Library.
04/03/2026

Ancestors of our staff at the History & Genealogy Library.

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725 Third Street
Santa Rosa, CA
95404

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Tuesday 11am - 5pm
Wednesday 11am - 5pm
Thursday 11am - 5pm
Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm

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