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Please call before visitng!! We ARE volunteers. Keeping Sausalito history alive since 1975!

We are a group friends, neighbors, colleagues, local merchants, scholars, writers, artists, historians, history buffs, and history enthusiasts who've been keeping Sausalito's past alive since 1975. The Sausalito Historical Society is an entirely volunteer 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that collects and preserves art, artifacts, photographs and printed materials that document Sausalito’s histor

y; provides access to the collection for public and academic research; and develops publications and outreach programs to inspire local interest in Sausalito’s history to educate the visiting public and enrich the community. Annual membership dues, donations, and funds raised are used for new acquisitions, maintenance of the collection and public outreach through exhibits and publications.

08/20/2026

Come hang out with us at the Sausalito Historical Society's Happy Hour, Wednesday, September 2, 5:00–7:00 p.m., at the Lighthouse Bar & Grill.

08/15/2026

Sausalito, Beautiful cleaning up the Ice House plaza.

06/03/2026

📌 TONIGHT! 📅

🍻 Come hang out with us at the Sausalito Historical Society's Happy Hour, today, Wednesday, June 3rd, from 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM at Books By The Bay (100 Bay Street, Sausalito).📚

🎟️ It's free, no reservation required! So stop by and say hi! 👋

🥂Join fellow members, friends, and neighbors of the Sausalito Historical Society for a relaxed evening of conversation, community, and local history at one of Sausalito’s best waterfront hangouts, Books By The Bay. 📚🌊✨

🍷 Enjoy a glass of wine and browse the exquisite selection in Sausalito’s most beautiful independent bookstore! 📖📚🛒

📖 Books By The Bay will feature titles by Sausalito authors and about Sausalito history, the perfect setting for an evening celebrating our seaside salty paradise! 🌅⛵

🅿️ Free parking available 🚗

👥 Gather with the community, discover new books, and celebrate the stories that make Sausalito salty! 🧂🦀✨

If you have any questions, call: 415-289-4117

05/29/2026

📌 Reminder! 📅

🍻 Come hang out with us at the Sausalito Historical Society's Happy Hour next Wednesday, June 3rd, from 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM at Books By The Bay (100 Bay Street, Sausalito).📚

🎟️ It's free, no reservation required! So stop by and say hi! 👋

🥂Join fellow members, friends, and neighbors of the Sausalito Historical Society for a relaxed evening of conversation, community, and local history at one of Sausalito’s best waterfront hangouts, Books By The Bay. 📚🌊✨

🍷 Enjoy a glass of wine and browse the exquisite selection in Sausalito’s most beautiful independent bookstore! 📖📚🛒

📖 Books By The Bay will feature titles by Sausalito authors and about Sausalito history, the perfect setting for an evening celebrating our seaside salty paradise! 🌅⛵

🅿️ Free parking available 🚗

👥 Gather with the community, discover new books, and celebrate the stories that make Sausalito salty! 🧂🦀✨

If you have any questions, call: 415-289-4117

05/23/2026

Tonight the Sausalito Historical Society and the Sausalito Library hosted a reading of some of the “Authors” from the current Historical Society exhibit. Board members and ambassadors from the Sausalito Historical Society read excerpts from books by Lew Welch, Shel Silverstein, Rick Seymour, Daniel O’Connell, Evan Connell, George Hoffman and Maya Angelou, all late writers who lived in Sausalito.

05/22/2026

📅 TONIGHT! Friday, May 22, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
📍 Sausalito Library
🎟️ FREE EVENT
📚✨History Talk: “Authors” — A Celebration of Sausalito’s Literary Legacy
The Sausalito Historical Society invites you to an evening of readings and stories honoring the remarkable writers who once called Sausalito home.
From poets and playwrights to novelists, cartoonists, and maritime adventurers, the new “Authors” exhibit highlights the published works of 40 late Sausalito writers whose voices helped shape the town’s creative spirit. ✍️🌊
📖 Featured authors include:
• Shel Silverstein
• Maya Angelou
• Lew Welch
• Rick Seymour
• Daniel O’Connell
• Evan Connell
…and more.
🎤 Several members of the Society will present short readings from selected works during this special community event.

Come enjoy an evening of literature, history, and the enduring creative legacy of Sausalito. 📚✨
🔗 Learn more about upcoming events:
https://www.sausalitohistoricalsociety.com/2026-events

05/20/2026

🍷📚 Sausalito Historical Society Happy Hour
📅 Wednesday, June 3, 2026
⏰ 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
📍 Books By The Bay - 100 Bay Street, Sausalito
🎟️ Free Event - No Reservation Required, Stop By and Say Hi!

Join fellow members, friends, and neighbors of the Sausalito Historical Society for a relaxed evening of conversation, community, and local history at one of Sausalito’s best waterfront hangouts, Books By The Bay. 📚🌊✨

Enjoy a glass of wine and browse the exquisite selection in Sausalito’s most beautiful independent bookstore!

📖 Books By The Bay will feature titles by Sausalito authors and about Sausalito history, the perfect setting for an evening celebrating our seaside salty paradise!

🚗 Free parking available
👋 Stop by and say "Hi!"

Gather with the community, discover new books, and celebrate the stories that make Sausalito salty! 🍷📚✨

If you have any questions, call: 415-289-4117

05/13/2026

📚✨ History Talk: “Authors” - A Celebration of Sausalito’s Literary Legacy
📅 Friday, May 22, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM-7:00PM
📍 Sausalito Library
🎟️ FREE EVENT
The Sausalito Historical Society invites you to an evening of readings and stories honoring the remarkable writers who once called Sausalito home.
From poets and playwrights to novelists, cartoonists, and maritime adventurers, the new “Authors” exhibit highlights the published works of 40 late Sausalito writers whose voices helped shape the town’s creative spirit. ✍️🌊

📖 Featured authors include:
• Shel Silverstein
• Maya Angelou
• Lew Welch
• Rick Seymour
• Daniel O’Connell
• Evan Connell
…and more.

🎤 Several members of the Sausalito Historical Society will present short readings from selected works during this special community event.
Come enjoy an evening of literature, history, and the enduring creative legacy of Sausalito. 📚✨

🔗 Learn more about upcoming events:
https://www.sausalitohistoricalsociety.com/2026-events

03/30/2026

🍸📜 History Talk Series: “Saucy Sausalito”

Step into the spirited side of "Saucelito"! Before Sausalito had a church, a school, or a post office, it had a bar! From wild waterfront saloons to “soda pop and cigar” speakeasies, take a trip through the libatious lodges that defined Sausalito's early social scene.

Join Sausalito Historical Society Trustee Rip Hunter and Sausalito Liquor Company Founder Scott Jampol for a jaunty journey through 250 years of local “spirit” history. 🍷⚓

🗓️ Wednesday, April 15, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
📍 Sausalito Cruising Club

🪑 Seating is Limited, Reserve Yours Now!
💵 $10 Members | $15 Non-Members

🍹 Bar and galley will be open — come early, grab a drink, and settle in for an evening of stories, characters, and capers that shaped Sausalito’s saucy past. 🥃

🍻 https://www.sausalitohistoricalsociety.com/event-tickets/history-talks-saucy-sausalito 🍺

Don’t miss this lively deep dive into the stories behind the spirits. ✨🍾

03/20/2026

“Authors”

“Authors” is a new exhibit by the Sausalito Historical Society highlighting the published works of 40 late Sausalito writers.

The collection includes poets, novelists, playwrights, story tellers, maritime adventurers, academics, biographers, screenwriters, cartoonists, pundits - and in some cases - characters in their own right. On view are author biographies, quintessential quotes, and copies of their publications.

The exhibit can be viewed on the top floor of City Hall in the Historical Society offices during these hours:

Monday and Wednesday
10 a.m. -1 p.m.

2nd and 4th Saturday of the Month
12 p.m.-3 p.m.

An Opening Reception will be held on Friday April 10th at 6pm on the top floor of City Hall in the Historical Society exhibit room.

Many of the publications are available from the MARINet county-wide lending library system:
https://marinet.bibliocommons.com/

While many of these works are out of print, a few can be purchased from the Sausalito Historical Society and some are available online.

Address

420 Litho Street
Sausalito, CA
94965

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 1pm
Wednesday	10am - 1pm
Saturday	10am - 1pm

Telephone

+14152894117

Website

http://www.sausalitohistoricalsociety.com/

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