From Cabin to Craftsman - 100 Years of Healdsburg's Architechural Hertiage

For those of you that have not been to the Healdsburg Museum to see the latest exhibit, it will be ending on June 18. It is well worth your effort to go before it closes. It has drawn large crowds and is one the best exhibits we have ever had at the Museum. It is for all ages. It provides us glimpses into local historical architecture leading up to 1910. It also includes pioneer furnishings of the W.W. Ferguson family brought to California with the family in 1849 by covered wagon and objects that the Sarah Hendricks family brought to Healdsburg after the California Gold Rush.

Travel back in time with pictorial displays, vintage carpentry tools, and household objects that demonstrate the architectural styles and characteristics of the era.

A unique feature of this exhibit is the interactive segment, whereby visitors walk through doors (dating from the 1860’s to 1910) into historical portals.

A few of the offerings of this exhibit include handmade quilts and furniture of the time period; an 1853 sampler made by town founder Harmon Heald’s niece; an 1869 stereopticon with 3-D stereoscopic images of 1870s Healdsburg; an 1898 washing machine; and paintings of historical homes and buildings by local artists. A special part of the exhibit focuses on “Then and Now” photographs of local 100 year old buildings, and should not be missed. Special thanks to our generous local sponsor, Dennis O'Neel, for sharing his expertise in enlarging, printing and mounting the photographs of Healdsburg architecture for the exhibit. Holly Hoods is the Curator of this exhibit, and she has done a great job. This is a MUST SEE! Don't miss it.